Natural resource degradation tendencies in Ethiopia: a review

SB Wassie - Environmental systems research, 2020 - Springer
Background Ethiopia is gifted with abundant natural resources of adequate landmass, fertile
soil, favorable climate, water, wildlife, and others. Many of its resources are not properly …

Human impact on the environment in the Ethiopian and Eritrean highlands—a state of the art

J Nyssen, J Poesen, J Moeyersons, J Deckers… - Earth-science …, 2004 - Elsevier
This review analyses the environmental evolution of the Ethiopian highlands in the late
Quaternary. The late Pleistocene (20,000–12,000 14C years BP) was cold and dry, with (1) …

Impact of landscape pattern changes on hydrological ecosystem services in the Beressa watershed of the Blue Nile Basin in Ethiopia

H Yohannes, T Soromessa, M Argaw… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Landscape pattern changes are mostly due to human activities, and such changes often
affect ecosystem functions and services. This study was conducted to evaluate the response …

Modeling the hydrological impacts of land use/land cover changes in the Andassa watershed, Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia

T Gashaw, T Tulu, M Argaw, AW Worqlul - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Understanding the hydrological response of a watershed to land use/land cover (LULC)
changes is imperative for water resources management planning. The objective of this study …

Analysing land use/land cover changes and its dynamics using remote sensing and GIS in Gubalafito district, Northeastern Ethiopia

G Abebe, D Getachew, A Ewunetu - SN Applied Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Map** and quantifying the status of Land use/Land cover (LULC) changes and drivers of
change are important for identifying vulnerable areas for change and designing sustainable …

Exploring land use/land cover changes, drivers and their implications in contrasting agro-ecological environments of Ethiopia

ML Berihun, A Tsunekawa, N Haregeweyn… - Land use policy, 2019 - Elsevier
This study examined the trends, driving factors, and implications of land use/land cover
(LULC) dynamics over the past 35 years (1982–2017) in three watersheds of the drought …

Estimating the impacts of land use/land cover changes on Ecosystem Service Values: The case of the Andassa watershed in the Upper Blue Nile basin of Ethiopia

T Gashaw, T Tulu, M Argaw, AW Worqlul, T Tolessa… - Ecosystem Services, 2018 - Elsevier
Estimating the impacts of land use/land cover (LULC) changes in Ecosystem Service Values
(ESV) is indispensable to provide public awareness about the status of ESV, and to help in …

Dynamics of land use, land cover change trend and its drivers in Jimma Geneti District, Western Ethiopia

A Hailu, S Mammo, M Kidane - Land use policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Information on Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) changes and the driving forces
behind such modifications underpin a proper understanding of the dynamics of LULC …