An accurate and up-to-date knowledge of landuse/landcover features and their relative risk forrnenvironmental hazards represents the foundation for effective sustainable land resourcernmanagement. It guides local managers in managing land resources in a more sustainablernmanner and to implement conservation measures. Hence, this study attempted to identify andrnquantify the major landuse/landcover changes over the past 32 years (1973-2005) using RemoternSensing and GIS techniques as well as to produce potential soil erosion risk map and to estimaternthe rate of soil erosion using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) in combinationrnwith Remote Sensing and GIS in Antsokia-gemza Woreda. In line with this, three satelliternimageries (Landsat MSS 1973, Landsat TM 1986, and Landsat ETM+ 2000) have been utilizedrnfor the change detection analysis; and 15years rainfall data, soil map (FAO, 1996), topographyrnmap (SRTM) and landcover map of the year 2005 have been considered for soil erosion riskrnanalysis. As a result, landuse/landcover map of 1973, 1986, 2005, and potential soil erosion riskrnmap of the study area was generated. The results showed that during the last 32 years 3 majorrnchanges have been observed, forest cover and wetland resource significantly decreased at a raternof (0.93 km2/yr) and (0.53 km2/yr) respectively; on the other hand cultivated land and bare landrnhas shown increment in size at a rate of (0.98 km2/yr) and (1.32 km2/yr) respectively; andrnsettlement and urbanization has intensified. Concerning the soil erosion risk analysis the woredarnexhibited soil erosion between 0.019 to 327.011 ton ha-1 yr-1, with 32.86 ton ha-1 yr-1 of meanrnannual rate of soil loss which has shown the woreda is prone to rainfall erosion. Particularly thernsteeper slopes in the mid-highland area is highly susceptible to erosion. Therefore, detailrnassessment based landuse/landscover plan and management, soil and water conservationrnpractices are some of the appropriate interventions recommended.rnKey Words: Landuse/Landcover, Dynamics, Soil erosion Risk, GIS, Remote Sensing, USLE