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Land use land cover change and socio-economic activities in the Burunge Wildlife Management Area ecosystem during COVID-19

Land use land cover change (LULCC) is among the major factors affecting the natural environment worldwide. Studying LULCC is essential as it contributes to natural resource management, biodiversity conservation, and land use planning, especially during pandemics such as COVID-19. This study aimed at...

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Autores principales: Chebby, Francis, Mmbaga, Naza, Ngongolo, Kelvin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10008974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36923868
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14064
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description Land use land cover change (LULCC) is among the major factors affecting the natural environment worldwide. Studying LULCC is essential as it contributes to natural resource management, biodiversity conservation, and land use planning, especially during pandemics such as COVID-19. This study aimed at assessing the trend (1995–2021) and magnitude of LULCC in the Burunge WMA ecosystem before (2015–2018) and during COVID-19 (2018–2021). The data on LULCC were collected from the satellite imagery on the USGS website, whereas the data on perceptions of local communities on LULCC from Mwada, Kakoi and Maweni villages were collected through a household questionnaire survey (HQS) of 445 randomly sampled households, focused group discussions (FGDs) and key informant interviews (KIIs). Quantitative data were analyzed using MS Excel 2019, R software (2022.02.0 + 443) and ArcGIS (Version 10.8). Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis techniques. The findings indicated a fluctuation in agriculture, forest, and water coverage. For instance, agriculture and settlements increased significantly by 23.91% in 2015–2021 and 5.71% in 1995–2005 respectively, whereas forested land showed a maximum increase of 7.33% in 1995–2005. However, there was a pronounced increase in agricultural lands (3.99%) during the COVID-19 phase as compared to the same time frame before the pandemic. Local communities pointed to agriculture and settlements as the major activities contributing to LULCC. The findings show significant LULCC in Burunge WMA which calls for special attention from responsible authorities and other stakeholders for the achievement of biodiversity conservation and the development of livelihoods in the area.
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spelling pubmed-100089742023-03-14 Land use land cover change and socio-economic activities in the Burunge Wildlife Management Area ecosystem during COVID-19 Chebby, Francis Mmbaga, Naza Ngongolo, Kelvin Heliyon Research Article Land use land cover change (LULCC) is among the major factors affecting the natural environment worldwide. Studying LULCC is essential as it contributes to natural resource management, biodiversity conservation, and land use planning, especially during pandemics such as COVID-19. This study aimed at assessing the trend (1995–2021) and magnitude of LULCC in the Burunge WMA ecosystem before (2015–2018) and during COVID-19 (2018–2021). The data on LULCC were collected from the satellite imagery on the USGS website, whereas the data on perceptions of local communities on LULCC from Mwada, Kakoi and Maweni villages were collected through a household questionnaire survey (HQS) of 445 randomly sampled households, focused group discussions (FGDs) and key informant interviews (KIIs). Quantitative data were analyzed using MS Excel 2019, R software (2022.02.0 + 443) and ArcGIS (Version 10.8). Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis techniques. The findings indicated a fluctuation in agriculture, forest, and water coverage. For instance, agriculture and settlements increased significantly by 23.91% in 2015–2021 and 5.71% in 1995–2005 respectively, whereas forested land showed a maximum increase of 7.33% in 1995–2005. However, there was a pronounced increase in agricultural lands (3.99%) during the COVID-19 phase as compared to the same time frame before the pandemic. Local communities pointed to agriculture and settlements as the major activities contributing to LULCC. The findings show significant LULCC in Burunge WMA which calls for special attention from responsible authorities and other stakeholders for the achievement of biodiversity conservation and the development of livelihoods in the area. Elsevier 2023-02-28 /pmc/articles/PMC10008974/ /pubmed/36923868 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14064 Text en © 2023 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title_fullStr Land use land cover change and socio-economic activities in the Burunge Wildlife Management Area ecosystem during COVID-19
title_full_unstemmed Land use land cover change and socio-economic activities in the Burunge Wildlife Management Area ecosystem during COVID-19
title_short Land use land cover change and socio-economic activities in the Burunge Wildlife Management Area ecosystem during COVID-19
title_sort land use land cover change and socio-economic activities in the burunge wildlife management area ecosystem during covid-19
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10008974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36923868
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14064
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