@Article{Rossi_etal2015,
author="Rossi, V.
and Dolley, T.
and Cornu, G.
and Guitet, S.
and Herault, B.",
title="GuyaSim : un outil d{\textquoteright}aide {\`a} la d{\'e}cision pour l{\textquoteright}am{\'e}nagement d{\textquoteright}un territoire forestier, la Guyane",
journal="Bois et Forets des Tropiques",
year="2015",
volume="326",
number="4",
pages="67--78",
optkeywords="GIS software",
optkeywords="scenarios",
optkeywords="ecosystem services",
optkeywords="simulator",
optkeywords="biodiversity",
optkeywords="carbon stock",
optkeywords="biomass",
optkeywords="logging",
optkeywords="deforestation",
optkeywords="land use changes",
optkeywords="tropical forest",
optkeywords="French Guiana",
abstract="Planning policies for rapid development in French Guiana will require the conversion of forested areas, thus contributing to glo- bal warming. Guiana{\textquoteright}s policy-makers will need to integrate the preservation of eco- system services into their planning deci- sions. The GuyaSim project was conduc- ted to produce more in-depth knowledge on these services (carbon sequestration, biodiversity and soil quality) and to trans- fer a software application, GuyaSim, to policy-makers to facilitate the use of this knowledge in the development of plan- ning policies. This article presents the characteristics of the application. Guya- Sim is a freeware package of the GIS type designed initially for local authority plan- ners and forestry departments in French Guiana. The application has two main functions:information delivery and sup-port for planning decisions. The informa- tion provided includes socio-economic development scenarios, climate scenarios and valuations of ecosystem services. The decision-support component consists of tools for building planning scenarios (land use changes) and forestry scenarios (log- ging), with information on their environ- mental impacts. The functionalities of the software are currently limited by the state of knowledge on Guiana{\textquoteright}s ecosystems. Advances made through current research projects are expected to upgrade the application in the medium term.",
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}