Research Article

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

Table 5

Human impacts of rangeland degradation.

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

Social network weakened268 (80.72)307 (92.47)315 (94.88)297 (89.73)
Decline in traditional coping mechanism285 (85.84)311 (93.67)308 (92.77)286 (86.14)
Conflicts262 (78.92)306 (92.17)309 (93.35)293 (88.25)
Food insecurity271 (81.63)301 (90.94)313 (94.28)303 (91.27)
Increased poverty270 (81.33)304 (91.57)308 (92.77)312 (93.98)
Dependency on food aid268 (80.72)302 (91.24)313 (94.56)306 (92.17)