Land use analysis from spatial and field data capture in southern Burkina Faso, West Africa

Paré, Souleymane; Söderberg, Ulf; Sandewall, Mats; Ouadba, Jean Marie

doi:10.1016/j.agee.2008.04.009

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“…In contrast with studies that relate population growth to agricultural land increase in southern Burkina Faso and in dryland ecosystems in general [24,29,51,52], the case of Cassou remarkably shows a stagnating cropland size under increased population. The population density in Cassou has shifted from 23.2 inhabitants/km 2 in 1996 to 34.7 inhabitants/km 2 in 2006 [34,53].…”

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“…Modification is a change of conditions within a cover type (forest degradation), while conversion is a change from one cover type to another, such as deforestation to create cropland [44]. Similar studies in southern Burkina Faso have found comparable vegetation covers [24,29], while at the national level, the vegetation cover (forest and other wooded lands) was estimated at 39% [45] and 44% [2] for the year 2010. This indicates that despite the importance of the farmer's migration to southern Burkina Faso with its subsequent land clearing for agriculture [20,21], southern Burkina Faso still possesses a large proportion of vegetation cover in the country [23].…”

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confidence: 84%

“…Over the last decade, there has been an intense competition between the traditional farming system and more lucrative production systems, involving cash crop production (cotton and cashew nut) and ranching [24,29]. Trees are also cut by the local people for commercial fuelwood and construction poles.…”

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“…Furthermore, there was a peaceful co-existence between ethnic groups and sound agricultural practices with less impact on the environment [23]. Several research activities carried out in southern Burkina Faso (e.g., [20][21][22][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]) revealed that forest and land have been degraded and this could be linked to the rapid population growth. However, research that combines detection of significant change of land use accounting for swaps (magnitude of the relocation for each use class) and persistence (proportion of a cover class that remains unchanged) between land use classes, and capturing local people's perception of the driving forces that led to changes in their environment, needs improvement across ecologies and livelihood systems.…”

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Transitions in Land Use Architecture under Multiple Human Driving Forces in a Semi-Arid Zone

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Abstract:The present study aimed to detect the main shifts in land-use architecture and assess the factors behind the changes in typical tropical semi-arid land in Burkina Faso. Three sets of time-series LANDSAT data over a 23-year period were used to detect land use changes and their underpinning drivers in multifunctional but vulnerable ecologies. Group discussions in selected villages were organized for mapping output interpretation and collection of essential drivers of change as perceived by local populations. Results revealed profound changes and transitions during the study period. During the last decade, shrub and wood savannahs exhibited high net changes (39% and −37% respectively) with a weak net positive change for cropland (only 2%,) while cropland and shrub savannah exhibited high swap (8% and 16%). This suggests that the area of cropland remained almost unchanged but was subject to relocation, wood savannah decreased drastically, and shrub savannah increased exponentially. Cropland exhibited a null net persistence while shrub and wood savannahs exhibited positive and negative net persistence (1.91 and −10.24), respectively, indicating that there is movement toward agricultural intensification and wood savannah tended to disappear to the benefit of shrub savannah. Local people are aware of the changes that have occurred and support the idea that illegal wood cutting and farming are inappropriate farming practices associated with immigration; absence of alternative cash generation sources, overgrazing and increasing demand for wood energy are driving the changes in their ecosystems. Policies that integrate restoration and conservation of natural OPEN ACCESSLand 2015, 4 561 ecosystems and promote sustainable agroforestry practices in the study zone are highly recommended.

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“…Findings from elsewhere also showed that such changes are common in other areas with similar settings. For instance, after studying the LULC dynamics in the Dembecha area of northwestern Ethiopia, Zeleke and Hurni [21] [62]. Other local LULC studies [20,23] also indicated a similar trend.…”

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Land Use/Land Cover Change Analysis Using Object-Based Classification Approach in Munessa-Shashemene Landscape of the Ethiopian Highlands

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Abstract:The objective of this study was to analyze land use/land cover (LULC) changes in the landscape of Munessa-Shashemene area of the Ethiopian highlands over a period of 39 years . Satellite images of Landsat MSS (1973), TM (1986), ETM+ (2000, and RapidEye (2012) were used. All images were classified using object-based image classification technique. Accuracy assessments were conducted for each reference year. Change analysis was carried out using post classification comparison in GIS. Nine LULCs were successfully captured with overall accuracies ranging from 85.7% to 93.2% and Kappa statistic of 0.822 to 0.924. The classification result revealed that grasslands (42.3%), natural forests (21%), and woodlands (11.4%) were dominant LULC types in 1973. In 2012, croplands (48.5%) were the major LULC types followed by others. The change result shows that a rapid reduction in woodland cover of 81.8%, 52.3%, and 36.1% occurred between the first (1973-1986), second (1986-2000), and third (2000-2012) study periods, respectively. Similarly, natural forests cover decreased by 26.1% during the first, 21.1% during the second, and 24.4% during the third periods. Grasslands also declined by 11.9, 17.5, and 21.1% during the three periods, respectively. On the contrary, croplands increased in all three periods by 131, 31.5, and 22.7%, respectively. Analysis of the 39-year change matrix revealed that about 60% of the land showed changes in LULC. Changes were OPEN ACCESS Remote Sens. 2013, 5 2412 also common along the slope gradient and agro-ecological zones with varying proportions. Further study is suggested to investigate detailed drivers and consequences of changes.

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Resettlement and woodland management problems and options: a case study from North‐western Ethiopia

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Kassie³

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Deforestation in African dry forests is widespread and its drivers are complex and vary in space and time. In this paper, we assessed impacts of immigration on dry forests and options for improved management in a resettlement district in north‐western Ethiopia. Key informants interviews, focus group discussions and household questionnaire survey were used to collect data. The results indicated that forests of the district are degrading in spatial coverage and quality. The most important drivers were land use change, excessive wood harvest, grazing pressure and forest fire following immigration. The continuous influx of people with different origins, cultures, religions and lengths of residence in the district underscores absence of social bonds for collective action to regulate access. This, coupled with weak formal regulatory system, market forces and policy incentives for farming, resulted in a near open access situation. Our findings confirm the negative relationships between migration and environment not necessarily because of the mere population number added through immigration but because of lack of regulatory frameworks (formal or informal) and poor social capital. Enforcing existing policy of farm size and putting institutional framework on the ground to regulate rate of immigration, extraction of forest products and to encourage tree planting to meet wood demand are suggested measures. We conclude that Government programmes that opt for resettlement as a measure for poverty alleviation must also have mitigating measures to reducing negative impacts on the natural resource base. Thus, the trade‐off between environment and development must be carefully managed. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Land use analysis from spatial and field data capture in southern Burkina Faso, West Africa

Cited by 76 publications

References 30 publications

Transitions in Land Use Architecture under Multiple Human Driving Forces in a Semi-Arid Zone

Transitions in Land Use Architecture under Multiple Human Driving Forces in a Semi-Arid Zone

Land Use/Land Cover Change Analysis Using Object-Based Classification Approach in Munessa-Shashemene Landscape of the Ethiopian Highlands

Resettlement and woodland management problems and options: a case study from North‐western Ethiopia

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