The role of cannabis (Cannabis sativa) cultivation growth as a driving force in land use and cover change (LUCC) in the upstream part of the Laou river catchment area (Northern Morocco)

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Documents d Analisi Geografica Pub Date : 2023-05-22 DOI:10.5565/rev/dag.716

Mustapha Hmamou, J. Vila-Subirós, Noureddine Chikhi, Abdelaziz Boulifa, Mohamed EL Abdellaoui

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Abstract

The population of the Rif mountains in Morocco depends mainly on the cultivation of cannabis for its livelihood. This study shows the role played by such cultivation in landscape changes in the upstream part of the Laou river catchment area between 1985 and 2019. The analysis was developed using Landsat data. The results indicate that cannabis cultivation has contributed to accelerating the process of LUCC, given that most types of forests were largely transformed to cultivated areas. The increasing pressure on agricultural land, especially after agricultural innovations and the culture of new cannabis hybrids, has had serious consequences on the environment, economy and society. This has been demonstrated in the intensive exploitation of water, and as a result several areas are now denied access to drinking and irrigation water. To reduce the harm of these transformations, diversified and sustainable agricultural practices must be restored to their previous state.

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摩洛哥北部Laou河流域上游地区大麻种植增长对土地利用与覆被变化的驱动作用

摩洛哥里夫山脉的居民主要依靠种植大麻为生。本研究展示了1985 - 2019年，这种种植在老娄河流域上游景观变化中的作用。该分析是利用地球资源卫星数据进行的。结果表明，大麻种植有助于加速土地利用与土地覆盖变化的进程，因为大多数类型的森林都被转化为耕地。农业用地日益增加的压力，特别是在农业创新和新的大麻杂交栽培之后，对环境、经济和社会产生了严重后果。这一点已从对水的密集开发中得到证明，因此，一些地区现在无法获得饮用水和灌溉用水。为了减少这些变化的危害，多样化和可持续的农业实践必须恢复到以前的状态。

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期刊介绍： Documents d’Anàlisi Geogràfica is an open-access academic journal aimed at scholars and professionals who have an interest on the interactions between nature, society, politics, economy and culture that take place in space at different scales, and to which geography provides analysis or responses. Edited jointly by the Department of Geography of the Universitat Autònoma of Barcelona and the Department of Geography of the Universitat de Girona, Documents d’Anàlisi Geogràfica is published quarterly, in February, June and October.