Nigeria loses 400,000 hectares of forest yearly, says Ikeazor
Minister of State for Environment said that Nigeria’s forest area has been on a continues decline from 10% in 1970 to less than 8%, at the moment.
She disclosed this at an event in Abuja to commemorate the 2022 ‘International Day of Forest’ (IDP), and unveiling the current ‘National Forest Policy’ (NFP).
Ikeazor, explained that available statistics show that about 400,000 hectares of forest is lost annually through human activities and other practices that are unsustainable.
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According to the Environment Minister, the national target of increasing the total forest cover from 10% to 25% by 2022 and the various international commitments appears a daunting task.
She said the demand for forest goods and services in the country is on the rise with the increasing population against an unsustainable supply regime.
Ikeazor, added that the present administration in pursuance of its mandate is committed to deliver equitable dividend of democracy, poverty eradication, food security, sustainable development.
Engr. Hassan Musa, Permanent Secretary of Ministry, Nigeria joined 104 other world leaders at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change tagged COP26 held in Glasgow to pledge to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation
by 2030.
