Abstract
Detecting Forest Degradation in Old Oyo National Park in Nigeria Using Remote Sensing and GIS
Highlights
Nigeria’s forest produces a wide range of goods and services for the local population
Old Oyo National park was being managed by two communities, that is the Oyo-Ile and Oke Ogun before the National park was handed over to the Federal government of Nigeria
The Land Change Modeler (LCM) application within idrisi provides a suite of tools for land change research in a simple and automated workflow
Summary
Nigeria’s forest produces a wide range of goods and services for the local population. In addition to contributing to the national economy, the forests support some of the poorest members of the society; mostly the rural areas, by providing food, environmental services and opportunities to generate income. The forestry sector plays a critical role in addressing both local and national environmental problems in Nigeria. The forests are substantial sources of re-investigable capital and income and with great potential as the foundation for industrialization and enhancement of the stability of the rural population (Famuyideet al, 2005). It is estimated that at the global level, forestry formerly contributes some 2 percent to world GDP or more than USD 600 billion per annum (FAO, 1997; Lomborg; 2001; Faleyimu, 2006). The actual contribution of forests to the world economy may be much higher, though extremely difficult to quantify
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