Forest Research: Open Access
Open Access

Dr, Department of Geography and Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

Publications

• Research Article   
  In Situ Forest Biodiversity: Integrating Indigenous and Local Knowledge Systems into Conservation Policies in Southwestern Nigeria
  Author(s): John Langton*
  
  Biodiversity loss has become a major problem in Southwestern Nigeria because 70%-80% of its forest has been converted to non-forest uses. Modern conservation systems have not yielded desired result because the techniques had proved inadequate in addressing conservation issues. The study is therefore an assessment of indigenous and modern methods of forest management in Southwestern, Nigeria. Primary and secondary data were used in this study. The secondary data (inventories of woody species, lists of communities within the buffer zone, types of forest resources and conservation techniques) were obtained from Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove (OOSG) and Old Oyo National Park (OONP) records. Quadrant method was used for sampling of the woody species. The study sites consisted of eight plots of 50 × 50 m along two 300 m long transects. One Way ANOVA, Relative Species Index, Species Diversit.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2168-9776.22.11.308

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