Land use/cover change analysis and local community perception towards land cover change in the lowland of Bale rangelands, Southeast Ethiopia

Mussa, Mohammed; Teka, Habtamu; Mesfin, Yared

doi:10.5897/ijbc2017.1131

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“…Hence, according to the evidence from different journal, the impacts dominantly seen were soil and land degradations, prevalence of drought, rainfall variability, decrease in wetland, increase in runoff resulting in soil and land degradation and sedimentations (Woldeamlak, 2002;Eleni et al, 2013;Woldeamlak and Solomon , 2013;Miheretu and Yimer, 2017;Negasi et al, 2018;Tesfa et al, 2018;Jacob et al 2015;Mesfin et al, 2016;Menberu, 2014, Kassahun andYitbarek, 2018). Figure 4 Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional (SNNPR) state and around central and southern parts of Oromia regional state, major identified effects of landuse/cover were loss of biodiversity, soil fertility decrease, land fragmentations, forest resource deteriorations (Mikias, 2015;Mohammed et al, 2017;Shegenaet al, 2016;Desalegn et al, 2014;Terefe et al, 2017;Adane and Mezgebu, 2017) The problems dominantly reviewed in Tigray, Afar and Somali regional states were land fragmentations, fluctuations in rainfall patterns and extremisms, incidence of extremisms in weather conditions leading to drought, soil and land degradations, decrease in stream flow, wetland deterioration, increased risk of desertification (Samuale et al, 2014;Diress et al, 2010). Rugged topography with inappropriate agricultural practice is also the reasons behind land degradation particularly in Amhara and Tigray regions.…”

Section: Adverse Impacts Of Land-use/cover Change In Ethiopiamentioning

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Reported driving factors of land-use/cover changes and its mounting consequences in Ethiopia: A Review

Muke¹

2019

Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Obviously, there is land-use/cover change with multifaceted driving factors and associated adverse impacts out there in different parts of Ethiopia. Evidence from published journals justifies this fact but not yet compiled in a manner to convey information on the trend of change and its criticality with the aim to handle the problems. Thus, filing up all the driving factors and its adverse out come from different corners of Ethiopia together under one reviewed journal would help for policy measures and management aspects. In view of this, critical driving factors of land-use/cover change and all its possible consequences bridged together by reviewing highly relevant published journals. Deforestation, high human and livestock population, investment (coffee, tea plantations), agricultural activities ranging from small-scale subsistence agriculture to large-scale commercial agricultural schemes, urban sprawling, charcoal production, woodland collection, poor law enforcement, land rotation searching for better grazing land, resettlement (spontaneous and planned), prevalence of drought, were the leading drivers of land-use/cover change in Ethiopia. In response to these driving factors, the following are major identified adverse effects such as loss of biodiversity and ecosystem service degradation, deterioration of wetlands, creation of new landscape, rainfall variability, reduction in stream flow, increase frequent extreme in weather, conflicts of interest due to resource scrambling, soil and land degradation, prevalence of drought, increase in runoff and sedimentations, increased risk of desertification and woody land cover reduction. In general, these systematic reviews hopefully uncover all the existing scenarios and give mental picture of wide range driving factors of landuse/cover change and associated problems for stakeholders across the country as they might develop ways to end/reduce further vulnerabilities.

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Reported driving factors of land-use/cover changes and its mounting consequences in Ethiopia: A Review

Muke¹

2019

Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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“…These factors probably have contributed for a dramatic change in land use and cover of the study area. A study conducted by Mohammed et al (2017) in southeast lowland of Ethiopia reported that the cultivated land, settlement, bush land and bare land have increased by 13.8, 14.3, 12.6 and 22.3%, respectively from 1986 to 2016 whereas the woodland and grassland have fallen by 33.8 and 24.4% over the same period. A study by Barana et al (2016) in southern part of Ethiopian showed that tree plantation and cultivated lands have increased by 31.25 and 22.2 ha/year whereas shrubs and grasslands, forest, and degraded land decreased by -35.4, -14.3, and -3.7 ha, respectively, from 1984 to 2000.…”

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“…Various studies in Ethiopia depicted that increased dynamics of LULC was associated mainly with the high population pressure and the complex landscape where there is a heavy rainfall in the highlands of the country (Helden, 1987;Aklilu et al, 2007;Tadesse et al, 2017;Fikire et al, 2021), which has led to an escalation in the susceptibility of vegetation cover, land degradation and the reduction of biological resources. This in turn caused the environmental decline (Barana et al, 2016), and hostile influences the livelihood poverty (Hagos, 2014;Mohammed et al, 2017). IPBES (2018) depicted seriousness of the problem in its report that climate change and land degradation are liable to force 50 to 700 million individuals to migrate by 2050.…”

