Research Article
Extent and Rate of Deforestation and Forest Degradation (1986–2016) in West Bugwe Central Forest Reserve, Uganda
Table 4
Percent land cover changes in West Bugwe Central Forest Reserve for the period 1986–2016.
| Land cover | 1986 (%) | 1995 (%) | 2006 (%) | 2016 (%) |
| Forest | 43.6 | 27.5 | 25.4 | 8.1 | Shrubland | 24.7 | 45.4 | 40.1 | 59.9 | Wetland | 10.7 | 10.6 | 12.4 | 3.7 | Grassland | 16 | 7.5 | 13.6 | 17.9 | Farmland | 2.5 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | Built-up | 2.1 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
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