Dynamics of Land use and Land cover in the Belitung Island, Indonesia
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Belitung Island
Area Of Science
- Environmental Science
- Remote Sensing
- Ecology
Background
- Belitung Island, part of the Southeast Asian tin belt, faces significant land use and land cover (LULC) changes due to mining.
- These LULC dynamics impact local economies and ecosystem health.
Purpose Of The Study
- To analyze dynamic LULC changes on Belitung Island from 1990 to 2020.
- To evaluate deforestation and reforestation trends in the region.
Main Methods
- Utilized LULC data from The Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) (1990-2020).
- Employed supervised classification of satellite imageries with overall accuracy between 0.79 and 0.92.
- Reclassified LULC into six IPCC classes: forest, cropland, grassland, other land, settlements, and wetlands.
Main Results
- Revealed a significant forest cover reduction exceeding 25% over 30 years.
- Observed reforestation in 2020, with subsequent conversion to cropland (0.57%), grassland (0.32%), and other lands (0.39%).
Conclusions
- Belitung Island faces challenges in sustainable development, conservation, and food security due to LULC changes.
- Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) is proposed as a strategy to mitigate socioeconomic and ecological issues.
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