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Gnetum spp. Piper gu<strong>in</strong>eensis<br />

Site<br />

Total no. <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong>dividuals<br />

Mean no. <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong>dividuals/ha<br />

Total no. <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong>dividuals<br />

Mean no. <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong>dividuals/ha<br />

<strong>Takamanda</strong> 86 21.5 42 10.5<br />

Obonyi 1 181 45.25 33 8.25<br />

Matene 0 0 16 3<br />

Mfakwe 220 55 25.75 4<br />

Mean (all sites) 121.75 30.4 103 6.45<br />

<strong>the</strong> removal <strong>of</strong> bark strips (for example, Annickia<br />

chlorantha) may pose a threat to <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>dividual, but likely<br />

not to <strong>the</strong> population or species as a whole (Table 11). In<br />

general, many NTFPs such as bush mango, njansang,<br />

bush onion, and bush pepper, where <strong>the</strong> impacts <strong>of</strong><br />

harvest<strong>in</strong>g are m<strong>in</strong>imal, are not at immediate risk <strong>of</strong><br />

be<strong>in</strong>g over-exploited, and <strong>the</strong>re are few reports <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g scarcity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se products.<br />

Destructive harvest<strong>in</strong>g such as fell<strong>in</strong>g and removal<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>dividual is wholly unsusta<strong>in</strong>able. In terms <strong>of</strong><br />

conservation, over-exploitation is exacerbated when a<br />

species occurs <strong>in</strong> low densities or has a restricted natural<br />

distribution (for example, Garc<strong>in</strong>ia mannii). As<br />

important, <strong>the</strong> removal <strong>of</strong> all mature <strong>in</strong>dividuals from an<br />

area poses a threat to local populations (for example,<br />

Carpolobia, Garc<strong>in</strong>ia, and Randia). In such cases, <strong>the</strong><br />

removal <strong>of</strong> reproductively mature <strong>in</strong>dividuals<br />

significantly impacts <strong>the</strong> regenerative potential <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

population, which has considerable long-term effects on<br />

<strong>the</strong> capacity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> species to replace itself.<br />

Recent <strong>in</strong>creases <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> harvest <strong>of</strong> many NTFPs at<br />

TFR for export to Nigeria is evidence <strong>of</strong> significant local

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