Forest Loss and Susceptible Area Prediction at Sefwi Wiawso District (SWD), Ghana

Table 13

Forest cover trends in hectares (ha) for FRs dangerously within community access.

Forest reserve	Land cover	2000	2010	2017
Tano Suraw	Close FR	1465.02	1089.18	167.58
	Open FR	459.9	847.17	1479.6
	Farmland	9.18	5.04	292.68
	Grassland	11.07	3.78	5.31
	Bareland	0.09	0.09	0.54
Sui River	Close FR	1014.66	1042.2	645.57
	Open FR	142.11	108.18	22.5
	Farmland	3.69	14.58	495.72
	Grassland	4.5	0	0
	Bareland	0	0	0
Tano Suhien	Close FR	8163.27	8181.36	6479.91
	Open FR	748.08	672.93	442.62
	Farmland	116.46	256.77	2201.94
	Grassland	86.76	17.64	0
	Bareland	14.13	0	4.59