Tutorial for the www.vegetationmap4africa.org that shows how to select 'useful tree species' for any place within 8 countries in Africa (Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia).

1. vegetationmap4africa
Select tree species
in a web browser
By: Roeland Kindt, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), 2015

2. Open the map from the species selection tool or the webmaps page
Select tree species in a web browser

3. Open the map from the species selection tool or the webmaps page
Select tree species in a web browser

4. Select tree species in a web browser
Open the map from the species selection tool or the webmaps page

5. Select tree species in a web browser
Get familiar with the options to view the vegetationmap4africa (1) such as full screen viewing (2)
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6. Go to the full screen version of the map (optional)
Select tree species in a web browser

7. Zoom to your area of interest (1)
Select tree species in a web browser
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8. Select tree species in a web browser
Double clicking within your area of interest (1) results in a pop-up window with hyperlink to a factsheet (2)
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Consult the factsheet for the potential natural vegetation type at your area of interest

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The vegetation fact sheet contains information on dominant, characteristic and other species present

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Clicking on any of the species names takes you to the Agroforestry Species Switchboard.
Click on the hyperlinks to obtain information on the selected species in linked database (1).
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12. Select tree species in a web browser
One of the databases linked to the Agroforestry Species Switchboard is the PROTA4U

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Select subsets of species that provide specific products or environmental services

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An interactive Excel document (that also can be opened in OpenOffice) allows for multi criteria selection

15. Select tree species in a web browser
An interactive Excel document (that also can be opened in OpenOffice) allows for multi criteria selection

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Enable editing to select subsets of suitable species (1)
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Select a subset of species that provide timber, furniture or construction wood (1).
Select cells with ‘x’ or ‘p’ (‘p’ indicates that not all references documented the product or service) (2).
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Application of the timber filter (1) selects a subset of 81 tree species (2)
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Select a subset of species that provide edible fruits, nuts or seeds(1).
Select cells with ‘x’ or ‘p’ (‘p’ indicates that not all references documented the product or service) (2).
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Sort the subset of species according to the PROTA star rating for Timber Use (optional)

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Select a final subset of species with PROTA star rating 3 for Timber Use and star rating 2 for Fruit Use
(optional)