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 12

Land use/land cover change key drivers and ranking.

Drivers of LULC changes	Percentage (%)	Rank
Agriculture expansion	15.6	1
Population growth	15.5	2
Wood extraction (for charcoal, fuel wood, and construction)	14.6	3
Fire	14.0	4
Expansion of settlement	11.6	5
Infrastructure development	10.6	6
Lack of forest policies and laws	7.4	7
Limited capacities of the forest sector	6.4	8
Absence of land use planning	4.3	9