March 2025

Land use and land cover changes using Orfeo tool box open-source classifier within an urban river riparian reserve of Nairobi River, Kenya

Urban riparian reserves are a vital source of ecosystem services for urban dwellers. These zones support urban food production, environmental quality, and are home to rich biodiversity of flora and fauna. Even though urban riparian zones offer many benefits to the urban dwellers, the same zones are under tremendous threats from increased anthropogenic activities resulting from Land Use Land Cover (LULC) changes. Nairobi...

Author(s): Malachi Atieno Odongo, Caled Mireri and Patricia Mwangi