Religion and Environment are presented as vital aspects of the life of a nation. This is because they both affect the life of the people of the nation. Religion has to do with the spirit of humankind as well as the god he believes in. Religions come into being as a result of the search by humankind to have a link between him and his god. In Nigeria, Christianity and Islamic religions are the two prominent religions, even though a large number of other traditional religions exist among the people of diverse tribes. Five major environments are recognized, with the natural environment being in the prominence for meeting both the basic needs of people in other environments besides providing a large number of other useful services. It came into being with the existence of the planet earth. Other environments such as the socioeconomic environment, the built environment and the political/governmental environments, are the creations of humankind, made possible by his unique endowments. The spiritual environment is the environment within which the spirit being of humankind operates, in the process of accessing the Almighty God. Religion influences all the diverse environments in diverse ways. Christian religion in particular, teaches about the consequences of greed, corruption, violence and injustice in the environment. It also makes it clear to humankind that the Almighty God frowns against them. Instances abound in the bible where He has punished them. It therefore behooves humankind, to remember that he will one day give an accountof his actions in the environment within the planet earth, to his maker-the Almighty God.

Investigations were carried out on the effect of rainfall pattern on some soil chemical properties during 2011 in the Southern Guinea savanna ecosystem in Nigeria. The study was carried out in Oro Forest Reserve in Kwara State of Nigeria. Twenty plots were randomly selected for soil sampling at for different seasons namely: January (dry season), May (beginning of rains), September (peak of rains) and November (end of rains). Different soil depths were sampled: 0 to 5, 6 to 10, 11 to 15 and 16 to 20 cm at five randomly selected locations. The chemical properties that were mostly influenced by rainfall pattern are soil organic matter, total nitrogen, soil pH, available phosphorus, exchangeable cations (Ca, Mg and K), and cation exchange capacity (CEC). The two major seasons that show profound influence on soil properties are dry season (January) and peak of rainy season (September). Soil pH and available phosphorus were higher in dry season (January) and at the beginning of rainy season (May) and remain low at the peak of the rainy season (September). In contrast, soil organic matter and total nitrogen were low in dry season (January) due to burning of the vegetation. However, nitrogen content increased at the peak of the rainy season (September), due to nitrogen fixation. The increase in the total exchangeable bases (TEB) could be attributed to their importance in the tissue synthesis. There was decline in most soil nutrients during active growth of the woodland savanna trees. Therefore, the limitation of N, P, Ca, Mg, Na and K is most likely to occur in September (peak of rainy season).

The effect of forest fire on natural forest in Southern Guinea Savanna in Nigeria was investigated. The study was carried out in Oro forest reserve in Kwara State, Nigeria. The study site was located in the north-eastern and south-western portions of the reserve. In each location in the forest, one hectare (100 m × 100 m) was divided into 100 plots of 10 m × 10 m. Twenty plots were randomly selected for determining the frequency of burned trees, re-sprouted trees and the numbers of seedling/ha. Soil samples were also collected at three depths: 0 -5, 6 -10, 11 -15 and 16 -20 cm. Soil samples were taken before burning and one year after burning. The effect of fire on tree species recovery showed that regeneration of Byrsicarpus coccineus, Grewia mollis and Butyrospermum Paradoxium were very encouraging in the burned area. In contrast, Adenodolichos peniculatus, Fadogia pobegunii and Terminalia aviceniodes were very sensitive to fire as they failed to regenerate or poorly reproduced in the burned area. Fire had no effect on soil texture except 0 -5 cm. Soil pH significantly increased available phosphorus increased significantly, whereas, soil organic matter, available acidity and total nitrogen significantly decreased in the burned area. Also, metallic cations (Ca, Mg, K) and cation exchange capacity increased in the burned area. These changes were related primarily to oxidation of the organic matter layer during fire and concurrent changes in the soil environment following fire (e.g. a reduction in organic matter content of the soil, and increased soil pH).