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Journal articles on the topic "Biodiversity conservation – Nigeria"

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Vershima, Addy Jose, Kabough Jonathan Terkimbi, Aliyu Ibrahim, and Mohammed K. Haruna. "Biodiversity and Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria." International Letters of Natural Sciences 35 (March 2015): 66–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ilns.35.66.

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Biodiversity provides essential services like provision of food, medicine, pest and disease control, pollination, protection from natural hazards, regulation of climate and air quality, nutrient recycling, cultural and aesthetic values and source of income. Due to the neglect of agriculture, there is massive poverty in Nigeria. Conservation of biodiversity would alleviate poverty through sustainable agriculture. In order to conserve biodiversity while reducing poverty and increasing human well-being and development to achieve MDGs, biodiversity must become part of government development policies.
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M. Ubom, Rufus. "Ethnobotany and Biodiversity Conservation in the Niger Delta, Nigeria." International Journal of Botany 6, no. 3 (June 15, 2010): 310–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.3923/ijb.2010.310.322.

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Lale, N. E. S. "Biodiversity and Conservation in Entomology in the 21st Century: An Overview." Nigerian Journal of Entomology 36, no. 1 (September 1, 2020): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.36108/nje/0202/63.01.10.

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Biodiversity accounts for the variability among living organisms and its conservation presents insights for mitigating the problem of depletion or exhaustion of biological resources. From the simplest level of genes, species, and ecosystems; biodiversity provides a wide range of goods and services for survival with potential direct or indirect utilization by humans. Biodiversity is key as it constitutes the rich biological resources that typically measures all variations at the genetic, species and ecosystem level and is particularly important for nutrient recycling in soil fertility maintenance; purification of water and air and detoxification of wastes as well as for mitigating pollution and moderation of floods and droughts. It is also invaluable for protecting watersheds and combating erosion; stabilization of climate; and control of pests and diseases. The diversity of insect species is unparalleled being estimated at 1.5 million species but biodiversity is generally threatened in Nigeria by high population growth rate, poverty, policy and legislation constraints as well as poor land use planning and climate change among others. The direct threats to biodiversity in Nigeria include habitat degradation, unsustainable agricultural practices and unsustainable harvesting of biological resources among others. The major approach to biodiversity conservation in Nigeria is the protected-area system and the establishment of a National Insect Museum to be domiciled in one of the Federal Universities is key.
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P, C. Aju, and O. Ezeibekwe I. "Understanding and appreciating the need for biodiversity conservation in Nigeria." Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 4, no. 24 (December 18, 2010): 2605–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/jmpr09.100.

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Nnadi, Valentine E., Christian N. Madu, and Ikenna C. Ezeasor. "A Systematic Technique to Prioritization of Biodiversity Conservation Approaches in Nigeria." Sustainability 13, no. 16 (August 16, 2021): 9161. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13169161.

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There are generally no acceptable views on the conservation of biodiversity because there are no known best approaches to that. This has presented a challenge on what and how to conserve in developing countries like Nigeria. This paper used a multi-criteria decision-making model based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to elicit experts’ opinions on biodiversity conservation approaches and their corresponding conservation targets. The rationality of the experts was checked by measuring their consistency in the decision-making process. A greedy search algorithm based on linear programming application was also used for resource allocation. This technique is holistic and allows the decision maker to consider all pertinent factors. The approach allows policy makers to integrate worldviews; culture; diverse flexibility of concerned communities and other stakeholders in identifying conservation practices to achieve sustainability. In terms of current performance for the biodiversity conservation approaches; the conservation experts rated their performance on Ecosystem-service-based approach high with the priority index of 0.460. Their performances on Area- and Species-based approaches are ranked second and third with priority indexes of 0.288 and 0.252 respectively. Conversely; in the case of expectations; Ecosystem service is the most important with a priority index of 0.438 followed by Area-based with a priority index of 0.353 and Species–based with a priority index of 0.209. The Ecosystem-service based approach has the highest contribution coefficient. Resources are allocated accordingly; in form of capacity building; based on the priorities that were obtained. The research is a rights-based tool for capacity building; and a paradigm shift from the purely scientific approach to decision-making. It is designed to bridge a scientific gap between policy formulation and resource allocation in biodiversity conservation.
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Ikeke, Mark Omorovie. "Deep Ecology Philosophy and Biodiversity Conservation in Nigeria’s Niger Delta." European Journal of Sustainable Development 9, no. 2 (June 1, 2020): 80–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2020.v9n2p80.

