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Change is a universal law of nature. A significant aspect of change detection is understanding what exactly is changing and in what forms. It is crucial to identify which land category is transforming into another. This information reveals both desirable and undesirable changes. Due to the rapidly growing population and changing patterns of economic activities (primary, secondary, tertiary), there are changes in land use and land cover. The maximum area of Jaunsar-Bawar is situated in the Lesser Himalayas. To provide accurate and updated information on the land use and land cover of this region's natural resources, dynamic analysis was conducted using satellite data from the years 2000 and 2015, covering a period of 15 years. For the dynamic study of land use and land cover (LULC) in the study area, five land use categories (open land, dense forest, open forest, shrubs, and water) were defined. To assess the changes in land use and land cover under the natural resources of Jaunsar-Bawar, data from two distinct years, 2000 and 2015, were used, employing Landsat-T.M for the year 2000 and Landsat-8 for the year 2015. The rates of change in land use and land cover in Jaunsar-Bawar from 2000 to 2015 were used to project the changes for the year 2025. Statistical analysis of change detection and projection was conducted to assess the changes in land use and land cover.