DEFORESTATION, TRANSFORMATION INTO SAVANNAH AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE SAVANNAH AND FOREST LANDSCAPES OF BENIN’S SUDANO-GUINEAN ZONE ; DEFORESTACIÓN, SABANIZACIÓN Y DESARROLLO AGRÍCOLA DE PAISAJES DE SABANAS-BOSQUES EN EL ÁREA SUDANO-GUINEANA DE BENÍN ; Déforestation, savanisation et développement agricole des paysages de savanes-forêts dans la zone soudano-guinéenne du Bénin

The mosaic forest characterising the munic- ipalities of Banté-Glazoué-Ouessé (Collines district) in Benin’s Sudano-Guinean zone is one of the country’s main sources of agricultural produce and charcoal. These mosaic forests are being degraded in dif- ferent ways. A study of their dynamics over space and time, based on interpretations of Landsat-type imagery (MSS 1972, TM 1986 and ETM+ 2006), using a geographic information system and landscape ecology tools, was conducted to support a possible forest restoration programme. The study results were applied, by means of transition matrices and spa... Mehr ...