The latest deforestation news is included at the foot of the page. A strategy for physical recovery badege bishaw oregon state university, usa abstract deforestation, accelerated soil erosion, and land degradation are serious problems in ethiopia. Deforestation in nigeria and its implication on economy. These greenhouse gas emissions contribute to rising temperatures, changes in patterns of weather and water, and an increased frequency of extreme weather events. There is no doubt that africa as a continent is endowed with many natural resources more specifically forests since this is the focus of this paper. This paper is centered on the ethical perspective of the challenges of deforestation in nigeria. Despite being officially listed as endangered in nigeria, pangolins are still hunted in ogun state, where deforestation has fragmented and reduced their forest habitat. Notes on deforestation for cocoa beyond west africa. According to food and agricultural organization of united nation as of 2005 nigeria has highest deforestation rate in the world at 12. For example, in sumatra, rainforests on deep peatlands are being cleared, drained. Of all the environmental concerns facing developing nations in the humid tropics, largescale deforestation is certainly the cause which has most galvanized world attention, and it is one of the most serious environmental problems facing nigeria today adedire, 2000. This study was conducted in enugu state of nigeria, it is located in the southeastern part of the country and it shares boundaries with 5 other states like anambra, abia, ebonyi, kogi and benue state. Deforestation, clearance, clearcutting or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees from land which is then converted to a nonforest use. The data were used to answer a question on how farmers contribute to deforestation process in nigeria.
The effects of deforestation have led to a decline in forest cover, forest degradation. Impacts of deforestation on the loss of biodiversity zambrut. Against this backdrop, the paper is investigating the effect of deforestation and its influence on green environment in nigeria. As of 2005, nigeria has the highest rate of deforestation in the world according to the food and agriculture organization of the united nations fao. Deforestation, clearing or thinning of forests by humans to make the land available for other uses. The impact is intense because agroeconomy of nigeria is dependent on rainfall and hence. Currently, deforestation is responsible for about 10 percent of climate emissions globally. The causes attributed to deforestation are multivariate in nature, interrelated and differ at local, national as well as regional scale. Deforestation in nigeria wikimili, the free encyclopedia.
An analysis of the extent and nature of illegality in forest conversion for agriculture and timber plantations, 90% of the deforestation in brazil from 2000 to 2012 was illegal, primarily due to the failure to conserve a percentage of natural forests in largescale cattle and soy. Concern for policymakers part ii muhammad rabiu jaafarfuro department of agricultural economics and extension adamawa state university, pmb 25, mubi, nigeria abstract poverty and deforestation, reforestation and beekeeping are seemingly interrelated. Dachung3 1department of social and environmental forestry, university of agriculture, makurdi, benue state, nigeria. Nigeria has never lacked talk shows on threats to the environment especially on global biodiversity and climate change, rather in sub saharan africa what is lacking is the affirmative action to be taken 6 remarked that there is social apathy. Causes, effects and control strategies 5 deforestation are maintained. Deforestation and forest degradation are responsible for around 15% of all greenhouse gas emissions. Deforestation statistics for nigeria, including tree cover loss, primary forest cover, and biodiversity data. This section looks at a deforestation definition, causes of deforestation, effects of deforestation, solutions to deforestation and deforestation facts. Deforestation and greening the nigerian environment. Nigeria remains a country with one of the worlds highest rate of deforestation with more than 50% loss of its forests in the past decades 45,46 stated that deforestation is a grave problem in northern nigeria 47 48 49 mentioned that the factors responsible. Forests are slowly disappearing from the face of the earth, and one of the places where it is most noticeable is nigeria.
Deforestation figures show nigeria has the worst rate in the world of 55. Study on the evolution of some deforestation drivers and their potential impacts on the costs of an avoiding deforestation scheme in the context of the framework contract no. Drought, desertification and the nigerian environment. One way of solving this problem has been the creation of forest reserves. Research objectives the main objective of this study is to analyse the current deforestation status of the nigerian economy and its capacity for harnessing opportunities for green growth.
Study on the evolution of some deforestation drivers and. Learn about historical and modern deforestation and its effects. The drivers of tropical deforestation can be summed up as complex socioeconomic processes that are impossible to isolate a single cause. The impact of deforestation on biodiversity in nigeria is seen in terms of loss of valuable plant species, reduced plant biomass, extinction of animal species. The study investigates the role of farm households in deforestation process in nigeria.
