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Dynamics of Forest Resource Forest area declined during the 1990s at an estimated annual rate of 2.6% (or 398,000 hectares per year) (FAO 2005), due to agricultural expansion, encroachment, over - harvesting, bush burning, ille gal harvesting and dereservations The Federal Department of Forestry in 2001 estimated the the annual depletion rate to b e about 3.5%. Nigeria’s forest estate is hig hly depleted + Desert encroachment southward at >1 k m /year rate
Changes in Nigerian Vegetation Type, 1976 -1995 Vegetation Type Decrease in Area (km 2 ) 1. Undisturbed Forest 13,837 2. Disturbed Forest 4,417 3. Riparian Forest 2,147 4. Mangrove Forest 9,994 5. Freshwater Swamp Forest 1,817 6. Mountain Forest No change 7. Savanna Woodland -102,093 Source: First National Biodiversity Report, 2006
Page 1 and 2: P R E S E N T E : R S O L A A J A,
Page 3 and 4: The Country at a glance Nigeria has
Page 5 and 6: Source: FORMECU
Page 7 and 8: FOREST TYPES Nigeria has six main
Page 9 and 10: FOREST RESOURCES Forests (forest l
Page 11 and 12: FOREST RESOURCES The Country has ei
Page 13 and 14: Forest Management in Nigeria Fores
Page 15 and 16: Forest Management in Nigeria Local
Page 17: Challenges to Forest Managemen t I
Page 21 and 22: How REDD came to be Workshop on re
Page 23 and 24: Forest biomass carbon maps for Afri
Page 25 and 26: Nigeria’s Weaknesses in dealin g
Page 27 and 28: Suggested Road map f or Climate Cha
Page 29 and 30: Climate Change Opportunities to Nig
Page 31: Thank you for your attention

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