Andean dry forest ecosystems are threatened by deforestation and unsustainable land use
methods. The negative effects for the livelihood of the local population biodiversity and the
regional climate could be countered by reforestation measures however dry land forests have
not attracted the same level of interest and investment like other ecosystems. This book
describes the development of a priority-zone map for reforestation measures showing where
reforestation might have the greatest social and ecological benefits. To achieve this a
problem analysis of a case study region is conducted and thematic reforestation benefits are
determined. Using remote sensing and GIS the areas where benefits can be obtained are mapped
in individual layers and compiled into a summarizing priority-zone map. It is thus possible to
identify areas where reforestation would achieve multiple benefits. The concept of priority
maps could be used to facilitate reforestation strategies by local communities and municipal
governments and could thus contribute to initiate an integrated forest and landscape
restoration of the Bolivian montane dry forests.