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Biodiversity refers to the varieties, multiplicity, and diversity of life in the ecosystem. It is being lost on a daily basis in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. This is as a result of the environmental degradation caused by oil exploration and gas activities. In the process of drilling for oil and exploring for gas resources, the natural environment such as plants, animals and their communities is destroyed and endangered. Oil exploration activities continue unabated in the Niger Delta. There is need to combat biodiversity loss if not many of the benefits from biodiversity will be lost. With critical analysis the philosophy of deep ecology is examined and presented as having potentials to contribute to conserving biodiversity in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. The paper concludes that there is vital need to preserve biodiversity using deep ecology values. Keywords: Deep ecology, biodiversity, conservation, Niger Delta, Nigeria, and Philosophy
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Nneji, Lotanna Micah, Adeniyi Charles Adeola, Yun-Yu Wang, Adeyemi Mufutau Ajao, Okorie Anyaele, Yoila Malann, Omotoso Olatunde, et al. "Testing the Effectiveness of DNA Barcoding for Biodiversity Assessment of Moths from Nigeria." Diversity 12, no. 2 (February 24, 2020): 85. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d12020085.

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Comprehensive biodiversity assessment of moths in Nigeria rely greatly on accurate species identification. While most of the Nigerian moths are identified effortlessly using their morphological traits, some taxa are morphologically indistinguishable, which makes it difficult for taxon diagnosis. We investigated the efficiency of the DNA barcode, a fragment of the mitochondrial Cytochrome C oxidase subunit I, as a tool for the identification of Nigerian moths. We barcoded 152 individuals comprising 18 morphospecies collected from one of the remaining and threatened rainforest blocks of Nigeria – the Cross River National Park. Phenetic neighbor-joining tree and phylogenetic Maximum Likelihood approach were employed for the molecular-based species identification. Results showed that DNA barcodes enabled species-level identification of most of the individuals collected from the Park. Additionally, DNA barcoding unraveled the presence of at least six potential new and yet undescribed species—Amnemopsyche sp., Arctia sp., Deinypena sp., Hodebertia sp., Otroeda sp., and Palpita sp. The phylogenetic Maximum Likelihood using the combined dataset of all the newly assembled sequences from Nigeria showed that all species formed unique clades. The phylogenetic analyses provided evidence of population divergence in Euchromia lethe, Nyctemera leuconoe, and Deinypena lacista. This study thus illustrates the efficacy of DNA barcoding for species identification and discovery of potential new species, which demonstrates its relevance in biodiversity documentation of Nigerian moths. Future work should, therefore, extend to the creation of an exhaustive DNA barcode reference library comprising all species of moths from Nigeria to have a comprehensive insight on the diversity of moths in the country. Finally, we propose integrated taxonomic methods that would combine morphological, ecological, and molecular data in the identification and diversity studies of moths in Nigeria.
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Olatumile, Adekunle. "Adaptation of Traditional Festivals to Natural Resources Conservation Education: Lessons from Osun-Osogbo and Argungun Fishing Festivals in Nigeria." American Economic & Social Review 5, no. 2 (July 24, 2019): 32–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.46281/aesr.v5i2.361.

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Africa has been tagged a festival continent as year in year out, towns and villages witness cultural festivals throughout the year. These festivals are mostly concerned with resources conservation and utilization. The adoption of Western Model of conserving biodiversity in the trickle-down fashion has failed to yield reasonable result; whereas traditional festivals epitomize indigenous people’s respect and reverence for, and pragmatic understanding of, their natural environment. The quest of conserving biodiversity for sustainable development therefore calls for the integration of traditional festivals in sustainable resource management framework. In spite of the invaluable potentials of traditional festivals in biodiversity conservation as an indigenous resource management system, it has not been given a prominent place in the modern day scientific resource management framework. Using ethnographic research design, the paper exploits the natural resources conservation potentials of Osun-Osogbo and Argungun fishing festivals in Nigeria. Data are collected from archival, ethnographic and internet materials, as well as text books, pictures and information through interviews and observations. The paper presents an analysis of ways through which policy frameworks can benefit from festivals and how a wide audience can be reached with biodiversity conservation messages for the purpose of creating awareness. The paper develops a framework for ecosystem based adaptation, using indigenous festivals for the purpose of replicating it in every other community where such festivals do not exist and integrating it in festivals that are not based on natural resource conservation.
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Borokini, Temitope Israel. "Invasive Alien Plant Species in Nigeria and Their Effects on Biodiversity Conservation." Tropical Conservation Science 4, no. 1 (March 2011): 103–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/194008291100400110.

