<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Threats and management options of the green belt natural forest, northwest lowlands of Ethiopia"^^ . "The natural forest located across central Africa from Gambia (West Africa) to Ethiopia (East Africa) is believed to\r\nbreak the expansion of the great Sahara Desert towards the southern and south eastern Africa, as a green belt.\r\nHowever, natural and anthropogenic factors are challenging the existence of the forest. Thus, this study was\r\nconducted to investigate the spatio-temporal dynamics, threats and sustainable management options of the green\r\nbelt forest (GBF) located in Ethiopia. Satellite imagery was used to assess the GBF cover dynamics between the\r\nyear 1980 and 2020 using ERDAS IMAGINE software. ArcGIS software was used for spatial analysis and mapping.\r\nField observation, focus group discussions, and questionnaire based interview were used to collect the\r\nrequired data and SPSS software was used for analysis. The result showed that farmland increased from 32% (in\r\n1980) to 52% (in 2020), whereas, the GBF cover decreased from 58% (in 1980) to 39% (in 2020), with the\r\noverall classification accuracy and kappa coefficient of 86% and 81%, respectively. Re-settlement, large-scale\r\nagricultural investment, charcoal production, fuel wood, and road construction were among the important\r\nthreats causing the GBF reduction. Investors, settlers, migrants, residents and day-workers are agents of the GBF\r\ncover reduction. To minimize deforestation and sustainably use the GBF local bylaws, delineating and keeping\r\nthe GBF from human interferences, building awareness, enrichment plantation, and alternative firewood sources\r\nwere identified as management options. Therefore, to maintain the GBF and break the expansion of the Sahara\r\nDesert, governmental and non-governmental organization and the local community ought to apply the recommended\r\nGBF management options."^^ . "2022-07-17" . . "9" . "100305" . . "ELSEVIER"^^ . . . "Trees Forests and People (TSI)"^^ . . . "26667193" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "G"^^ . "Zeleke"^^ . "G Zeleke"^^ . . "M"^^ . "Mekonnen"^^ . "M Mekonnen"^^ . . "G"^^ . "Yeshineh"^^ . "G Yeshineh"^^ . . "G"^^ . "Desta"^^ . "G Desta"^^ . . . . . . "Threats and management options of the green belt natural forest, northwest lowlands of Ethiopia (PDF)"^^ . . . "Threats and management options of the green belt natural forest northwest lowlands of Ethiopia.pdf"^^ . . . "Threats and management options of the green belt natural forest, northwest lowlands of Ethiopia (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "indexcodes.txt"^^ . . "HTML Summary of #12034 \n\nThreats and management options of the green belt natural forest, northwest lowlands of Ethiopia\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "Ethiopia"@en . .