Analysis of the Current and Future Prediction of Land Use/Land Cover Change Using Remote Sensing and the CA-Markov Model in Majang Forest Biosphere Reserves of Gambella, Southwestern Ethiopia
Table 11
LULC area change (ha) from 2017 to 2047of MFBR.
LULC class
2017
2032
2047
(2017–2047)
Area
%
Area
%
Area
%
RC (ha)
PC
Forestland
181504.9
77.8
168800.7
72.4
155020.7
66.5
−26484.2
11.3
Farmland
40554.8
17.4
50151.8
21.5
61476.8
26.3
20922
8.9
Grassland
3192.2
1.4
2740.2
1.2
1788.5
0.8
−1403.7
0.6
Settlement
7866.2
3.4
11426.2
4.9
14840.2
6.4
6974
3
Waterbody
141
0.06
135
0.05
126
0.05
−15
0.01
Total
233254
100%
233254
100%
233254
100%
Note. MFBR = Majang Forest Biosphere Reserve, PC = percentage of change, and RC = rate of change.