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Da’an, S. A., M. Jidangkat, A. A. Chaskda, and G. S. Mwansat. "Livelihoods and Biodiversity Conservation: A Survey of Socioeconomic Activities around Pandam Game Reserve, Plateau State - Nigeria." Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management 24, no. 6 (July 17, 2020): 979–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jasem.v24i6.6.

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This research surveyed some socio-economic activities of communities around Pandam Game Reserve (PGR) central Nigeria to determine their implications for biodiversity Conservation in PGR. Data were collected using structured questionnaires and field observations. Results showed a 100% response to questionnaires administered. Eighty three percent (83%) of the respondents were males while 17% were females. Eighty percent (80%) attended at least primary school level of education while 20% had no form of formal education. Prominent among occupation of respondents was farming with 40% and the occupation of respondents with list response was hunting with 1%. Field observations showed the presence of the following human activities: logging, firewood collection, fishing, farm encroachment, cattle grazing and poaching. The implication of these socio-economic activities in PGR if left uncontrolled could result to biodiversity lost. A multi-stakeholder approach and participatory management of the reserve which will consider the socio-economic concerns of locals have been suggested as a critical component for building cooperation. These if properly exploited is believed will contribute substantially to biodiversity sustainability in PGR. Keywords: Communities, Biodiversity, Conservation, Pandam Game Reserve
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Biodiversity conservation – Nigeria"

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Obayi, Bennycharles A. "A sociological analysis of biodiversity management in Nigeria." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/5277.

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The central thesis of this study addresses biodiversity challenges from a social relations perspective. This is viewed from the standpoint of enhancing sustainable bioresource-use systems from a behaviour change departure. The study reviewed the activities of organisations in Nigeria which focus on bioresource management. The review focused on how the organisations view, conceive and implement activities which aim to address biodiversity loss emphasising how these aspects inform the concept of programme design, planning and implementation. The strategies were weighed against theories and techniques in behaviour change. The study argues that it should be recognised that the challenges of biodiversity loss have a strong relationship with how a society is socially constructed, and that addressing the challenges will require a systematic approach aimed at social construction, using efficient techniques to ensure behaviour change. The objective of the study was to acquire insight on how programmes which aim at addressing biodiversity loss in Nigeria approached behaviour change towards sustainable bioresource-use practise. The study captured these insights in a set of themes which provided an improved analysis on the dynamics of behaviour change and biodiversity management in Nigeria as well as extrapolated these findings to articulate new ideas on how to address the challenges of biodiversity loss in Nigeria. Through analysing basic suppositions and exposing contradictions, social science disciplines examine the credibility of arguments and key concepts that commonly remain unquestioned. Based on this premise, critical assumptions on biodiversity management were challenged by the study. Furthermore, the study articulated questions which have been raised in recent years from a variety of social science perspectives on biodiversity management concerns. The study postulated the need for biodiversity management to be approached from a social-construct perspective in rethinking the discourse on unsustainable bioresource-use patterns. The thesis derives from an eco-sociology framework rooted in human interaction analysis, which is connected with approaches in the social science of functionalism and behaviourism. The concepts and ideas discussed in the thesis lay out the main dimensions relevant to the discourse on behaviour change-biodiversity management. The study’s conceptual and theoretical underpinning discussed biodiversity management concerns from a global context and narrowed the discussion down to country specific contexts. Within these contexts, the study discussed issues of policies, legal systems, political and social systems, practices and programme activities, as part of management concerns. The study compiled relevant views on conservation and protection practises which were in line with internationally accepted norms and practises on biodiversity management. It highlights the challenges of current practises which emphasise strengthening of legal frameworks, policies and practises, and which criminalise actions that contravene ideally-construed conservation precepts as best models of addressing biodiversity loss. It further discussed the emphasis placed on protected-area systems as the main model of biodiversity conservation and argued on the need to rethink the approach within the Nigerian context. The study articulates the role of sociology in ecological discourse and argues that although the knowledge gained by physical and biological sciences are essential in addressing ecological challenges, however, they are not sufficient to understand the driving forces underlying ecological challenges and the phenomenon fundamental to understanding trends and patterns of human factors in biodiversity loss. The study was explored within the methodological framework of phenomenology as the underpinning paradigm using a qualitative approach for analysis. The layouts of the thesis ensure that the research moves from theoretical and conceptual reflections to the actualities of lived realities and situated practices embedded in biodiversity management in Nigeria. The conceptual inclination for the theoretical base for the study analysis was postulated, which articulate the study’s scientific and empirical contributions. The survey method reflects exploratory analytical inquiry which supported the study’s methodological considerations. This was based on the specific data chosen for review, which was informed by the selected organisation’s application of social-construct concepts. Considered from a national perspective, the study assumed that issues of biodiversity management concerns were not to be separated from everyday social realities and the larger social challenges. In view of this consideration, the study analysis looked at historical, political and socio-economic backdrops in Nigeria, which reflected on bioresource-use practises. These are relevant to understand the dynamics and interplay of culture and values in bioresource-use patterns. The study builds on diverse arrays of global frameworks to integrate the major findings of the study. These were compared with related and different dimensions as well as existing theories of human-bioresource interactions. The first aspect of the empirical analysis explored conceptual dimensions which raised questions concerning perceptions of reality and social values that were linked to the strategies of social-constructs expressed through policies, plans and practices. The study’s fundamental empirical dimension explored the forms in which programmes and social institutions were relevant in ensuring behaviour change towards sustainable bioresource-use practise. The analytical sequences observed trends which support facilitation of social change through behaviour change. Another aspect of the empirical analysis focused on revealing the processional dynamics of programme activities to achieve set objectives. This was analysed from the methodical perspective of how the processes were monitored and measured in order to achieve anticipated outcomes. The study summarised the findings and the outcomes by outlining the themes which emerged from the research. The study analysis argued that the ideals of social interventions cannot be different from a society’s inherent and attributed meanings to realities, as well as how they engage with their everyday realities.
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Macdonald, Fraser Ross. "Parks, people, and power: the social effects of protecting the Ngel Nyaki Forest Reserve in eastern Nigeria." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Sociology and Anthropology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/978.

