Assessment of The Impact of Human Activities On Vegetation in Kaltungo-East of Kaltungo Local Government Area, Gombe State, Nigeria

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      author = {Kwarams S.H., Victor J., Malangale, A.},
      title = {Assessment of The Impact of Human Activities On Vegetation in Kaltungo-East of Kaltungo Local Government Area, Gombe State, Nigeria},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {8},
      number = {9},
      pages = {306-313},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1707437.pdf},
      abstract = {This project considered the impact of human activities on vegetation in Kaltungo-East, Kaltungo LGA, Gombe State, Nigeria, over 20 years (2003?2023), centering on the effect of human exercises on vegetation. High-resolution lackey pictures from 2003, 2013, and 2023 were analyzed utilizing administered classification strategies in ArcGIS Master 3.4 to classify the scene into four LULC classes: vegetation, built-up regions, uncovered arrive, and shake outcrops. The outcome uncovered noteworthy changes in arrive utilize designs. Vegetation cover declined definitely from 17.24 km? (17.24%) in 2003 to 3.28 km? (3.28%) in 2023, speaking to an 80.95% misfortune over the think about period. Built-up zones extended from 1.35 km? (1.35%) in 2003 to 3.07 km? (3.07%) in 2023, showing urban development. Uncovered area changed, at first expanding to 50.38 km? (50.38%) in 2013 sometime recently declining to 42.84 km? (42.84%) in 2023. Rock outcrops consistently extended from 36.71 km? (36.71%) in 2003 to 54.53 km? (54.53%) in 2023, reflecting expanded soil disintegration and arrive corruption. Slant examination uncovered that vegetation misfortune was most articulated between 2003 and 2013 (-1.36 km?/year), with a critical lull from 2013 to 2023 (-0.035 km?/year). Alter discovery investigation shown that vegetation was generally changed over to uncovered arrive and built-up zones, driven by deforestation, rural extension, and urbanization. These discoveries highlight the pressing require for feasible arrive administration hones to relieve natural corruption. Suggestions incorporate afforestation, disintegration control, maintainable urban arranging, and community-based preservation activities. This investigate underscores the significance of utilizing GIS and farther detecting advances for checking and overseeing arrive utilize changes, advertising experiences for policymakers and natural organizers. },
      keywords = {Vegetation, deforestation, classification and GIS},
      month = {March},
  }