Alene Fenta

Land Use / Cover Change on Soil Loss: a Case of Dabzite Watershed Alene Fenta

Research is basic instrument for human being to solve challenges and advance development. One of this day?s world frustrating problems is natural resource degradation. This research relies on Land use/cover dynamic and its soil loss effect analysis using remote sensing and geographic information system. The research work concentrated on the extent; rate, pattern and causes of land use land cover change and their effect on soil loss using soil loss prediction (USLE) model. Findings showed that land use/ cover dynamics was increased as the expense of forest and grazing land. The soil loss trend goes with double increasing rate in each quarter of a century. The major driving forces for the observed land use/cover changes and soil loss rate were population growth, expansion of agricultural land, fuel wood & construction materials demand.