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The thesis outlines the impacts produced on local indigenous people by the protection of the Ngel Nyaki Forest Reserve in Taraba State, eastern Nigeria. After locating my work in various fields of literature and providing detailed background information on the area in which I conducted my fieldwork and the people who inhabit that area, I proceed onto the core of my thesis, which is two-fold. Firstly, I outline the impacts produced on the local people who inhabit the settlements surrounding the reserve. I elucidate the social, cultural, psychological, economic, and residential impacts of protecting the reserve. Second, I show how local people have adapted to these profound impacts. I show that they have negotiated the effects in various ways, including migration, livelihood diversification and shifting economic dependencies.
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Pam, Grace A. B. "Ethno-ornithology and conservation : traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of birds among the Mushere and the conservation of the Dulu forest in Mushere, Plateau state, Nigeria." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2017. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:38679da9-fc64-4cff-9485-1dd2eb5ab413.

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This research was aimed at determining the ethno-ornithological knowledge of three Mushere villages close to the Dulu Forest, Nigeria to determine whether this might hold potential for developing a local conservation programme to protect the forest. The conservation objective of the research was aimed at determining the drivers of forest degradation, and possible means of mitigation. Using a mixed method approach, quantitative/qualitative data were collected in two years from different demographics (men, women, children, age differentials, occupation, urbanization). Oral interviews, semi-structured interviews, picture elicitation tasks, free-listing exercises and focus group discussions were employed in the data collection process. The findings revealed a relatively low ethno-ornithological knowledge, and a general indifference (ornitho-apatheia) towards birds. Knowledge transmission was predominantly through oral means while TEK acquisition was mainly through vertical and horizontal methods. While adults perceived birds as not valuable, children generally perceived birds as valuable. Cultural utilization and ecological salience were the main drivers of bird naming and knowledge. However, there was a high valuing of the Dulu forest, with the main drivers of the forest degradation being timber extraction. Overall, I concluded that the indifference of the Mushere towards birds revealed a lack of cultural appreciation of birds, leading to little TEK of birds, insufficient to encourage the use of TEK of birds in the conservation of the Dulu forest, and the use of birds as flagship domain for promoting conservation. However, a sustained approach towards encouraging birding activities could improve the perception of birds. I therefore suggest using an ecosystem approach in the conservation of the Dulu forest. Engaging the locals in dialogue, establishing a leadership structure for the management of the Dulu forest, providing alternative means of livelihoods are suggested as ways of mitigating the degradation of the Dulu forest.
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Diouf, Abdoulaye. "Influence du régime des feux d'aménagement sur la structure ligneuse des savanes nord-soudaniennes dans le Parc du W, Sud Ouest Niger." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/209610.

