<![CDATA[This study aimed to analyze and identify the dynamics of change in the degradation of vegetation cover at En-Nuhud area, West Kordofan State, Sudan, during the period from 1975-2022. Data were obtained from Landsat Multispectral Scanner (MSS), Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+), and LANDSAT8 OLI for the years 1975, 1985, 1995, 2002, 2012, and 2022. EARDAS and ArcGIS version 10.4 software were used to analyze and process the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data of the area under study. NDVI, Land Surface Temperature (LST), and Normalized Soil Moisture Index (NSMI) models were adopted to quantify the dynamic changes in degradation of vegetation cover, while Getis-Ord Gi* statistics were calculated to identify hotspot zones. The results showed significant dynamics change in degradation of vegetation cover without a specific rate or trend over space and time. Approximately 29.56%, 44.28%, and 26.16% of the study area suffered from low, moderate, and high degradation, respectively. Furthermore, two distinctive hotspot zones were identified with a confidence level of (P ≥ 0.05). The study has further shown that variability in rainfall coupled with successive and irregular periods of drought had a significant impact on the natural vegetation cover in the area. In conclusion, geo-technologies are identified as an indispensable factor in monitoring and assessing dynamic changes in environmental degradation.Received: 2024-12-23 Revised: 2026-03-05 Accepted: 2026-06-15 Published: 2026-08-05 ]]>
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