Temporal land use patterns, woody plant diversity, and carbon sequestration in Mumosho forest landscape, Eastern DR Congo
Serge Mugisho Mukotanyi·Alphonse Balezi·Daniel Muhindo Iragi·Lebon Aganze Badesire·Jessica Nabintu Mbaswa
Forests offer numerous ecosystem services that enhance human livelihoods. However, without proper regulation, human activities can deteriorate forest ecosystems. This study aims to evaluate the land use and cover dynamics in Mumosho municipality, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and assess the diversity and carbon sequestration capacity of its woody species. We conducted a supervised classification of Landsat images from 1994, 2004, 2013, and 2023 and calculated spatial structure