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\hypersetup{pdftitle={Environmental Degradation and Conflict in Western Sudan: Implications for Rangeland Use and Recovery: A GIS and Remote Sensing Perspective},pdfauthor={Mohammed Bashir, Stefen Schmidt},pdfsubject={Tropentag 2016: Abstract},pdfkeywords={Environment, Rangeland, Remote sense, Sudan},pdfpagemode=None,colorlinks=true}
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\parbox[b]{13.4cm}{\centering \large{\textbf{Tropentag, September 18-21, 2016, Vienna, Austria}}\\[1ex] \Large{``Solidarity in a competing world ---\\fair use of resources''\\[2ex]}}
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\Large{\textbf{Environmental Degradation and Conflict in Western Sudan: Implications for Rangeland Use and Recovery: A GIS and Remote Sensing Perspective\footnote{\textbf{Contact Address:} Mohammed Bashir, Ministry of Animal Resourse, Noth Darfur, Elfasher, Sudan, \mbox{e-mail}: \email{m.mukhtar36@yahoo.com}}\\[0.8ex]}}
\normalsize{\textsc{Mohammed Bashir$^{1}$, Stefen Schmidt$^{2}$}}
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\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{1}$Ministry of Animal Resourse, Noth Darfur, Sudan}}}
\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{2}$University of Stuttgart, }}}
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Rangelands cover about \mbox{46\,\%} of the total area of Sudan, and encompass different ecological zones of the country, extending from desert and semi desert in the north, to low and high rainfall savannah in the south parts. The rangelands of Sudan contribute to significant income and subsistence of large sectors of the population and provide more than \mbox{80\,\%} of the total feed requirements of the national livestock herd. They play a vital role in soil and watershed protection, biological diversity, ecological balance and environmental conservation. Over the last three decades, the rangeland cover in Sudan has been severely degraded, particularly in semi"=arid areas.



This study is focused on the assessment of and mapping of land use land cover change at Western Sudan. Through mapping and monitoring the changes that occurred in the rangeland use and recovery due to the environmental degradation. The study attempted also to update some information in the study area such vegetation cover and Vegetation density using different methods of data transformation and analysis such as statistical analysis GIS and remote sensing techniques. The Result showed that Western Sudan was rich of forest agricultural lands and has extensive water resources. The region plays a significant role in environmental social and economic aspects of Sudan. The state has suffered from deforestation and degradation due to natural hazards and human activities. This research conducted by application of remote sensing and investigated the possibility of identification monitoring and mapping of the rangeland use and rangeland cover changes and dynamics in the Western Sudan during the last 30 years. The result show that land use land cover structure in the Western Sudan has obvious Changes and there is strong relations between forest cover changes and land area clearance for agriculture



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\noindent \textbf{Keywords:} Environment, Rangeland, Remote sense, Sudan
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