Land use and land cover change and its implications in Kagera river basin, East Africa
@article{Berakhi2015LandUA, title={Land use and land cover change and its implications in Kagera river basin, East Africa}, author={Robel Ogbaghebriel Berakhi and Tonny J. Oyana and Samuel Adu-Prah}, journal={African Geographical Review}, year={2015}, volume={34}, pages={209 - 231} }
The Kagera basin has experienced major land use/cover changes in tropical forests, woodlands, and savannas due to the incessant conversion of land to agricultural and settlement use. While the land use/cover change has accelerated land degradation, biodiversity loss, and climate change in the region, few studies exist on the drivers and implications of land use/cover dynamics in the basin. The study quantified the historical land use/cover changes beginning from 1984 to 2011 and predicted…
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