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L'équilibre arbre-herbe dans la savane tropicale est reconnu comme l'une des principales

énigmes de l'écologie des plantes. Les origines du difficile équilibre entre ces formes de vie

sur des dizaines de millions de kilomètres carrés à l'échelle mondiale sont en partie attribuées

aux perturbations fréquentes induites par les feux de végétation dont les effets varient dans

l'espace et dans le temps selon les conditions environnementales. Les résultats de recherche

dépendent de l’échelle et les conclusions tirées d’études locales sont rarement transposables à

d’autres échelles. La question du transfert d'échelle s’avère donc cruciale dans l'étude des

effets du feu, et nécessite une approche transdisciplinaire.

En raison de la variété des échelles couvertes, cette étude constitue une première dans la

confrontation de données sur l’historique des feux dérivé de l'imagerie satellitaire à des

données de terrain incluant des mesures détaillées sur la structure et la composition de

végétation, ainsi que des propriétés édaphiques et topographiques. Elle s’est focalisée sur la

composante ligneuse de par son caractère pérenne et son influence sur les processus

écologiques majeurs. Sur une zone de plus de 2000 km², le Parc National du W du Niger

(PNWN), où le feu est utilisé comme outil pour la gestion et la conservation des écosystèmes

semi-arides, une carte de l'historique des feux a été élaborée à partir d'images MODIS de 250

m de résolution spatiale et de résolution temporelle journalière couvrant une période de sept

années (2002-2009). Pour comprendre la variabilité, à la fois dans l'espace et le temps, de la

propagation du feu dans la végétation, nous avons étudié les caractéristiques de distribution

des feux en termes de régime du feu (i.e. période d'occurrence et fréquence) et de structure

spatiale (métriques paysagères). Les relations causales plausibles entre les régimes du feu, les

conditions édaphiques et topographiques à l'échelle régionale comme locale, et les

caractéristiques de la végétation ligneuse (composition et structure) ont été examinées à

travers des analyses multivariées et des modèles d'équations structurales. Nous avons aussi

examiné plus en détails les stratégies adaptatives mises en oeuvre par les ligneux, et les

interactions biologiques qui sous-tendent l'organisation spatiale des ligneux à travers une

approche des processus ponctuels.

Les résultats montrent que l'activité du feu dans le PNWN se caractérise par une hétérogénéité

spatio-temporelle induite principalement par les conditions édapho-topographiques via la

structure de la végétation ligneuse. Les feux précoces de gestion créent des pare-feux

efficaces, limitant une large extension des feux de saison tardifs. Cependant, ces feux tardifs

pourraient ne pas être aussi destructifs comme qu’on le suppose généralement. En effet,

l'adaptation des espèces aux différents régimes defeu correspond à des stratégies de croissance

contrastées. Dans le cas des feux tardifs, les surfaces terrières et hauteurs moyennes les plus

fortes sont rencontrées, permettant aux arbres de résister au feu. Quant aux zones non

affectées par les feux l'analyse "patron-processus" désigne clairement la facilitation entre

ligneux comme un processus fondamental de l'organisation spatiale périodique du couvert, une

structure émergente qui empêche le passage du feu. Bien qu’ils ne se substituent pas aux

études expérimentales, ces résultats basés sur une expérimentation naturelle à large échelle

apportent des informations nouvelles précieuses tant au niveau fondamental que pour la mise

en place d'une gestion raisonnée du PNWN.

The tree-grass equilibrium in tropical savanna is recognized as one of plant ecology's main

conundrums. The origins of the difficult balance between these life forms over tens of millions

of square kilometers worldwide are in part attributed to the frequent disturbances caused by

vegetation fires effects of which vary in space and time depending on local environmental

factors. Research results are scale-dependent and findings from local studies are rarely

transposable to higher levels of ecosystem organization. The question of scaling (scale

transfer) is therefore crucial in the study of fire effects, and requires a multidisciplinary

approach.

Because of the variety of scales covered, this study is a premiere in the confrontation of

satellite-imagery derived fire history data with detailed field data including measurements of

vegetation parameters (structure and composition), as well as soil and topographic properties.