Report finds successful efforts to reduce deforestation. This paper seeks to assess the extent of the impacts of deforestation on socio. In this case, agriculture is the main immediate driver of deforestation, which is influenced by underlying factors, such as the expansion of. Although the northern part of the country suffers the most from deforestation, the southsouth parts of the country, as well as the relatively stable centres, are not spared the menace. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. Deforestation in niger pictured here is the baban rafi forest, which nasa calls the most significant piece of woodland in the maradi department of. Global forest watch map showing forest loss and gain in nigeria between 20012012. Basically, many of the function s of tropical forests are not marketed and as such are ignored in decision making. Heres what deforestation looks like in 2019 and what we. Pdf challenges of deforestation in nigeria and the. Household survey data were obtained from 300 farm households with the aid of personally administered questionnaire through a multistage sampling technique. Recent data from matt hansen and global forest watch suggest that deforestation is rising in nigeria table 2 nigeria, along with onehalf of the worlds countries has portions or all of their. State of the worlds forests 2016 shows that some countries have been able to reconcile the aspirations of the different sectors, increasing the agricultural productivity and food security of their populations while also halting and even reversing.
As of 2005, the unfao graded nigeria as having the highest deforestation rate in the world, with about 55. Deforestation is a major driver of terrestrial habitat loss and habitat fragmentation and contributes to global warming. Nigeria institute of social and economic research niser lbadan, nigeria abstracttrees in forested and agricultural landscapes are particularly important because they disproportionately provide. Deforestation has been a major problem for many countries over the past few centuries. Thats why were campaigning for a deforestationfree future. Assessment of environmental impact of deforestation in. Deforestation and land degradation on the ethiopian highlands. Such activities include deforestation for industrial purpose and fuel wood, urbanization, bush burning, agroactivities on marginal lands and other sustainable agricultural activities.
To investigate pangolin status in the state, the authors interviewed hunters, forest workers and market traders selling wild animals or their parts for medicinal use. There is therefore the need to better understand the constraint and challenges of deforestation especially in the study areas of nasarawa state. The economic and ecological effects of deforestation on. After decades of inaction, in november 2017 the chocolate industry was finally poised to do something about deforestation. On top of that, its one of the quickest and most cost effective ways to curb global warming. Few modern agencies can trace ancestry in a straight line of succession since 1908 when the first forestry department was created. Cocoa has been the number one cause of deforestation that has destroyed 90 percent of the countrys forest cover and driven similarly severe impacts in neighboring ghana. Penny encyclopedia of life support systems eolss the situation in africa is particularly acute, but even the densely populated asian and pacific regions contain roughly 1. Successfully reducing deforestation is essential as forests are home to a wide range of plants and animals, and vital to the livelihoods of indigenous communities. Much of the allowance for deforestation in nigeria comes from demand for fuel wood. It consists of a complex of social, political, economic.
There is a clear correlation between deforestation and the prices of soybean. Deforestation is an ongoing phenomenon in nigeria and is becoming more visible with increasing population and urbanization in almost of parts of the country. Find out more about deforestation in nigeria and its effect on the countrys economy. In nigeria, afforestation is of critical importance as the whole country has been ravaged by many environmental problems which can be managed through afforestation. Deforestation and land degradation on the ethiopian.
Deforestation puts at risk all aspects of the environment, the economy and of the citizens of the country. To overcome these problems, efforts have been made to launch afforestation and conservation. Ending deforestation is our best chance to conserve wildlife and defend the rights of forest communities. The most concentrated deforestation occurs in tropical rainforests. Global forest loss caused by cocoa production was roughly 23 million hectares from 1988 to 2008, which equaled approximately 1% of total forest loss. Major contribution to deforestation in this area is urbanization and industrial development which is been caused by high population increase. Challenges of deforestation in nigeria and the millennium development goals article pdf available may 2014 with 9,982 reads how we measure reads.
According to the study, consumer goods and deforestation. Indeed some 31 countries do not even make the list because they have already removed most of their forests and even if that remain are seriously fragmented and degraded. Pdf deforestation, food security and environmental. Deforestation and greening the nigerian environment ogunwale, a. Deforestation is the permanent destruction of forests in order to make the land available for other uses.