Forestry and Environmental Management Research Papers/Topics

Influence of Extension Education on Household Adoption of Forestry Conservation Practices in South Eastern Nigeria

ABSTRACT Extension education programmes were observed to have positive impacts on different sectors of the economy in developed societies.

Calculating the Ecological Footprint of a Person

The Ecological Footprint of a person is calculated by adding up all of people's demands that compete for biologically productive space, such as cropland to grow potatoes or cotton, or forest to produce timber or to sequester carbon dioxide emissions

CONTRIBUTIONS OF TRADE IN SHEA BUTTER PRODUCTS TO THE RURAL ECONOMY IN SAKI OYO STATE NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Involvement of rural people in forest-based activities can support private sector entrepreneurial development especially in communities that are endowed with forest resources.

SUITABILITY OF EREMOSPATHA MACROCARPA CANES FOR the production of CEMENT-BONDED COMPOSITES

ABSTRACT The suitability of untreated Eremospatha macrocarpa canes for cement-bonded composites (CBCs) and the effect of cold water pretreatment on the compatibility of the species with cement were investigated using the hydration test approach. Eremospatha macrocarpa particles were mixed with cement and water, and placed in insulated thermos flasks. Temperature rise was monitored for 24 hours. Suitability of the species for CBC production was assessed based on setting time (tmax), maximum hy...

SENNA SIAMEA (LAM) AND ITS POTENTIAL FOR PROTECTIVE FORESTRY

ABSTRACT There is a problem of desertification worldwide. it is most prevailing in the Northern part of Nigeria where the scanty vegetation cover is been destroyed daily for firewood.

MARKET AND MARKETING INFORMATION OF BODIJA PLANK MARKET IN IBADAN METROPOLIS, IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT This study assessed the characteristics of the market and marketing information of Bodija Plank market, Ibadan with a view to suggest ways for the market to be more transparent and efficient. Twenty sawnwood traders were randomly selected from five of the nine plank market zones for administration of questionnaire. Thus primary data were collected from 100 randomly selected respondents. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The Bodija plank market which covers a...

POTENTIAL OF THAUMATOCOCCUS DANIELLII (BENN) FOR POVERTY REDUCTION IN OSUN STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT This study examined the economic value Of market margins of Thaumatococcus danielli and its potentials for poverty reduction in Osun State. Five Local Government Areas (LGAs): Odo-Otin, Boripe, Iwo, Irewole and Atakumosa, were randomly sampled from the 30 LGAs in the state. A total of 150 structured questionnaires were administered to randomly selected farmers/harvesters, marketers and users of the plant. Descriptive statistics and economic analysis were used to analyze the data. Th...

Prospects and challenges for incorporating trees into urban infrastructural developments in Nigeria

ABSTRACT Nigeria’s major cities are characterised by huge and growing social and environmental problems, such as air, land and noise pollution; non-conducive local microclimatic conditions; and stressful social and psychological living environments. These result from inadequate, dilapidated and overstretched infrastructure, degraded urban physiognomy, increasing levels of unemployment, crime, insecurity and other social vices. These, in addition to inherent technical and economic constraint...

GROWTH PREDICTIONS IN SOME PLANTATIONS OF EXOTIC TREES SPECIE IN TH NORTHERN GUINEA DERIVED SAVANNAH ZONES OF NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Growth studies which include diameter distribution using the Weibull function, development of stand volume models, and construction of provisional top height-age and total volume production-age curves for the average site class were carried out in plantations of Eucalyptus cloeziana, E. tereticornis and Pinus caribaea.The study locations were Kabama (Zaria~. ~nd.Afak~~~both typical of ••. ' .1 ~.;.. • 1 ..i .. Northern Guinea savanna zone of Nigeria), Nimbia (Derived savanna zo...

Effects of commercial processing of selected non wood forest products on rural livelihood and resource sustainability in Oyo state

ABSTRACT This study was conducted with a view to identify the socio-economic characteristics of processors of Vitellaria paradoxa and Parkia biglobosa; to examine the role of the rural dwellers in the sourcing and processing of V. paradoxa and P. biglobosa; to examine the different benefits that accrue to commercial processing of V. paradoxa and P. biglobosa and to investigate strategies put in place for sustainable use of V. paradoxa and P. biglobosa in the study area. Three (3) Local Gover...

Seasonal Variation in Litter Fall an Age Series Gmelinaarborea Plantation in a Nigerian Rainforest

Abstract Monthly variation in litterfall of Gmelinaarborea stands aged 28, 29, and 30 years were studied for 13 months in 2005 - 2006 with litter traps in three 20m x 20m plots randomly selected in Gmelinaarborea stands in Shasha Forest Reserve (SFR),Osun State, Nigeria. Monthly collections of litter fractions per stands were sorted into leaves, twigs, reproductive structures and others. Litters according to fractions per stand per month were oven dried at 80°C for 48 hours. Samples were cr...

SIMULATION MODEL FOR PREDICTION OF STAND GROWTH AND YIELD OF Tectona grandis Linn F. IN AKINYELE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Effective management planning tools for forest require growth and yield functions that can produce detailed predictions of stand development. Models such as Gamma Distribution Function (GDF), Weibull, Beta, and similar functions have been used to predict growth and yield of forest stands. However, information on the use of GDF in forest management has not been fully documented. The development of a program using Java programming language for GDF to predict growth and yield of Tecton...

Assessment of users’ preferences for sawn wood species in Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria

ABSTRACT Users of wood still have preferences despite increasing reduction in the availability of wood species. This study was therefore carried out to assess the users’ preferences for sawn wood species in Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey study, which employed questionnaire and on-site observations, was used. A sample of 210 respondents was purposively selected from twenty one associations’ of sawn wood users comprising mixtures of active furniture makers and carpent...

Willingness to Pay For Environmental Service Functions of Mangrove Forest In Uzere, Delta State, Nigeria

Abstract This study was carried out to estimate the value of the environmental service functions of Uzere mangrove forest using the Willingness to pay method. Structured questionnaires were used to obtain information on the willingness to pay (WTP) for environmental service functions of Uzere mangrove forest. Contingent valuation approach was used to elicit information on WTP and the socio-economic variables that influence the WTP. Data were obtained from a systematically sampled 300 residen...

WILLINGNESS OF HERBAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS AND HERBS VENDORS TO CONTRIBUTE FINANCIALLY TO CONSERVATION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN IBADAN, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT The study evaluated the willingness of Herbal Medicine Practitioners (HMPs) and Herb Vendors (HVs) in Ibadan, Nigeria to contribute financially to medicinal plants conservation projects. Data was collected using structured questionnaires administered on 124 HMPs and 83 HVs randomly selected from fourteen herbal associations and marketers respectively. Results showed that 79.03%of all HMPs were males and 20.97% females while 83.13% of HVs were females and 16.87% males. All the HMPs an...


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