Monsoon season is here, so it's time to plant more trees and saplings to regenerate forests. Seeds and saplings are distributed throughout Goa by NGOs, institutions, forest departments, local MLAs, etc. This is an annual event during this time. That's great, but how successful are these campaigns? These campaigns are rarely assessed based on data that can verify the success of particular campaigns. Has the plant grown to maturity? What was the number? What is their location? Those trees were planted by whom? When were they planted? We would be more accountable for our plantation campaigns if this data were available, in addition, the spatial distribution of the saplings would allow us to determine what areas are currently covered by our program and where new plantation drives could be launched. As such initiatives are rarely successful without community support, we will also know where to look for volunteers. Mobile technology, such as geotagging, can help us achieve this goal.
- In order to assess the growth of plants through Apps and websites
- Assessing the protection of plants and saplings
- Locating and counting trees and saplings in order to document the afforestation process
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