Effect of Indiscriminate Charcoal Production on Nigeria Forest Estate

Odunayo James Rotowa; Zaccheaus Tunde Egbwole; Ayobami Akorede Adeagbo; Oluwasessin Moyinolwa Blessing

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Effect of Indiscriminate Charcoal Production on Nigeria Forest Estate

Odunayo James Rotowa, Zaccheaus Tunde Egbwole, Ayobami Akorede Adeagbo, Oluwasessin Moyinolwa Blessing

Published in International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy (Volume 7, Issue 6)

Received: 30 May 2019 Accepted: 3 July 2019 Published: 2 December 2019

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Half of the world’s population, and up to 95 percent in poor countries, rely on solid fuel including biomass fuel and charcoal to meet their energy needs. Fuel wood and charcoal are by far the most heavily consumed energy sources in Nigeria, rural dwellers who are the custodians of forests resources depend solely on it for livelihood and increase in demand for charcoal. Nigeria ranked the highest producer of charcoal in Africa and second in the world and the production trend of charcoal in Nigeria has over the years shown a steady increase yet Nigeria is not among the world leading nations in the exporting of charcoal which means the nation consumes a larger percentage of its annual produce locally. The continuous production is promotional to continuous deforestation and desertification which in-turns are a threat to sustainable environment. Thus the uses of forest trees for charcoal production still represent a threat to the future of the resources in local terms, especially in certain situations with high demand. With adequate forest management, supervision and control practices, however, the growth of charcoal use will no longer have serious impact on forested areas that supply consumption centers. Also, if measures are introduced to improve the supply of raw materials for charcoal production (through tree planting initiatives and participatory forest management), unsustainable production would gradually be replaced by regulated production on a sustainable basis.

Published in	International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy (Volume 7, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijepp.20190706.12
Page(s)	144-149
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Charcoal, Deforestation, Desertification, Sustainable Environment, Briquette

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Odunayo James Rotowa

Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria
Zaccheaus Tunde Egbwole

Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria
Ayobami Akorede Adeagbo

Department of Forest Production and Products, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Oluwasessin Moyinolwa Blessing

Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria

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