Assessment of El-Rawashda Reserved Forest Resources

This study was carried out in El-Rawashda Natural Reserved Forest. It is located in the Eastern part of Sudan at latitude 41.1¿ N and longitude 35.6¿ E. The ai mof this study is to assess and monitor forest cover change at El-Rawashda Natural Reserved Forest using Remote Sensing Imagery and selected indicators related to climate change (rainfall, temperature, soil quality, aridity index, and floraland faunal species). Remotely sensed data for the years 1988, 1998, 2007 and 2018, were used to achieve this objective. The results revealed that there were remarkable changes from the satellite remotely sensed images showed in El-Rawashda Natural Reserved Forest cover. Local community also confirmed that a huge change occurred between 1988 and 2018 and this change was attributed to climatic variability and human induced activates. In addition, El-Rawashda Natural Reserved Forest played aconsiderable role by providing a wide range of benefits, contributing significantly to people¿s livelihoods and environmental services.