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The study of land use and land cover (LULC) dynamics and the perception of local people in Aykoleba, Northern Ethiopia

Mariye¹,

Maryo²,

Li³

2021

Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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It is believed that since the advent of agriculture, changes in land use and land cover (LULC) have happened. However, rates, extents and intensities of LULC changes have become more aggravated at all levels. The current study aims to examine the dynamics and perceptions of LULC change in the last four decades in Aykoleba, Ethiopia using a combination of remote sensing data and the ground truth data. Focus group discussions were employed to obtain data on the status of land degradation. Remote sensing data were obtained using Landsat imageries of MSS (1973), Landsat TM, 1986 and 2000, and Landsat ETM+ (2013) with 30 m spatial resolution. ArcGIS10.2 and ERDAS Imagine13.1 were used to generate LULC classes. Accordingly, four LULC classes were identified, of which forest and bare LULC have been augmented by 8.8 and 54.9%, respectively. The escalation in forest cover is associated with plantation of eucalyptus near the home gardens, farmlands, and degraded areas. Nevertheless, open bush and grassland, and cultivated and settlement land cover classes were lessened by 27.4 and 37.8%, respectively although increase in bare land is related to abandonment of the cultivated land in hilly and sloppy areas, and overgrazing, among other factors. The local community perceived that population pressure is a top driver of LULC change in the study area. Overgrazing and lack of appropriate land use policy are also significant causes of change. Thus, the establishment of land use plan and appropriate population policy is recommended in Ethiopia.

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“…With the ever-growing population and the demand for land for the cultivation of food crops in addition to the increase of reserves and protected areas in the study area, land is evidently becoming a valuable natural resource. Land cover change has taken different forms like enhanced vulnerability mainly the reduction in vegetation cover and the degradation of biodiversity [3], adverse impacts on livelihoods [4], and rangeland degradation [5]. The Dja Biosphere Reserve in Cameroon is no exception to land cover change dynamics.…”

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Analysis of Land Cover Change and Its Implication on the Environment around the Dja Biosphere Reserve, Southeastern Cameroon

Munjeb

Kfuban

Avana

et al. 2021

JGEESI

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Land cover change is a growing concern around the world. This is especially true for protected areas which are rapidly degrading owing to pressure from anthropogenic activities. The aim of this study was to analyze land cover change for the periods 1980, 2008 and 2020 and its implication on the environment in and around the Dja Biosphere Reserve in south eastern Cameroon. This was done using remote sensing and geographical information systems techniques to quantify and measure the extent of land cover change in the study area for forty years. Household surveys were equally undertaken through the administration of questionnaires to farmers in villages located within the Dja Biosphere Reserve. Collected data was analyzed through the use of GIS software as well as Microsoft Excel. From the land cover maps, four classes were found: dense forest, cultivated areas, water surface, and buildings and bare soils. The transition matrix between 1980 and 2008 showed that 6477.81 ha of dense forest was lost to cultivated areas and between 2008 and 2020, 722.84 ha of dense forest was lost. Between 1980 and 2008 cultivated areas lost 0.07% and gain 0.72% between 2008 and 2020. Building and bare soils increase by 0.28% between 1980 and 2020. The Kappa index of agreement was 0.91 % between 1980 and 2008 and 0.88% between 2008 and 2020. Slash and burn agriculture (43.3%), hunting (36.3%) and harvesting of tree-based products (20.3%) were identified by farmers as the human activities with the most negative impact on the reserve. Results revealed that, there are still opportunities to safe this vulnerable reserve from the negative effects of land cover change through the practice of agroforestry.

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Land use/cover change analysis and local community perception towards land cover change in the lowland of Bale rangelands, Southeast Ethiopia

Cited by 21 publications

References 23 publications

Reported driving factors of land-use/cover changes and its mounting consequences in Ethiopia: A Review

Reported driving factors of land-use/cover changes and its mounting consequences in Ethiopia: A Review

The study of land use and land cover (LULC) dynamics and the perception of local people in Aykoleba, Northern Ethiopia

Analysis of Land Cover Change and Its Implication on the Environment around the Dja Biosphere Reserve, Southeastern Cameroon

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