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, and ...

Nigeria’s forests covered an estimated 175,000km² in 1990 and 135,000km² in 2000. Between 2000 and 2004, the country was said to have lost 55.7% of its primary forests ...

Nigeria's forests are rapidly disappearing as loggers struggle to eke out a living. ... in a button up shirt sitting in front of a sign that reads 'Blak Lives Matter' on an Aboriginal flag.

While the forest guard initiative can hold some hope of flushing out outlaws who use the forests as a base for their terrorist activities, we do not think it is more urgent than state policing.

In an era where Nigeria faces rising economic hardship, high youth unemployment, and escalating climate threats, our natural forests are increasingly viewed through a narrow lens as a source of ...

Northern Nigeria covers about 60% of Nigeria’s land area and hosts a large expanse of forest land. The government has designated one third of the region’s land mass as official forest reserves .

The Nigerian Montane Forest Project’s field station set in the Ngel Nyaki Forest. Photo by: Pierre-Michel Forget. Between 2000 and 2010, Nigeria lost nearly a third (31 percent) of its forest ...

The world over marked the ‘International Day of Forests’ Monday, March 21with the theme: ... The predominant forest type in Nigeria is rainforest, which has been extensively degraded.

The Nation Newspaper High population eats up Nigeria’s forests. Thursday, June 26, 2025 Advertise With Us E-paper. News; ... Nigeria’s population is growing at a scary rate and experts say it ...

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 ...

Analysis - Nigeria's forest cover has been dwindling fast for decades. With one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world, there are concerns about the survival of its forest resources.

In Nigeria’s disappearing forests, loggers outnumber trees. From 2001 to 2021, Nigeria lost over 1.1 million hectares of tree cover, a 11 per cent decrease, equal to 587 million tonnes of carbon ...