Abstract
This study, therefore, which is focused on forest systems services provisioning in Africa, case of Gambari Forest Reserve, Ibadan, Nigeria, provides policy makers, decision makers, ecologists, environmentalists, the academia, and other stakeholders with a document geared towards promoting national development through sustainable forest products utilization practices. In this study, a total of 200 key respondents participated in it, out of which 194 copies were returned and distributed among the seven main communities in the study area, namely, Ibusogbora, Oloowa, Daley north and south, Onipe, Mamu, Olubi, and Onipanu, respectively. The respondents stated that moringa 164 (84.5%), mint leaf (166 (85.6%), bitter kola 143 (73.7%), and shea tree accounts for 176 (90.7%), and the wood species utilized by producers in the study area include Leucaena leucocephala, Leucaena glauca, Gliricidia sepium, Tectona grandis, and Gmelina arborea, among others. The study recommends that there is need for African governments to restore public awareness campaign in the area of timber planting initiatives and sustainable forest resource management and increase allocation to fund forestry research in the African continent.
Highlights
Vegetation accounts for two-thirds of all different types of terrestrial ecosystems in tropical, subtropical, temperate, Mediterranean, and boreal regions [1]
The process of photosynthesis produces oxygen required for respiration by animals; photosynthesis is the only process involved in the elimination of carbon dioxide when released through respiration, combustion, and decomposition into the biosphere
Most of the fuelwood production in Gambari Forest Reserve area originates from a handful of species: Leucaena leucocephala, Leucaena glauca, Gliricidia sepium, Tectona grandis, Gmelina arborea, Swietenia macrophylla, Acacia spp., Albizia spp., Cassia siamea, and Pithecellobium saman
Summary
Vegetation accounts for two-thirds of all different types of terrestrial ecosystems in tropical, subtropical, temperate, Mediterranean, and boreal regions [1]. From the foregoing, forest ecosystems offer an enormous variety of environmental roles and services, which include sequestration of carbon, conservation of biodiversity, water supply, flood control, protection against soil erosion, and desertification. Gambari Forest Reserve is divided into five series, namely, Onigambari, Busogboro, Onipe, Olonde, and Mamu It was originally 12,535.6 ha of which 1,036 ha was dereserved by the Oyo State Government for the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria. E study area is shown, presenting Gambari Forest Reserve within Oyo State and Nigeria. E food crops include Manihot esculenta (cassava), Xanthosoma sagittifolium (cocoyam), and Zea mays (maize), among others Tree crops such as eobroma cacao (cocoa), coffee, and Cola spp. are found in the study area.
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
