| Summary: | Land Saturation at the Periphery of the Haut-Sassandra Classified Forest (Central-West of Ivory Coast) During the Period 1990 to 2016. The Haut-Sassandra Classified Forest (FCHS) experienced an accelerated deterioration with the 2002 crisis that shook Ivory Coast. The establishment of crops and habitats within this forest may suggest that the land on the periphery of this forest would be depleted. However, studies dealing with land saturation in the area around this FCHS are almost non-existent. The purpose of this study is to determine the dynamics of land use and land management in the peripheral zone of the FCHS. To achieve this, five Landsat satellite images covering the period 1990 to 2016 were acquired and processed. The validation of these treatments was coupled with socio-economic surveys and participatory observations carried out in 11 villages bordering this forest. The various analyzes show that perennial crops, mainly cocoa trees, already occupied 73.9% of the area in 1990. With the disappearance of forests, aging orchards and certain parasitic constraints, cocoa cultivation experienced a regression during and after the decade of crisis in favor of rubber and cashew nuts. All this affects the land acquisition methods dominated before the crisis by donation or leasing but witch have disappeared today to the benefit of inheritance and purchase.
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