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Abstract Osemeobo, G.J. 2011. Lessons from the past: an assessment of forestry practices in Nigeria. JEMREST 7:56-67 DOI: 10.4029/2011jemrest7no006 A cross sectional survey was conducted to assess the impacts of past
forest management practices on the status of biodiversity in protected forests in Nigeria. Data were derived from a questionnaire interview of 120
stakeholders of present and past decision and policy makers
in the protected forest system. The results of data analyses revealed
that protected forests were devastated as a result of: (i)
denial of access rights to indigenous land owners into protected forests
to meet requirements for domestic biotic needs and income generation; (ii) application of silvicultural practices in the forests
with the rule of the thumb instead of using in situ research results; (iii) changing land use in the protected forests from forestry to agricultural production without the consent and
exclusion of landowners; (iv) lack
of government protection of the
forest estate due to inadequate funding; and (v) total control of
the protected forests by
government without any flow of
benefits to indigenous landowners. Mutual management of the forest by government and indigenous land owners within
the frame work of equality and transparency may provide a
short term solution to conflicts in biodiversity conservation in the
protested forests. |
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