CADI professionals have delivered diverse technical services in environmental and watershed sciences, forestry, and natural resources. Services provided in Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the United States include environmental protection, watershed management, soil and water conservation, and natural resource management. |
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As a part of the Environmental Management of Watersheds Project in Jamaica, CADI prepared a draft national watershed policy, developed a watershed M&E database, and classified and ranked all 26 watershed management units. The Government of Jamaica finalized the national watershed policy that was later approved by the Parliament.
CADI developed a detailed strategy for landuse planning of watersheds, including
planning for villages and activities to strengthen the capabilities of government
agencies. Working with the FAO in Myanmar, CADI developed a plan that included
designing a GIS/remote sensing center; recommending procurement of computer
hardware and software; determining procedures to be used to plan at both the
watershed and village level; and developing approaches for integrating image
analysis, GIS, GPS, and watershed models. The action plans also contained procedures
for involving local villagers in the process. A digital analysis of resource
data for watershed management was carried out in El Salvador, including mapping
fuel, wood, and other biomass resources and assessing availability on a regional
basis.
Working with officials from the UNDP/FAO and Thai Royal Forest Department, CADI established soil conservation demonstration and erosion experiment plots for the Phu Wiang watershed in Khon Kaen, Thailand by making an evaluation of the project's watershed monitoring program in terms of its suitability for testing and use of watershed models for runoff and sediment yield prediction. Several watershed computer models were introduced to the project staff and tested using available data. One watershed model was recommended by CADI to integrate climatologic, hydrologic, and landuse data to predict the effects of landuse changes to promote economic growth within the watershed.
CADI worked with Egypt's Ministry of Public Works and Water Resources, and the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology's Remote Sensing Center to characterize and map soil salinization and water table encroachment in the Serry command area, and the Nile River Valley and Delta regions. The method consisted of three major components: (1) reconnaissance mapping using aerial photography and satellite imagery; (2) field investigations to observe and characterize soil and water table conditions; and (3) soil salinity and water table map production by assimilation and integration of all data collected, including laboratory analyses, field observations, and aerial photo interpretation. The detailed study identified the relative severity and extent of soil salinity and water table encroachment in these areas. The salinity and water table maps assisted in prioritizing areas most in need of improvement and/or rehabilitation.
As part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Cooperative Soil Survey
in Colorado and Wyoming, CADI mapped, classified, and described vegetation in
616,550 acres of U.S. Forest Service land. Vegetation surveys were conducted
to collect data on plant species, basal area factor tally by species, site index,
average timber production, plant canopy cover and height estimates, fuel categories,
and range forage production. The results of the surveys provided the basic documentation
for the U.S. Forest Service's Soil Survey Inventory Report.
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