Objectives of this study are:

• Assessment of the spatio-temporal dynamics of forest fragmentation and  quantification of the rates of forest fragmentation;
• Management options to mitigate forest loss and fragmentation. This will allow specific forest fragments to restore and sustain their initial structure and biodiversity.

The forest transition and its associated fragmentation process throughout the study area were estimated based on the analysis of multi temporal landscape maps.  Forest fragmentation analysis was done to quantify the type of forest in the study area-patch, transitional, edge, perforated, and interior based on the classified images. Forest fragmentation analysis spatially aids in visualizing the regions that require immediate attention to minimize landslides. Spatial fragmentation map depicts the type and extent of fragmentation. So there is a need for better understanding the role of disturbance regimes which helps in better informed management decisions, by gaining insight related to landscape dynamics and the historic range of variability in ecosystems.