Monitoring Forest Recovery in Protected Forests of Northern Côte d’Ivoire Using Landsat Imagery and Intensity Change Analysis

In this paper, the initiatives of reforestation national forests North Côte d’Ivoire were examined using geomatics and analysis change intensity by taking case protected Forest Badénou (PFB). A spatial based on multi-spectral multi-temporal Landsat imagery was carried out to assess land cover changes in (PFB) over past two decades determine whether patterns terms gains/losses each classes active or dormant between period before (2000-2013) after (2013-2019) initiative. Five main identified: forest (dry deciduous gallery forests), tree savannah, shrub/grassy savannah (including agricultural lands), bare lands (bare soils degraded areas), water course. All satisfactorily classified, with an excellent producer’s user’s overall accuracies very good Kappa coefficients. The results showed that 2000 2019, PFB increased from 7778 ha 5054 ha, a decrease marked 2013 approximately 60% compared its size 2000, while slight increase 2019 (4645 ha) i.e. around 9%) certainly due since 2016. As for annual intensities class both study periods, (gain loss) savanna relatively reforestation, gain marked, indicating degradation remains threat sustainability PFB. has occurred mainly eastern parts PFB, central have regained more cover. These can help identify conservation restoration priorities improve management