The man with practical initiative to protect Can Gio forest
With a smartphone, it is now easy for Bui Nguyen The Kiet to monitor the status of 35,000-hectare Can Gio mangrove forest and manage patrolling missions in each zone.
Kiet wished to apply technology into the forest management task, leading to the birth of the initiative ‘Using Geographic Information System (GIS) in Resources Management in Can Gio International Mangrove Biosphere Reserve’. He used various software pieces like MapInfo, Google Earth, Envi, and Locus Map to analyze and build up necessary databases as well as monitoring the forest status and the biodiversity conservation task right inside his office.
Huong Vuong
