Analysis of Land Use/Land Cover Change and Its Implication On Natural Resources of the Dedo Watershed, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Description of land use and land cover classes found in the study area.

Land use/land cover class	Description
Dense forest	Forest areas were covered with a dense growth of trees that formed nearly closed canopies.
Light vegetation	Areas covered with shrubs, bushes, and small trees, with useful wood, mixed with some grasses. In this study, this land cover class includes agricultural plantation (such as coffee and chat enset) horticultural plantation (such as fruits, ornamental shrubs, and trees, and vegetable gardens), and agrohorticultural plantation.
Grazing land	Grassy areas are used for grazing.
Cultivation land	Areas of land that is ploughed and/or prepared for raising both annual and perennial crops.
Settlement	Small rural communities and other built-up area.