Around him, the stumps dotting the swampy forest were a reminder of trees that once stood tall but are fast disappearing to illegal logging in Ondo state, southwest Nigeria. "We could cut down ...

One of Nigeria's most forested areas ... According to data from Global Forest Watch, a global forest monitoring system, 11 per cent of the tree cover in Oban and other areas in Akamkpa was lost ...

valleys and forest. Bees, butterflies and birds of all colors flit from flower to fruit, hive to nest. Researchers believe a small population of Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes ...

Nigeria has a rain forest zone in the south. Forest cover decreases in density towards the north, where the savannah belt is characterised by grasses and sparse tree cover. The rain forest ...

Logging is threatening Omo Forest Reserve in southern Nigeria, which is home to endangered wildlife like African elephants. Skip to main content Skip to main content ...

ONDO STATE, Nigeria, June 8 (Reuters) - Deep in a forest in Nigeria's Ebute Ipare village, Egbontoluwa Marigi sized up a tall mahogany tree, methodically cut it down with his axe and machete ...

Deep in a forest in Nigeria’s Ebute Ipare village, Egbontoluwa Marigi sized up a tall mahogany tree, methodically cut it down with his axe and machete, and as it fell with a crackling sound ...

ONDO STATE, Nigeria (Reuters) - Deep in a forest in Nigeria's Ebute Ipare village, Egbontoluwa Marigi sized up a tall mahogany tree, methodically cut it down with his axe and machete, and as it fell ...