"12034","7","archive","3178",,,"disk0/00/01/20/34","2023-01-06 10:47:19","2023-01-06 10:47:19","2023-01-06 10:47:19","article",,,"show",,,,"","","","","","","","","","",,,,"Yeshineh","G","","","","","","","Desta","G","","","","",,,,,"","",,,,,"","","","Ethiopia","Threats and management options of the green belt natural forest, northwest lowlands of Ethiopia","pub","s54","GRP_RFFS","","public",,,"Green belt natural forest, Re-settlement, Agricultural investment, Local bylaws",,"The authors would like to thank the farmers, district experts and
development agents of the study area for their assistance during the field
work and socio-economic data collection. We would also extend our
thanks to Bahir Dar University (BDU), College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) in facilitating the research. Comments from
anonymous reviewers are highly appreciated.","The natural forest located across central Africa from Gambia (West Africa) to Ethiopia (East Africa) is believed to
break the expansion of the great Sahara Desert towards the southern and south eastern Africa, as a green belt.
However, natural and anthropogenic factors are challenging the existence of the forest. Thus, this study was
conducted to investigate the spatio-temporal dynamics, threats and sustainable management options of the green
belt forest (GBF) located in Ethiopia. Satellite imagery was used to assess the GBF cover dynamics between the
year 1980 and 2020 using ERDAS IMAGINE software. ArcGIS software was used for spatial analysis and mapping.
Field observation, focus group discussions, and questionnaire based interview were used to collect the
required data and SPSS software was used for analysis. The result showed that farmland increased from 32% (in
1980) to 52% (in 2020), whereas, the GBF cover decreased from 58% (in 1980) to 39% (in 2020), with the
overall classification accuracy and kappa coefficient of 86% and 81%, respectively. Re-settlement, large-scale
agricultural investment, charcoal production, fuel wood, and road construction were among the important
threats causing the GBF reduction. Investors, settlers, migrants, residents and day-workers are agents of the GBF
cover reduction. To minimize deforestation and sustainably use the GBF local bylaws, delineating and keeping
the GBF from human interferences, building awareness, enrichment plantation, and alternative firewood sources
were identified as management options. Therefore, to maintain the GBF and break the expansion of the Sahara
Desert, governmental and non-governmental organization and the local community ought to apply the recommended
GBF management options.","2022-07-17",,,"Trees Forests and People (TSI)","9","100305","ELSEVIER",,"1-10",,,,,,,,,,,"TRUE",,"2666-7193",,,,,,"","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2022.100305","https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Threats+and+management+options+of+the+green+belt+natural+forest%2C+northwest+lowlands+of+Ethiopia&btnG=","pub",,"","",,,,,,"",,,,,,,"",,,,,"",,,,,"","",,,,,"","",,,,,
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