The analyses of the state and transitions of the landscape help in understanding LULC dynamics, which in turn helps in the sustainable management of natural resources. Prudent natural resource management requires a synoptic ecosystem approach, accounting for natural variability as well as anthropogenic activities. Landscape management planning and the role of governance have become crucial with increasing population pressure on land resources and urbanization. Arresting the deforestation process or enhancing forest cover is essential to mitigate climate change impacts. The study region being ecologically sensitive is undergoing large-scale land cover changes due to unplanned and senseless urbanization processes in Bangalore because of fragmented and uncoordinated governance. The conservation of an ecologically vital BNP is crucial for the survival of Bangaloreans and global population as BNP has been helping in sequestering carbon (emissions) and moderating climate and wide array of flora of medicinal importance. Land use land cover (LULC) analyses through temporal RS data from 1973 to 2015 reveal that the region has lost moist deciduous cover from 26.1 per cent to 13.8 per cent and that there has been an increase in horticulture, from 8.5 per cent to 11 per cent. Urban sprawl or dispersed growth in the region is due to illegal housing projects and industrial projects accounting to 5,462 ha (built-up area). The visualization of likely land uses in 2027 through the CA-Markov modelling framework shows the loss of natural forest cover from 41.38 per cent to 35.59 per cent with a spurt in urban pockets from 4.49 per cent to 9.62 per cent. This highlights the need for sensible policy interventions by promoting native species to rehabilitate degraded lands, strict monitoring, increasing community awareness and stringent implementation to protect BNP, the repository of unique flora and fauna with biological, social, hydrological and ecological significance.