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

Environmental Systems Research

Table 6 Matrix of land use and land cover change (in km²) in the buffer zone of Chebera Churchura National Park (a) before establishment of the park (1991 to 2000) and (b) after establishment (2010 to 2020). Values in bold font indicate stable land cover

	Year 2000 (km²)
	LULC	Agricultural land	Forest	Grassland	Water bodies	Wooded grassland	Woodland
	(a) Before park establishment (1991 to 2000)
Year 1991 (km²)	Agricultural land	17.77	0.25	1.08	0.01	16.11	22.10
	Forest	0.70	96.80	0.02	0.14	0.13	17.85
	Grassland	6.93	0.09	62.28	1.61	178.09	9.05
	Water	0.00	0.23	0.00	3.34	2.90	0.06
	Wooded grassland	22.17	1.57	42.47	0.57	242.48	84.95
	Woodland	12.86	52.13	0.41	3.43	54.69	147.54

	Year 2020 (km²)
	LULC	Agricultural land	Forest	Grassland	Water	Wooded grassland	Woodland
	(b) After park establishment (2010 to 2020)
Year 2010 (km²)	Agricultural land	63.86	0.17	14.23	0.44	9.43	12.20
	Forest	3.61	87.36	0.52	0.47	1.53	28.38
	Grassland	11.70	0.53	66.23	1.25	91.18	32.15
	Water	0.03	0.10	0.21	1.86	0.24	0.30
	Wooded grassland	66.32	0.66	82.26	1.00	129.36	90.45
	Woodland	54.51	19.96	19.97	2.50	48.47	159.26