Samuel Nana Safo Kantanka, Michael Addaney, J. A. Akudugu, D. Anaafo, Richmond Quaye Apeatse, Loretta Clarke
{"title":"Impact of land use and climate change on forest reserves in Ghana","authors":"Samuel Nana Safo Kantanka, Michael Addaney, J. A. Akudugu, D. Anaafo, Richmond Quaye Apeatse, Loretta Clarke","doi":"10.1080/19376812.2022.2070768","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Using supervised classified Landsat 7 images ETM – 2000 and 2010 and Landsat 8 images – 2020, this study examines the various Land Use Land Cover Changes (LULCC) in the Bosomkese forest reserve in Ghana. The study recorded significant changes in all the various forest covers driven predominately by illegal logging, bushfires, illegal farming, and agricultural expansion projects within the reserve. These results suggest that there is a need for stringent punishment for culprits involved in forest illegalities, capacity-building interventions and participatory forest management by the Forestry Commission, environmental management institutions, and forest fringe communities to protect the forest reserve.","PeriodicalId":44819,"journal":{"name":"African Geographical Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9000,"publicationDate":"2022-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"African Geographical Review","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19376812.2022.2070768","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"GEOGRAPHY","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 2
Abstract
ABSTRACT Using supervised classified Landsat 7 images ETM – 2000 and 2010 and Landsat 8 images – 2020, this study examines the various Land Use Land Cover Changes (LULCC) in the Bosomkese forest reserve in Ghana. The study recorded significant changes in all the various forest covers driven predominately by illegal logging, bushfires, illegal farming, and agricultural expansion projects within the reserve. These results suggest that there is a need for stringent punishment for culprits involved in forest illegalities, capacity-building interventions and participatory forest management by the Forestry Commission, environmental management institutions, and forest fringe communities to protect the forest reserve.
京公网安备 11010802042870号
京ICP备2023020795号-1
分享
求助内容：
应助结果提醒方式：
扫码关注我们
