ARR Restoration Suitability Mapping
An illustrative case study demonstrating suitability mapping to identify ARR (Afforestation, Reforestation & Revegetation) -eligible areas that can be restored by planting coffee, cacao, or bamboo. This is a generalized methodology example for a confidential client engagement — no client data or results are shown.
Highlights
Where ARR eligibility and species-specific growing requirements have to agree.
Objective
- Identify areas eligible under the ARR (Afforestation, Reforestation & Revegetation) methodology.
- Determine which of those areas can be restored by planting coffee, cacao, or bamboo.
- Support prioritization for nature-based restoration planning.
Approach
- Screen land-use history against ARR methodology eligibility criteria.
- Combine terrain, climate, and existing land-cover layers for each candidate area.
- Apply species-specific suitability parameters for coffee, cacao, and bamboo to rank eligible areas.
Tools
- QGIS for spatial overlays and suitability scoring.
- Geospatial datasets: land use, terrain, and environmental constraints.
- Multi-criteria scoring combining ARR eligibility and species-specific parameters.
My Role
- Built the GIS workflow screening ARR eligibility and species-specific suitability.
- Produced ranked outputs to support restoration-planting prioritization.
- Sample case study — illustrates methodology, not an actual client deliverable.
Key Takeaways
- ARR eligibility acts as the first filter — species suitability only matters for areas that already qualify.
- Coffee, cacao, and bamboo each carry different environmental parameter thresholds, so the same area can rank differently per species.
- A shared suitability framework lets candidate areas be compared consistently across all three species.
Suitability Explorer
An interactive companion tool for this methodology — enter your own suitability parameters and generate a ranked table across anonymized sample locations.
Open the Suitability Explorer →Sample Work Notice
This is a sample case study illustrating methodology and approach for a confidential client engagement. It does not disclose actual client data, site locations, deliverables, or results.