Photography and reporting by Nyancho NwaNri Reporting and writing by Fikayo Owoeye . Filed: June 08, 2022, 7 a.m. GMT. Deep in a forest in Nigeria's Ebute Ipare village, Egbontoluwa Marigi sized ...

Plant ecologist and researcher in Akwa Ibom State, Dr Richard Ita, has called for proper management of forests to tackle climate change issues in Nigeria.Ita, who spoke with South-South PUNCH ...

Nigeria’s forest cover is diminishing in extent and quality. But reliable data is scarce. For instance, one record indicates that Nigeria’s land mass is 910,770km² and forest occupies 110 ...

The rain forest ecosystem lies between latitudes 4⁰N and 9⁰N and extends from the coast to about 250km inland. Historical accounts also indicate that the country’s Nigeria has a rain forest ...

Nigeria’s biological and physical environments – in particular, its forests, inland waters and coastal waters – have inevitably been affected by its population growth. This rise in ...

Minister of State for the Environment, Iziaq Salako, disclosed that Nigeria lost 86,700 hectares of tropical forest between 2010 and 2019.

By deploying forest rangers in the forests, Nigeria can strengthen conservation efforts, safeguard natural resources, and address environmental challenges effectively. By aligning the roles of ...

Cutting down trees for logging, opening up farmland or to feed energy demand for a growing population is putting pressure on Nigeria’s natural forests. President Muhammadu Buhari told a COP15 ...