Global pledge to reduce forest loss goes in wrong direction
), estimates that forests cover one third of the earth’s land mass and support the livelihoods of 1.6 billion people.Forests also help in maintaining a balanced ecosystem, buffer storms and flood.
Therefore, deforestation, especially in the tropics, can impact local temperatures and rainfall patterns and this could exacerbate the effects of global warming and affect human health and agricultural productivity.Nigeria is among the 145 countries that pledged to reduce deforestation but are doing the exact opposite.
It stated that “from 2001 to 2022, Nigeria lost 169kha of humid primary forest, making up 14% of its total tree cover loss in the same time period. Total area of humid primary forest in Nigeria decreased by 8.7% in this time period”.rom 2001 to 2022, Nigeria lost 1.25Mha of tree cover, equivalent to a 12% decrease in tree cover since 2000, and 671Mt of CO₂ emissions.
“In Nigeria, the top 4 regions were responsible for 54% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Edo had the most tree cover loss at 309kha compared to an average of 33.7kha.”It added that within the period under review, 11 percent of tree cover loss in Nigeria occurred in areas where deforestation was the dominant driver of loss.
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