Efforts made to reduce the risks involved in lumbering in today’s scenario and to justify
the statement for impact of lumbering on the global environment?
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Explanation:
Forests have been the major source of livelihood for most Nigerian. The forestry sector is one of the main pivots on which the nation's welfare was built. The forest is not only important for material goods but also as a valuable ecological and cultural resource. The forestry subsector has over the years contributed immensely to the socio-economic development in the country. It ranks among one of the highest revenue and employment generating sectors. It also serves as resource base for many forest industries. The raw materials for the production of timber, pulp and paper are derived from the forest.
The demand for wood raw material by these industries in recent times has outstripped the production capacity of the forest. Thus, exploitation of forest resources for industrial purposes if not well planned may be deleterious to the environment. It is therefore necessary to examine the impact of the activities of forest industries on the environment in order not to jeopardize the other goods, services and benefits of the forests. These benefits include: amelioration of weather pattern, provision of clean air, protection of biological diversity, protection of watershed, soil and food crops and provision of recreational facilities.
The objective of this paper is to review the impact of forest industries on the environment. For a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter the write-up has been sub - divided into five complimentary subtopics.
1. Wood utilization
2. Forest, industries in Nigeria
3. Effects of logging and tree harvesting on the environment
4. Environmental pollution due to operations of forest industries.
5. Mitigation of environmental degradation caused by activities of forest industries