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DESCRIPTION:Pollinators\, particularly bees\, play a critical role in maint
 aining biodiversity and supporting agricultural productivity. However\, in
  many regions of Africa\, including Rwanda\, there is a significant lack o
 f spatial data on bee diversity\, distribution\, and habitat conditions. T
 his limits the ability to design effective conservation strategies and mon
 itor pollinator populations.\n\nThis presentation demonstrates how QGIS is
  being applied as a practical and accessible tool to support field-based e
 cological research on bee diversity in Rwanda. The project integrates fiel
 d data collection\, including species observations\, habitat characteristi
 cs\, and GPS coordinates\, with geospatial analysis to produce distributio
 n maps and identify key pollinator habitats across different ecosystems su
 ch as wetlands\, forests\, and agricultural landscapes.\n\nThe workflow hi
 ghlights the use of QGIS for data visualization\, mapping species occurren
 ce\, and analyzing habitat pressures. It also explores how open-source GIS
  tools can support conservation planning\, especially in resource-limited 
 contexts. Challenges encountered during field data integration and mapping
  are discussed\, along with opportunities for improving data quality and s
 caling up the approach.\n\nThis talk is aimed at end users and early-stage
  practitioners interested in applying QGIS to biodiversity conservation\, 
 and it demonstrates how geospatial tools can bridge the gap between field 
 research and actionable environmental management.
DTSTAMP:20260724T192644Z
LOCATION:Capalari
SUMMARY:Using QGIS to Map Bee Diversity and Pollinator Habitats in Rwanda -
  Jean d'amour  Byiringiro
URL:https://talks.osgeo.org/qgis-uc2026/talk/UG7XVB/
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