Socio Economic Assessment of Urban Forestry Respondents’ income in Okiti Pupa, Ondo State, Nigeria

Faleyimu, OI; Akinyemi, Mudashiru

doi:10.4314/jasem.v18i4.7

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“…However, the finding differs from what [22][23] suggest. The authors noted that in urban areas majority of the respondents had acquired higher degree and tertiary education respectively.…”

Section: Marital Status and Education Levelcontrasting

confidence: 56%

Urban Community’s Participation in Conservation of Open Spaces: A Case of Dar es Salaam City

Hassan¹

2017

IJNREM

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Abstract:Open spaces in cities like Dar es Salaam are facing problem of encroachment and conversion. Despite scholars' recommendation on participatory approach in designing and execution of communities' project to increase participation including Conservation of Open Spaces (COSP). The study used questionnaire survey and participatory approach tools to gather information. Results show that majority of the respondents are aware of specific types and functions of existing open spaces in the study area. In general, most respondents were willing to participate in COSP. Quality, benefits, education and duration of residence were factors positively influencing households' willingness to participate in COSP.

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“…However, the finding differs from what [22][23] suggest. The authors noted that in urban areas majority of the respondents had acquired higher degree and tertiary education respectively.…”

Section: Marital Status and Education Levelcontrasting

confidence: 56%

Urban Community’s Participation in Conservation of Open Spaces: A Case of Dar es Salaam City

Hassan¹

2017

IJNREM

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“…In one city each in Nigeria and Congo D.R., 90% and 86% of respondents, respectively, indicated their preference regarding cultivating trees in urban areas and were willing to participate in public tree planting programs [66,67]. People who are well educated, have relatively high income and may live in areas with sufficient land area around their houses are therefore more likely to cultivate trees or participate in public tree planting programs [63,66,68]. The high-and middle-income neighborhoods in Accra are occupied by the elites and the wealthy classes of society who have a good judgment of the value of trees and have the resources to plant and care for trees within their homesteads.…”

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Tree Species Diversity and Socioeconomic Perspectives of the Urban (Food) Forest of Accra, Ghana

Nero

Kwapong

Jatta³

et al. 2018

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Urban and peri-urban forestry has emerged as a complementary measure to contribute towards eliminating urban hunger and improved nutritional security. However, there is scanty knowledge about the composition, diversity, and socioeconomic contributions of urban food trees in African cities. This paper examines the diversity and composition of the urban forest and food trees of Accra and sheds light on perceptions of urbanites regarding food tree cultivation and availability in the city. Using a mixed methods approach, 105 respondents in six neighborhoods of Accra were interviewed while over 200 plots (100-m2 each) were surveyed across five land use types. Twenty-two out of the 70 woody species in Accra have edible parts (leaves, fruits, flowers, etc.). The food-tree abundance in the city is about half of the total number of trees enumerated. The species richness and abundance of the food trees and all trees in the city were significantly different among land use types (p < 0.0001) and neighborhood types (p < 0.0001). The diversity of food-bearing tree species was much higher in the poorer neighborhoods than in the wealthier neighborhoods. Respondents in wealthier neighborhoods indicated that tree and food-tree cover of the city was generally low and showed greater interest in cultivating food (fruit) trees and expanding urban forest cover than poorer neighborhoods. These findings demonstrate the need for urban food policy reforms that integrate urban-grown tree foods in the urban food system/culture.

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Perception Assessment of the Impact of Human Activities on Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Udoma-Michaels¹,

Ndukwu²,

Obafemi³

2019

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Perception assessment of the impacts of human activities on Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve (SCFR) which is located between latitude 4˚32'N and 4˚40'N and longitude 7˚48'E and 8˚20'E ( Figure 1) distributed into four Local Government Areas-Eket, Esit Eket, Ibeno and Mbo of Akwa Ibom State was carried out. Structural questionnaires to extract the common types of useful plants and animals, status of the protected area, derivable benefits and ways of preserving the SCFR were ministered to Chiefs Priests, Local Chiefs, Elderly People and Farmers who lived at least twenty years in the areas. Convenient sampling method was used to randomly select fifty respondents for the study. Descriptive statistics to summarize feedbacks from respondents presented in the form of tables, charts and histogram in line with the SCFR anthropogenic activities assessment indicators showing percentages and frequencies of such response was employed for data analyses and presentation. The results showed that the Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve have been disturbed and degraded due to uncontrolled human activities. Endangered fauna species including the Giraffa camelopardalis (Giraffe), Hippopotamus amphibious (Hippopotamus), Loxodonta africana (Elephant), Hynas, Kangaroo, Panther pardus (Leopard), Panther leo (Lion), Porcupine and Tiger were last seen between twenty and thirty five years ago in the forest while some useful plants of huge economic and medicinal values like Irvingia gabonensis (Bush mango) Tetrapleura itraptera, Gambeya albidum, Raphia hookeri (Rafia palm), Garcinia cola (Bitter kola) and Dacryodes edulis (Native pear) etc were last observed about eleven to twenty years ago. The study further revealed that Monkeys and Alligators are still very common in the Forest Reserve. It, therefore, recommends the strengthening and enforcement of regulatory controls on the use of SCFR by relevant authorities and alternative source of

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Socio Economic Assessment of Urban Forestry Respondents’ income in Okiti Pupa, Ondo State, Nigeria

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Urban Community’s Participation in Conservation of Open Spaces: A Case of Dar es Salaam City

Urban Community’s Participation in Conservation of Open Spaces: A Case of Dar es Salaam City

Tree Species Diversity and Socioeconomic Perspectives of the Urban (Food) Forest of Accra, Ghana

Perception Assessment of the Impact of Human Activities on Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

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