A spatio-temporal analysis of the magnitude and trend of land use/land cover changes in Gilgel Gibe Catchment, Southwest Ethiopia

Characterizing landscape fragmentation of Koitobos river sub-basin, Trans-Nzoia, Kenya

“…[ 20 , 21 ]. Alterations in land use and land cover can result from human activities and natural calamities [ [22] , [23] , [24] ]. Landscapes across the world are heavily disturbed and transformed [ 2 ].…”

“…The rate of anthropogenic landscape degradation is increasing worldwide, especially in the African regions where a rapid human population is being experienced [ 21 , 22 ]. Further, ecosystems in the East African region are frequently restructuring due to complex societal and biophysical factors [ 23 ]. For example [ 24 ], revealed that fragmentation in East Africa is reflected by the increase in croplands by 34.8 % for the period 1998–2017 while 20 million hectares of woodlands had been converted to less woody classes due to fragmentation [ 42 ].…”