Forest ecosystems contribute significantly to global climate regulation. Nonetheless,
vulnerability has emerged as a multifaceted topic in the scientific world. Despite the …

Long-term human impacts are considered to be the prime cause of unsustainable forest
exploitation in Ethiopia. Yet there exist well-established systems and a wealth of local …

This study presents the extent, history and process of forest decline in Awassa watershed,
south central Ethiopia. By combining different data sources such as satellite images, social …

Forests are pivotal in upholding and stabilizing ecosystem functions and services globally.
Assessing changes in forest cover serves as a crucial indicator to comprehend the scope …

As biodiversity and biodiversity hotspots worldwide are threatened by the effects of land use,
such as habitat loss and habitat fragmentation, it is important to understand the ongoing …

Understanding the magnitude, direction and agents of land use/land cover change
(LU/LCC) are important for planning sustainable management of natural resources. To this …

Forests provide multiple ecosystem services ranging from local livelihoods and socio-
economic benefits to global ecological services. Despite these benefits, human activities …

Change in forest cover can affect both ecological and socio-economic systems. In order to
understand the dynamics of this process, accurate and spatially explicit information is …

Forest decline in Ethiopia is highlighted by several authors but there is no consensus on its
causes and consequences. The objective of this study is to investigate, from sociopolitical …

Forest fragmentation is a landscape-level process that comprises forest loss and changes in
spatial patterns. Effective forest conservation programs thus require a comprehensive …