Socioeconomic indicators and the survival of the tropical rainforest of cross river state of Nigeria

Matthew E. Eja
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Matthew E. Eja: University of Calabar

Environment Systems and Decisions, 2006, vol. 26, issue 2, 83-92

Abstract: Abstract An internal household survey of socioeconomic indicators in the Cross River State forest communities showed that basic infrastructural facilities such as clean water supply, adequate waste disposal system, good roads and electricity are grossly inadequate. There is a total absence of modern family planning practices in the communities, and population is projected to increase by 44.8% between 2000 and 2015 and 85.4% between 2000 and 2025. The study revealed that about 65% of the population of the rainforest communities consists of subsistence farmers and power chain operators, and besides the 19% of the Cross River State Tropical High Forestry (THF) already reported to have been lost to agriculture and plantation between 1972 and 1991, about 9% was lost between 1991 and 2000. An additional 25% of the THF will be lost by 2025, leaving only 470600 hectares (4706 km2). With 84.1% of community members having an annual income less than $300, the survival potential of the Cross River State rainforest in the next fifty years is very low, unless an effective forest management programme is encouraged by government in partnership with all stakeholders.

Keywords: Household survey; Socioeconomic indicators; Deforestation rates; Tropical High Forest; Effective Management programme (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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