The study focuses on the woody component, because of its perennial character and its

influence on major ecological processes. On an area of more than 2000 km², the W National

Park of Niger (WNPN) where fire is used as a tool for the management and conservation of

semi-arid ecosystems, a fire history map was elaborated from MODIS images with a 250 m

spatial resolution and a daily temporal resolution over a period of seven years (2002-2009). To

understand the variability, both in space and time, of fire propagation in vegetation, we studied

the fire distribution characteristics in terms of fire regime (i.e. timing and frequency) and

spatial structure (landscape metrics). Plausible causal relationships at regional and local scales

between fire regimes, edaphic and topographic conditions, and the woody vegetation

(composition and structure) characteristics were examined through multivariate analyses and

structural equations models. We also examined in detail the woody species adaptive strategies

as well biological interactions, which underlie their spatial organization, using point statistics.

Results show that the WNPN fire's activity is characterized by spatial and temporal

heterogeneity induced mainly by edaphic and topographic conditions via the structure of the

ligneous component. Prescribed early season fires create effective firewalls, limiting wide late

season fires. However, these late fires might not be as destructive as is commonly assumed.

Indeed, species adaptation to different fire regimes corresponds to contrasting growth

strategies. In the case of late fires, increased basal areas and mean tree heights were

encountered, enabling trees to resist fire and escape flames. As for the unburned areas, the

"pattern-process" analysis clearly indicates that facilitation between shrubs is a fundamental

process determining the woody cover periodic spatial organization, an emergent structure that

prevents fire spread.

Although they do not replace experimental studies, these results based on a large-scale natural

experiment provide valuable new information both on a fundamental level and for setting up

the rational management of the WNPN.
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Macdonald, Fraser. "Parks, people, and power : the social effects of protecting the Ngel Nyaki Forest Reserve in eastern Nigeria : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Anthropology in the University of Canterbury /." 2007. http://library.canterbury.ac.nz/etd/adt-NZCU20071106.114121.

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Djibrilla, Cissé Hassane. "Intégration de la biodiversité dans l'évaluation environnementale stratégique des aménagements dans le bassin fluvial du programme Kandadji au Niger." Thèse, 2013. http://www.archipel.uqam.ca/5864/1/D2540.pdf.

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La surexploitation, la destruction et la dégradation d'habitats, l'invasion des espèces exotiques, et la modification du régime hydrologique des cours d'eau menacent la biodiversité et les avantages qui y sont liés un peu partout dans le monde. Dans les pays en développement, la dégradation de l'environnement est exacerbée par la pauvreté, une forte croissance démographique ainsi que certaines politiques de développement. Cela se traduit par des pertes de biodiversité particulièrement dans les bassins fluviaux comme ceux d'Afrique de l'Ouest. La nécessité de conserver les écosystèmes et les autres éléments de la biodiversité fluviale suggère une évaluation des pratiques anthropiques liées aux ouvrages structurants que sont les barrages. En effet, ces derniers modifient complètement la dynamique d'un bassin et entraînent souvent des conflits d'usage selon les modèles techniques d'aménagement adoptés. Cette étude démontre la possibilité de mieux planifier les actions de développement en s'appuyant sur un dispositif d'évaluation environnementale stratégique et l'application de méthodes d'aide multicritère à la décision dans un contexte multi acteurs. Il s'agit d'intégrer et de tenir compte des intérêts et valeurs de toutes les parties prenantes à la gestion de la biodiversité. Pour ce faire, l'étude s'appuie sur une étude de cas, celle du Programme « Kandadji » au Niger, pour simuler une approche méthodologique en trois (3) phases à savoir la structuration du problème d'évaluation, le développement du modèle d'évaluation (grille d'analyse) et l'élaboration des recommandations. Les approches PROMETHEE et GAIA qui font partie des méthodes de surclassement, l'une des trois approches multicritères, ont été privilégiées et mises en œuvre avec le logiciel D-Sight pour l'agrégation de synthèse. Le processus a permis d'identifier quatre (4) types de préoccupations correspondant à autant de catégories (reliées aux dimensions du développement durable) pour les sept (7) enjeux retenus. En outre, quatre options d'aménagement ont été identifiées puis évaluées à partir de neuf (9) critères et indicateurs de mesure. Les résultats du classement suggèrent une adhésion des seize (16) parties prenantes, à la préservation de la biodiversité sans exclure son utilisation durable dans un cadre de gouvernance participative. Ainsi, l'option de compromis est celle qui minimise les superficies emblavées permettant ainsi de réduire les répercussions sur la biodiversité. Ainsi, l'application des méthodes multicritères dans un contexte multi-acteurs et suivant une logique contributive, est pertinente pour traiter de problèmes de conservation de la biodiversité. Elle permet d'aboutir à une meilleure décision en encadrant et favorisant l'intégration du savoir social et les valeurs des acteurs par l'instauration d'un climat de transparence et de responsabilisation pour la prise de décision. ______________________________________________________________________________ MOTS-CLÉS DE L’AUTEUR : Biodiversité, bassins fluviaux, barrages, évaluation environnementale stratégique, aide multicritère à la décision.
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Books on the topic "Biodiversity conservation – Nigeria"

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Ezealor, Augustine U. Critical sites for biodiversity conservation in Nigeria. Edited by Nigerian Conservation Foundation. Lagos, Nigeria: Nigerian Conservation Foundation, 2002.

