Does secure land tenure save forests? A meta-analysis of the relationship between land tenure and tropical deforestation

BE Robinson, MB Holland… - Global Environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Deforestation and degradation are tied to a complex array of socioeconomic and political
factors. Many assume that among the most important of these are the particular bundles of …

Sustainable energy in Africa: A comprehensive data and policies review

S Mandelli, J Barbieri, L Mattarolo… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Achieving sustainable energy development in a region requires rational use of energy
resources and technologies, and the development of appropriate policies. Three concerns …

Agricultural land degradation: processes and problems undermining future food security

A Hossain, TJ Krupnik, J Timsina, MG Mahboob… - … , climate, plant and …, 2020 - Springer
Despite significant progress in increasing agricultural production, meeting the changing
dietary preferences and increasing food demands of future populations remain significant …

[HTML][HTML] Accelerating land cover change in West Africa over four decades as population pressure increased

SM Herrmann, M Brandt, K Rasmussen… - Communications Earth & …, 2020 - nature.com
Rapid population growth in West Africa has exerted increasing pressures on land resources,
leading to observable changes in the land cover and land use. However, spatially explicit …

Land use/cover spatiotemporal dynamics, driving forces and implications at the Beshillo catchment of the Blue Nile Basin, North Eastern Highlands of Ethiopia

AY Yesuph, AB Dagnew - Environmental Systems Research, 2019 - Springer
Background Land use/cover (LULC) change is a dynamic and complex process that can be
caused by many interacting processes ranging from various natural factors to …

Land use/land cover change and statistical modelling of cultivated land change drivers in Nigeria

AO Arowolo, X Deng - Regional environmental change, 2018 - Springer
In recent decades, human activities have significantly influenced land use/land cover.
Identifying pattern changes in regional land use/land cover and their drivers is crucial for …

Meta-analysis of land use systems development in Africa: Trajectories, implications, adaptive capacity, and future dynamics

I Sarfo, J Qiao, E Yeboah, DA Puplampu, C Kwang… - Land Use Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
In the face of a multiplicity of crises–including land cover change, climate hazards, economic
uncertainties, social injustice, adaptation and sustainability concerns, relevant stakeholders …

Spatial and transient modelling of land use/land cover (LULC) dynamics in a Sahelian landscape under semi-arid climate in northern Burkina Faso

R Yonaba, M Koïta, LA Mounirou, F Tazen, P Queloz… - Land Use Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Sahelian landscapes have gone through rapid changes over the past decades under high
pressure from an ever-growing population, climate hazards and land degradation …

Land use and land cover changes and their effects on the landscape of Abaya-Chamo Basin, Southern Ethiopia

A WoldeYohannes, M Cotter, G Kelboro, W Dessalegn - Land, 2018 - mdpi.com
This study uses a combination of remote sensing data, field interviews and observations,
and landscape indices to examine the dynamics of land use and land cover (LULC), identify …

MODIS NDVI trends and fractional land cover change for improved assessments of vegetation degradation in Burkina Faso, West Africa

BJB Zoungrana, C Conrad, M Thiel… - Journal of Arid …, 2018 - Elsevier
Reduction of natural vegetation cover in the savannah of West Africa constitutes a pressing
environmental concern that may lead to soil degradation. With the aim to assess the …