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Estimates of Natural Forest Co ver in Southern Nigeria Estimated Area (ha ) Lowland forest 1,700,147 20.7 Freshwater swamp forest 1,611,360 4.9 % in Forest Re serves Savanna woodland 392,321 2.3 Riparian woodland 84,355 0.1 Mangrove forest 5,314 -- Montane forest 3,847 -- Total 3,797,344 28.0 Source: ARD (2002) Nigeria Environmental Analysis
FOREST RESOURCES <strong>Forests</strong> (forest land, mangrove, forest plantation) cover about 14 million ha (16% of total land area) out of which only 2% is classified productive forest. Bulk of Nigeria’s 7.95 million ha forest land is situated in the savanna zone w here there are only few commercial timber species. ~70% of the natural forest is open tree savanna, with the re maining 30% closed forest. The closed forest includes man grove and coastal forest (22%), fresh water swamp (38%) and lowland wet forest (40%).
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Page 3 and 4: The Country at a glance Nigeria has
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Page 13 and 14: Forest Management in Nigeria Fores
Page 15 and 16: Forest Management in Nigeria Local
Page 17 and 18: Challenges to Forest Managemen t I
Page 19 and 20: Changes in Nigerian Vegetation Type
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Page 23 and 24: Forest biomass carbon maps for Afri
Page 25 and 26: Nigeria’s Weaknesses in dealin g
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