Effects Of Deforestation In Nigeria

As a result of deforestation and other causes, as few as 10,000 species go extinct every year, with a multitude lost in the rainforests across the world. The Amazon Rainforest, the largest rainforest in the world, houses roughly, “40,000 plant species, 427 mammals, 1,300 birds, 378 reptiles, and around 3,000 freshwater fish,” as well as more than 100,000 of invertebrate species (Amazon Wildlife). The rapid loss of the Amazon rainforest, precisely 17% in the last fifty years, critically cripples the biodiversity of the rainforest. To explain, every vehicle that destroys any sort of foliage is a loss to the animals that live in the forest. As known, every animal consumes a multitude of different plants or animals, and the more plants in the area,

Over half of the world’s forests have been destroyed in the last 10,000 years. An extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property could be thought to help “benefit” the economic or environmental aspects of daily life, but the society is clueless on the harm it is causing. Nearly half of the Earth's original forest cover has already been lost and each year an additional 32 million acres are destroyed. Our world is facing the greatest extinction crisis since the fall of the dinosaurs, 65 million years ago. The future of many of Earth's plants and animals will be determined within the next few decades. Hopefully, it comes as no great surprise to you that deforestation is a major problem in many areas of the world, both in terms of

Although deforestation has occurred for hundreds of years, the number of cases in which forests have vanished has increased. When the forest is being cut down dramatically, the habitats of many animals are being taken away, making it harder for animals to stay alive. For example, the disappearance of the forest has led to 90 percent of the lemurs being endangered. Even

However, forests around the world are under threat from deforestation, jeopardizing these benefits. Deforestation comes in many forms, including fires, clear-cutting for agriculture, ranching and development, unsustainable logging for timber, and degradation due to climate change. This impacts people’s livelihoods and threatens a wide range of plant and animal species. Some 46-58 thousand square miles of forest are lost each year, which is equivalent to 36 football fields every minute.

Deforestation is the destruction of a wide area of forest land into a cleared land that is used for a variety of reasons. The impact on the environment from cutting down, burning and damaging forests is very detrimental and there are severe consequences for the environment and future generations because of deforestation. According to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization approximately 7.3 million hectares of forests are being destroyed per year in the world (Bradford, 2015). In this essay, I will explore the impact that deforestation on the environment and I will also look at the actions that are being taken to prevent deforestation. There are various reasons why deforestation is occurring despite its negative effects on the environment. Deforestation can cause very serious environmental problems such as climate change, flooding, loss of habitats as well as others.

The biodiversity of the tropical rainforest is so immense that less than 1 percent of its millions of species have been studied by scientists for their active constituents and their possible uses. When an acre of tropical rainforest is lost, the impact on the number of plant and animal species lost and their possible uses is staggering. Scientists estimate that we are losing more than 137 species of plants and animals every single day because of rainforest deforestation.

Recently, Global Warming has been a huge topic of discussion for many people. Deforestation has specifically contributed to harmful gases, including CO2 (Carbon Dioxide), being emitted into the atmosphere. According to Cesareo and Walker, “deforestation is the largest source of carbon dioxide emissions after fossil fuel burning, causing 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions”. Trees naturally absorb Carbon Dioxide, and when trees are removed from the environment,

Within the forest, deforestation destroys the homes of the forest’s inhabitants. Animals with habitat sensitivity such as the Three-Toed Sloth will be forced to evacuate their homes and will perish from excessive amounts of stress. Animals that depend on the large trees such as Scarlet Macaws will have their homes (and nests) destroyed. Animals that are already endangered such as the Jaguar, Amazon River Dolphin, Spider Monkeys, Poison Dart Frog, and Three-Toed Sloth are in critical condition and are at

Deforestation is a concerning issue that has come about within the past decade that hasn’t been getting much attention. Deforestation is defined as the clearing or removal of a forest or group of trees where the land is not used for forest use afterwards. The land could be used for urbanization, farms, ranches, extra land, or anything that the country needs that piece of land for. Deforestation has become more common and the industry for it has increased rapidly. Although so many people have increased the amount of deforestation, they don’t realize the effects that it can bring upon the world and its environment. Deforestation not only affects the United States, but effects countries all over the world in multiple ways. Each way that

There are several world changing events happening right now. However, many of these events are either forgotten or rarely discussed. One of these “forgotten” events is the deforestation of the rainforests. Rainforest deforestation primarily started in the 1970’s, but has since increased. Up until recently, deforestation of rainforests was seldom talked about despite how much it has affected the world. Rainforest deforestation needs more attention because it has occurred for many decades despite the environmental damage, the rainforest is important for the economy, food, and medicinal purposes, it has many adverse effects such as climate change, and there are several projects to reduce deforestation.

The tropical rainforest is as known for having the greatest variety of species on Earth. Specifically, more than fifty percent of all species such as trees, plants, animals, insects on the planet live in the rainforest. However, human clear trees off the land and use for other purposes, these activities straightly affects to biodiversity and animal habitat even leads to species extinction.

Deforestation is the process of cutting down forests to use their resources for other purposes. Deforestation is very common in developing nations, for example, those in Sub-Saharan Africa. This deforestation is often related to the levels of poverty and population growth in these nations (Uneke, 2009). Whether it is through the available resources and land (Afrane, 2008) offered by the forests or a job cutting down trees (Uneke, 2009), millions of people of surviving through deforestation.

Nowadays deforestation is the one of the most important and controversial environmental issues in the world. Deforestation is cutting down, clearing away or burning trees or forests. Particularly tropical rainforests are the most waning type of forests because of its location in developing countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines, India, central African countries and Brazil. Deforestation rate in those regions is high enough to worry about, because of large economic potential of forest areas. As the result of causes such as agriculture land expansion, logging for timber, fire blazing and settling infrastructure there might be serious impacts in future. For instance, extinction of endemic species of animals and plants which will be

Deforestation is commonly known as the removal of trees or forests from an area which is transformed into a non-forested area. The most concentrated deforestation occurs in tropical rainforests. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Nigeria’s land covered by forests shrank from 14.4 percent to 9.9 percent between 2000-2011 (FAO Country Programming Framework (CPF), 2013-2017). Furthermore, Global Watch Forest reported that Nigeria lost a total of 567,371 hectares of the forested area out of 10,048,732 hectares as of 2016. According to the U.N. FAO, only 9.9% or about 9,041,000 ha of Nigeria is forested. Between 2000 and 2005, Nigeria lost 55.7% of its primary forests, and the rate of forest change increased by 31.2% to 3.12% per annum (Ogundele & Adebisi, 2016). There are several causes of deforestation in Nigeria but this paper will discuss some major ones, followed by their overall impacts. Furthermore, this paper will also attempt to discuss some solutions and recommendations to combat deforestation in Nigeria.

The rate of deforestation is increasing and the tropical forests are falling at approximately 140,000 acres per day (Miller & Tangley 1991: xvi). The forests are crucial to the environment. They are important in minimizing erosion, providing a stable habitat for many animals, and helping to keep the environment clean. Deforestation has devastating effects, not only on the biological dependents within the depleted forests, but also on the surrounding human-populated communities.