Land use/land cover dynamics and perception of the local communities in Bita district, south western Ethiopia

Belete, Fikire; Maryo, Melesse; Teka, Alemtshay

doi:10.1080/15715124.2021.1938092

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“…To enhance the quality of the image, different mosaicking, sub-setting, and radiometric enhancement techniques (Haze reduction and Histogram equalization) were applied to the raw data following Belete, et al. [ 25 ].…”

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“…Consequently, LULC changes have recently been a key concern topic on the environmental agenda [ 2 , 7 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 ] because of their substantial impacts on global climate change, biodiversity, and ecosystem services [ 20 ] biogeochemical processes [ 21 ] socioeconomic and social well-being [ 14 , 22 ], groundwater recharge [ 23 ], and environmental modification [ 24 ]. LULC is the most significant risk of the depletion of natural resources, especially wetlands, forests, and diverse fauna [ 25 ].…”

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“…The conversion of forest cover to other land-use types to meet human needs is a major contributor to environmental degradation [ 26 ] habitat destruction, and ecological imbalance on earth [ 27 ]. Forests are a means of income for many people because they can provide food, medicine [ 28 ], freshwater, air, and a storehouse for carbon [ 25 ]. Even though forests serve vital environmental, cultural [ 29 ], and socioeconomic roles in the survival of life on Earth, the quality and quantity of forests in Ethiopia are diminishing on a regular basis [ 30 ].…”

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Land use and land cover change, and analysis of its drivers in Ojoje watershed, Southern Ethiopia

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“…Discussants of FGD perceived that the causes for LULC were population pressure (90%), increase of agriculture (80%), the need for fuel wood and construction material (74%), and policy and institutional changes (50.4%) (Table 5). Studies in Ethiopia also showed that deforestation aimed at the expansion of agricultural activities ranging from small to large-scale commercial agricultural systems (Fikire et al, 2021), weak law enforcement (Zeleke and Hurni, 2001), and the prevalence of drought (Woldeamlak, 2009) were reported among crucial factors that drive LULC changes in Ethiopia. Informants of the current study claimed that larger population growth has driven urbanization, woodland collection, and great number of livestock that overgrazes agricultural lands.…”

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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).…”

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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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Analysis of the Impact of Agriculture and Logging on Forest Habitat Structure in the Ankasa and Bia Conservation Area of Ghana

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Inusah

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Ghana's Ankasa (ACA) and Bia Conservation Area (BCA) are experiencing forest loss due to agricultural conversions. However, there is limited comprehensive analysis of these conversions and their impact on the forest habitat structure in these areas. This study aims to analyse anthropogenic‐induced forest habitat loss and fragmentation in the ACA and BCA. Landsat images for the epochs 1980, 2000 and 2020 were pre‐processed, and subsets were created using a 5 km buffer of the two conservation areas. The images were classified into forest, agriculture and built‐up. The classified images were analysed for landscape pattern changes using patch density (PD), edge density (ED), largest patch index (LPI), landscape shape index (LSI) and aggregation index (AI). The Wilcoxon signed‐rank test was used to analyse changes in landscape structure. The results indicate that forest cover in the ACA decreased by 16.4% from 100,941.6 ha in 1980 to 84,410.6 ha in 2020, and in the BCA, it decreased by 14.4% from 70,211.8 to 60,117.36 ha. There was no encroachment from agricultural activities within the conservation areas, but agricultural activities, mainly cocoa expansion, increased within the 5 km buffer, leading to the decline in forest cover. The landscape analysis shows that the forest patches have become fragmented, disjointed and isolated, especially within the 5 km buffer. This is indicated by increased PD, decreased AI, decreased LPI and increased ED. The immediate loss of forest habitat cover in the off‐reserve landscape and the significant levels of forest fragmentation, resulting in the loss of forest connectivity, have significant implications for wildlife conservation. Ecological restoration and conservation efforts are needed to reduce this potential impact. Ecologists have recommended transitioning from monoculture cocoa to cocoa agroforestry to improve forest habitat connectivity within adjoining cocoa farms in the landscapes of these conservation areas.

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Land use/land cover dynamics and perception of the local communities in Bita district, south western Ethiopia

Cited by 29 publications

References 38 publications

Land use and land cover change, and analysis of its drivers in Ojoje watershed, Southern Ethiopia

Land use and land cover change, and analysis of its drivers in Ojoje watershed, Southern Ethiopia

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

Analysis of the Impact of Agriculture and Logging on Forest Habitat Structure in the Ankasa and Bia Conservation Area of Ghana

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