Research Article

Rangeland Degradation and Its Impacts Post-1992: Constructing the Perceptions of Boorana Pastoralist, Southern Ethiopia

Table 2

Human related indicators of rangeland degradation.

IndicatorsBoruu MadhaaLiiban JaldeessaaGuyyoo GobbaaKuraa Jaarsoo
Freq. (%)Freq. (%)Freq. (%)Freq. (%)

Privatization of grazing land162 (48.80)274 (82.53)303 (91.27)297 (89.46)
Human population pressure179 (53.92)293 (88.25)314 (94.58)314 (94.58)
Deterioration of water points200 (60.24)285 (85.84)301 (90.66)312 (93.98)
Conversion of pastureland to farmland159 (47.89)288 (86.75)321 (96.69)304 (91.57)