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Nigeria) Inception Meeting and Training Workshop on: Biosphere Reserves for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development in Anglophone Africa (BRAAF): Assessment and Monitoring Techniques in Nigeria (1996 Omo Biosphere Reserve. Proceedings of the Inception Meeting and Training Workshop on--Biosphere Reserves for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development in Anglophone Africa (BRAAF)--Assessment and Monitoring Techniques in Nigeria: 9-11 January 1996, Omo Biosphere Reserve, Nigeria. Nigeria: Nigerian National Committee for Man and the Biosphere, 1996.

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Ladan, Muhammed Tawfiq. Biodiversity, environmental litigation, human rights and access to environmental justice: A case study of Nigeria. Zaria, Nigeria: Faith Printers and Publishers, 2007.

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Ladan, Muhammed Tawfiq. Biodiversity, environmental litigation, human rights and access to environmental justice: A case study of Nigeria. Zaria, Nigeria: Faith Printers and Publishers, 2007.

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Sommer, Volker. Primates of Gashaka: Socioecology and conservation in Nigeria's biodiversity hotspot. New York: Springer, 2010.

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Caroline, Ross, and Volker Sommer. Primates of Gashaka: Socioecology and conservation in Nigeria's biodiversity hotspot. New York: Springer, 2010.

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Ross, Caroline, and Volker Sommer. Primates of Gashaka: Socioecology and Conservation in Nigeria’s Biodiversity Hotspot. Springer, 2012.

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Olawale, Ajai, Ayua I. A, and Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies., eds. Implementing the biodiversity convention: Nigerian and African perspectives : papers delivered at the Roundtable on the Convention on Biodiversity. Lagos: Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 1997.

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Book chapters on the topic "Biodiversity conservation – Nigeria"

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Soewu, Durojaye A. "Zootherapy and Biodiversity Conservation in Nigeria." In Animals in Traditional Folk Medicine, 347–65. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29026-8_16.

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Ogbu, Justin U. "Genetic Resources and Biodiversity Conservation in Nigeria Through Biotechnology Approaches." In Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, 271–85. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09381-9_13.

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Nnamani, C. V., D. B. Adewale, H. O. Oselebe, and C. J. Atkinson. "African Yam Bean the Choice for Climate Change Resilience: Need for Conservation and Policy." In African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation, 453–69. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45106-6_203.

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AbstractGlobal warming has emerged as a major challenge to development and human wellbeing in Sub-Saharan Africa in general and Nigeria in particular. Periodic incidents show that this challenge will continue and increase in impact on all aspects of natural resources – agriculture, ecosystems services, biodiversity depletion, environmental degradation and human health. Recognizing the enormous potential of underutilized plant genetic resources (PGRs) is crucial as sources of solutions to a number of these threatening challenges emanating from climate change (food and nutrition insecurity, genetic erosion, loss of agro-biodiversity, green job growth and income generation) cannot be over-emphasized. Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst. ex. A. Rich) Harms., commonly known as African yam bean (AYB) belonging to the leguminous Fabaceae, is an underutilized PGR with rich portfolio which could serve as vital source of robust adaption and resilient germplasm for vulnerable local communities in Nigeria. Its substantial nutritional, environmental, cultural, social, medicinal, industrial and soil restorative potentials underpins its position as climate – smart species. Enhancing the potentials of African yam bean via robust innovative approaches for wider utilization through accelerated research, farmer seed exchanges, in-situ and ex-situ conservations, farmers selection, and policy programs such as seed sovereignty will accentuate its adaptation and used as resilient climate –smart species for the vulnerable groups in Nigeria to cushion impact of climate change.
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Gbile, Zac O. "STATUS OF FOREST CONSERVATION FOR MAINTENANCE OF BIODIVERSITY IN NIGERIA." In Conservation of Plant Genes, 293–310. Elsevier, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-044140-2.50026-0.

