Ecotourism is a major source of revenue and provides additional income for supporting livelihoods
in many countries. Understanding local communities‘ perceptions and tourists‘ attitudes are
essential for the growth, ...
Gmelina arborea is a versatile but moderately refractory timber species whose heartwood
is impermeable to chemical treatment due to tyloses deposition which occlude its vessels.
This makes its utilisation unsustainable ...
Ricinodendron heudelotii is an ethnomedicinally important indigenous tree species found in wild
populations in Nigeria, but its utilisation is limited by insufficient taxonomic information.
Morphologic and genetic ...
All male monosex culture in Oreochromis niloticus (ON) has been identified as a means of eliminating problem of stunted somatic growth caused by their prolific breeding habit. Production of all male ON populations through ...
Inland waterswhich are important sources of fish for food and economic security are gradually declining in productivity.Studies have shown that the fish production capacities of Nigeria’s inland water bodies such as Lower ...
Old Oyo National Park (OONP), a protected area in Nigeria, is threatened by anthropogenic activities (mining, charcoal production and farming) from surrounding communities. These activities have been reported as sources ...
Forest Governance (FG) is the process of making and implementing decisions on forests. This comprises policy, legal and administrative frameworks that determine how forests are managed. Its quality is central to the ...
Local adaptation of multipurpose tree species such as Moringa oleifera has resulted in the emergence of landraces, which could influence selection for mass propagation. It has been established that knowledge on landraces ...
Preferred timber species are increasingly becoming unavailable due to overexploitation of natural
forests. There is a growing shift in demand to Lesser-Used Species (LUS), like Artocarpus altilis
as substitutes in ...
Tetrapleura tetraptera is a tree species of great ethnobotanical importance that is highly utilised and as such its natural population is threatened. For sustainable utilisation of the species, there is need for development ...
Forest plantation has the capacity of increasing wood supply and stemming the pressure on natural forest in Nigeria. Nevertheless, the performance of public sector forest plantation development in Nigeria has fallen short ...
Pycnanthus angolensis is one of the overexploited indigenous tree species used in phytomedicine. Various parts of the tree are harvested from wild populations for ethnobotanical purposes, thus threatening the sustainable ...
Utilisation of bamboo as substitute for wood is being recognised globally as a result of declining availability of timber species. Bamboo’s surface curvature and thickness are major challenges to its potential and thus, ...
Hevea brasiliensis, a major source of natural rubber is an important source of timber in Nigeria as senescence occurs. However, duration of latex collection is known to affect Hevea brasiliensis wood formation and consequently, ...
Energy and Time efficiencies are important factors to lumber production in sawmills. General inefficiencies, such as energy waste and idle time jeopardise sustainability of the sawmill industry. For effective evaluation ...
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a chronic condition defined as a set of functional limitations due to alterations in the development of central nervous system. Previous studies have shown evidence that caregiving may be a burden ...
Wood species are major determinants of bee colonisation and retention, hence influencing the yield and quality of honey produced. In Apiculture, wood species preference for beehive construction has been implicated in high ...
Littoral zones invasion by macrophytes could facilitate major changes in lake ecosystem especially on the composition of other aquatic assemblages. It has been established that data on environmental interplay influencing ...
Soyabean meal (SBM) could be a suitable replacement for the expensive fishmeal but for its low digestibility in fish. Appropriate dietary supplements of amino acid and protease can improve digestibility of SBM based diets. ...
Zoological gardens (zoos) are nature-based tourism destinations which are capable of attracting large numbers of visitors. This influx is mostly accompanied by detrimental effects on the natural environment, especially ...