Environmental Systems Research

Table 5 Changes in land use land cover in the buffer zone of Chebera Churchura National Park during transition period (1985to 2000), before establishment of the park (1991 to 2000) and after establishment (2010 to 2020)

From: Land use land cover change in and around Chebera Churchura National Park, Southwestern Ethiopia: implications for management effectiveness

	During transitional period (1985–2000)				Before park establishment (1991–2000)				After park establishment (2010–2020)
LULC type	change (km2)	Percent change	Change rate (km²/year)		change (km²)	Percent change	Change rate (km²/year)		change (km²)	Percent change	Change rate (km²/year)
Agricultural land	34.81	135.87	2.32		3.11	5.43	0.35		99.71	99.38	9.97
Forest	6.32	4.37	0.42		35.37	30.57	3.93		−13.09	−10.74	−1.31
Water	−4.33	−32.27	−0.29		2.59	39.85	0.29		4.78	174.45	0.48
Woodland	73.27	35.18	4.88		10.44	3.85	1.16		18.07	5.93	1.81
Wooded Grassland	198.77	67.24	13.25		100.18	25.41	11.13		−89.84	−24.28	−8.98
Grassland	−308.82	−74.41	−20.59		−151.85	−58.85	−16.87		−19.62	−9.66	−1.96

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