Climate Change Perception And Divers Of Forest Reserve Degradation In Nigeria: Experience From Doma forest Reserve Communities In Nasarawa State Nigeri
| Main Authors: | Moussa, Soulé, Nsofor, G.N, Okhimamhe, A.A |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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, 2019
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/2583288 |
Daftar Isi:
- Forest reserves are under threat in Nigeria due to climate change and human distances.The investigation of the effects of climate change and land use on Doma forest reserve dynamics and practices in Nasarawa State, Nigeria, was aimed at assessing the level of awareness of climate change by Doma forest reserve communities, the impact of land use and also to determine the effects of climate change on Doma forest reserve dynamics. Using random sampling method, data were collected from 100 Doma forest reserve users in two villages (Yelwa and Ohina Mada) of Doma Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Nasarawa State. Data were collected by the use of questionnaire and field observations. Data were analyzed by the use of descriptive statistic (percentage). About 69% of the respondents were aware of climate change. The respondents perceived climate change as an increase in air temperature, decrease in rainfall and the delayed onset of rainfall. 31% of the respondents were not aware of climate change. Further, 30% of the respondents perceived the dryness of Doma forest reserve as due to the long delayed onset of rainfall and the long presence of Fulani men within the reserve due to long delayed onset of rainfall. Their feeling is that the visible effects of climate change on Doma forest reserve were dryness of the reserve and the long presence of herdsmen within the forest. However, majority of respondents (70%) did not perceive any impact of climate change on Doma forest reserve. As far as the perception of Doma forest community of land use impacting the dynamics of reserve is concerned, a significant proportion (41%) of respondents perceived that farming activities impacted more on Doma forest reserve while 33.47% of respondents agreed that illegal grazing activities impacted on Doma forest reserve.
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The financial assistance from West Africa Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) made this study possible as the study is embedded in the framework of the WASCAL Project, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). This research was funded by West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL).