scholarly journals Effect of land use land cover dynamics on hydrological response of watershed: Case study of Tekeze Dam watershed, northern Ethiopia

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kidane Welde ◽  
Bogale Gebremariam
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Land Use Land Cover ◽  
Hydrological Response ◽  
Land Cover Dynamics

scholarly journals Ecosystem Service Values Changes in Response to Land-Use/Land-Cover Dynamics in Dry Afromontane Forest in Northern Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (23) ◽  
pp. 4653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Negasi Solomon ◽  
Alcade C. Segnon ◽  
Emiru Birhane
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Land Use Land Cover ◽  
Afromontane Forest ◽  
Land Cover Dynamics ◽  
Dry Afromontane Forest

Despite their importance as sources of ecosystem services supporting the livelihoods of millions of people, forest ecosystems have been changing into other land use systems over the past decades across the world. While forest cover change dynamics have been widely documented in various ecological systems, how these changes affect ecosystem service values has received limited attention. In this study we assessed the impact of land-use/land-cover dynamics on ecosystem service values in dry Afromontane forest in Northern Ethiopia. We estimated ecosystem service values and their changes based on the benefit transfer method using land cover data of the years 1985, 2000, and 2016 with their corresponding locally valid value coefficients and from the Ecosystem service valuation database. The total ecosystem service values of the whole study area were about USD 16.6, 19.0, and 18.1 million in 1985, 2000, and 2016, respectively. The analyses indicated an increase in ecosystem service values from 1985 to 2000 and a decrease in ecosystem service values from 2000 to 2016. Similarly, the contribution of specific ecosystem services increased in the first study period and decreased in the second study period. The findings highlight how forest cover dynamics can be translated into changes in ecosystem service values in dry Afromontane forest ecosystems in Northern Ethiopia and showed how specific ecosystem services contributed to the observed trends. The findings also illustrated the temporal heterogeneity in the impacts of land-use/land-cover dynamics on values of ecosystem services. The findings can serve as crucial inputs for policy and strategy formulations for the sustainable use and management of forest resources and can also guide the allocation of limited resources among competing demands to safeguard the ecosystems that offer the best-valued services.

Analysis of Land Use Land Cover Dynamics and Driving Factors in Desa’a Forest in Northern Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 105039
Author(s):  
Hadgu Hishe ◽  
Kidane Giday ◽  
Jos Van Orshoven ◽  
Bart Muys ◽  
Fatemeh Taheri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Driving Factors ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Land Use Land Cover ◽  
Land Cover Dynamics

Impact of Urbanization on Land Use/Land Cover — Case Study: The Western Part of Khartoum State, Sudan

2017 ◽  
Vol 04 (03) ◽  
pp. 272-277
Author(s):  
Tawhida A. Yousif ◽  
Nancy I. Abdalla ◽  
El-Mugheira M. Ibrahim ◽  
Afraa M. E. Adam
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Land Use Land Cover ◽  
Impact Of Urbanization
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