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Olufemi, Lawal Musediq, and Irhue Young Kenneth. "Biodiversity Conservation and Unmet Social and Health Needs in the Rural Communities of Niger State, Nigeria." In Practice, Progress, and Proficiency in Sustainability, 22–40. IGI Global, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7158-2.ch002.

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The establishment that 70% of the world's poor residing in rural areas depends directly on biodiversity for their well-being has ignited the call for sustainable usage of biological resources. Biodiversity conservation has thus become a novel project with noble intention of providing a habitat and protection from hunting for threatened and endangered species and ecological processes that cannot survive in most intensely managed landscapes. Nigeria has created protected areas under the coordination of National Park Services in line with this. As a result, residents of communities surrounding the protected areas could not meet their basic needs like employment, water provision, educational facilities, medical services, energy supply, livestock grazing, and motorable roads. They have subsequently deviated from the extant rules that guide their conducts and by ensuing difficulties see biodiversity conservation as an elitist policy despite their understanding of the idea behind it.
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O. Numbere, Aroloye. "Mangrove Habitat Loss and the Need for the Establishment of Conservation and Protected Areas in the Niger Delta, Nigeria." In Habitats of the World: Biodiversity and Threats [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.89623.

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Onyekwelu, Jonathan C., and Johnson A. Olusola. "Role of Traditional Conservation Method in In-Situ Biodiversity Conservation in the Rainforest Zone of South-Western Nigeria." In Promoting Green Economy, 127–54. United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvh9vtc7.13.

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Gbolagade Akeem, Lameed, and Lateef Funmilayo Lewiska. "Hunting and Deforestation: A Threat to the Existence of the Niger Delta Red Colobus Monkey (Procolobus epieni)." In Environmental Management [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.96885.

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The Niger Delta in Nigeria is the largest wetland in Africa and the third largest mangrove forest in the world. The region is known for its richness in biodiversity as well as its oil and gas resources. Due to the high level of oil exploration, deforestation, hunting and insecurities in these areas, the wildlife especially endemic species like the Niger Delta red colobus becomes vulnerable to extinction. Most researches on their range have noted a significant reduction in their population and range distribution. Hence, up-to-date information on their current status is paramount to ensure proper and urgent conservation measures. Data was obtained through the use of field survey and secondary data. The species was recently discovered endemic to Niger delta region in Nigeria for about 23 years ago and recent studies observed that there has been a drastic reduction in their population and a shift in the range they formally occupied faulting this to anthropogenic activities. This study revealed that the location is under intense timber extraction and hunting and as a result, one of the location in the Apoi creek where it was reported to be present, record no species of Red colobus monkey. Only the red capped mangabey monkey (3) were sighted at the location with some evidence of alligator (10). Result also revealed that most of the communities (age ≤ 30) do not know or have seen the species. The situation at the location is exacerbated because of the level of poverty and insecurity in the areas. Going by the evidence of intense timber extraction and hunting at the location, the number of this species may have drastically reduced compared to what it was formally projected (±200 individuals). It is therefore strongly recommended that a follow up of the research is done in other location where it was reported to be present.
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Unuigbe, Ngozi F. "The Significance of the Stewardship Ethic of the Indigenous Peoples of Nigeria's Niger Delta Region on Biodiversity Conservation." In Sustainability and the Rights of Nature in Practice, 167–90. CRC Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780429505959-9.

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Moussa, Soulé, Saley Karim, Abasse Amadou Tougiani, Boateng Kyereh, and Mahamane Saadou. "Role of Cities in Native Woody Species Conservation and Carbon Storage Insight From Niger." In Handbook of Research on Environmental Education Strategies for Addressing Climate Change and Sustainability, 302–22. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7512-3.ch015.

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Loss of native tree species constitutes a major socio-economic and ecological problem. Nevertheless, there is scanty data on the role of Sahelian cities in native woody species conservation and climate change mitigation. This study tried to determine the native woody diversity, structure, and carbon stocks in Niamey, and Maradi, Niger. The study used the plot method to inventory dendrometric variables based on a stratified sampling approach from peri-urban areas to the built environment. Biodiversity indices and allometric models were used for the data analysis. A total of 63 native woody species representing 47 genera and 24 families were recorded in the overall urban forests in two cities. In Niamey, 46 species belonging to 35 genera and 19 families were recorded while in Maradi, 50 species, 41 genera, and 19 families were inventoried. Fabaceae was the dominant families in both cities with equal richness (13 species).
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