{"id":6736,"date":"2017-10-23T04:16:26","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T04:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/don-raises-the-alarm-over-high-rates-of-deforestation\/"},"modified":"2017-10-23T04:16:26","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T04:16:26","slug":"don-raises-the-alarm-over-high-rates-of-deforestation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/don-raises-the-alarm-over-high-rates-of-deforestation\/","title":{"rendered":"Don raises the alarm over high rates of deforestation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Deforestation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A professor of Palynology and Paleoecology from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, Olugbenga Ebenezer Ige, has decried the continued destruction of the nation\u2019s vegetation and forest.<\/p>\n

Ige who delivered the 11th Inaugural Lecture of the university, titled: \u201cWanted! Dead and Alive: Palynomorphs as Microscopic Signal to the Past and Present\u201d, expressed an urgent need to reverse the wanton destruction of vegetation particularly forest where over 90 per cent of biodiversity is domiciled.<\/p>\n

According to him, without vegetation there would be no palynology, the study of pollen grains and spores of plants. \u201cNearly all vegetation in Nigeria had been degraded and the Tropical rainforest is fast becoming derived savannah. About 30 per cent of earth\u2019s land surface is covered by forests but deforestation is taking place at an alarming rate in the last 80 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

This, he attributed, to \u201cthe increasing attitude of our people in construction of roads, industrialisation, urbanisation, lumbering, among others. This is putting palynology in great danger.<\/p>\n

\u201cNigeria is one of the 37 countries listed<\/a> as having Low Forest Cover with High Rates of Deforestation (LFHD). The effort of the Forest guards and rangers in Nigeria should be improved so as to effectively manage our forest.\u201d<\/p>\n

He lamented that the removal of trees without sufficient reforestation has resulted in damage to habitat, biodiversity loss and aridity with adverse impacts on bio-sequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide.<\/p>\n

He stressed that that, as a matter of urgency, extensive afforestation campaign should be launched in the interest of environmental protection.<\/p>\n

Prof. Ige urged the government to enforce a policy of \u201cOne Man One Tree\u201d approach for sustainability of the nations forests, noting that in many parts of the world, especially in East Asian countries, reforestation and afforestation are increasing the area of forested lands.<\/p>\n

Without mincing words, the Professor disclosed his modest contribution to AAUA by planting many trees on an expanse of land in the Year 2010, enthusing that the portion of land is covered with beautiful vegetation.<\/p>\n

He lauded the immediate past government of Ondo State for doing a lot through its urban renewal initiatives, recommending the policy to all the three tiers of government in the country.<\/p>\n

Moreover, the Inaugural Lecturer tasked the National Assembly to promulgate and enforce Nigeria\u2019s environment act in order to check the incessant flooding<\/a> in some parts of the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo stem down agitation and militancy in the Niger Delta area of the country, the clearing of Ogoni land started by the Federal Government should be intensified, after which the re-vegetation of the area is pursued vigorously by the government.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said this would help the oil companies operating in the area to return the vegetation that had existed before the advent of exploration and exploitation activities over 50 years ago in Oloibiri well.<\/p>\n

Ige urged government at all levels to urgently stop the prevailing reckless destruction of vegetation and forest, insisting on conscious efforts by government to stop or slow down deforestation.<\/p>\n

Prof. Ige advised government to engage palynology in stemming down the prevailing kidnapping incidents in the country by identifying the kidnappers den through subjecting materials such as clothing and shoes from released victims to pollen analysis.<\/p>\n

He also urged FG to establish Forensic Palynology Laboratories in the country that would help in locating the specific areas used by kidnappers to hide their victims, assuring that AAUA would be ready to pioneer such investigations.<\/p>\n

Guardian <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Deforestation A professor of Palynology and Paleoecology from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, … Don raises the alarm over high rates of deforestation<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6737,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[2890,522,41],"class_list":["post-6736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opportunities-in-new-markets","tag-construction","tag-nigeria","tag-property"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/wwf_090609_237.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4739,"url":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/world-bank-extends-3-8m-forest-carbon-facility-to-nasarawa-ondo\/","url_meta":{"origin":6736,"position":0},"title":"World Bank extends $3.8m forest carbon facility to Nasarawa, Ondo","author":"Amazing Property","date":"May 29, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Nigerian forest cover has been on constant decline owing to deforestation With Nigeria losing about 3.5 per cent of its forest yearly, which is between 350,000 and 400,000 hectares of forestland,\u00a0the World Bank\u00a0has been extended Nigeria Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) Readiness Programme to Nasarawa and Ondo\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Opportunities In New Markets"","block_context":{"text":"Opportunities In New Markets","link":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/category\/opportunities-in-new-markets\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/forest-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C673&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/forest-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C673&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/forest-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C673&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/forest-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C673&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/forest-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C673&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5006,"url":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/stakeholders-seek-policies-law-to-shore-up-forest-cover\/","url_meta":{"origin":6736,"position":1},"title":"Stakeholders seek policies, law to shore up forest cover","author":"Amazing Property","date":"June 19, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Nigeria had about 40 per cent of its total land area under forest cover at independence, but sadly today, the country is left with only 4 per cent \u2013 7per cent of its total land area under forest cover. 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