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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Feed constitutes more than 60% of operational cost in fish farming. Increasing cost of conventional feedstuff due to competition between livestock and human necessitates research into cheaper and readily available ...

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. ...

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, ...

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 ...

Decline in fish production from capture fisheries has necessitated the development of intensive aquaculture practices such as Cage Culture (CC). However, the practice of CC is not well established in Nigeria. This is due ...

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, ...

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 ...