The Okeluse Forest Reserve is situated in Okeluse, an agrarian community in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, South West, Nigeria, West Africa. It covers .World Database on Protected Areas It is a major forest reserve in Nigeria9712_pdf.pdf (ejsss.net.in)
The estimate terrain elevation above sea level is .Okeluse Forest Reserve performs such functions as primary habitats of the forest, sustainable wood production, and also provision of vital economic, social and environmental benefits.Adeyemi, A. A., & Olowo, G. E. (2022). Evaluation of forest-cover dynamics and its drivers in Okeluse Forest Reserve, Ondo State, Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture and Environment, 18(1), 107-125.
Impact of Anthropogenic Activities on Forests Increasing anthropogenic activities arising from population increases place a high demand on the forest and its resources for survival, and these lead to degradation, fragmentation and conversion of forest to other land uses
Among such human activities that lead to forest loss in Nigeria are commodity-led deforestation, extension of agriculture, and urbanization and this threatens the survival of species of fauna such as chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)Fotang, C., Bröring, U., Roos, C. et al. Human Activity and Forest Degradation Threaten Populations of the Nigeria–Cameroon Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ellioti) in Western Cameroon. Int J Primatol 42, 105–129 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-020-00191-2
Land-use and cover changes also impact negatively on the diversity of species of fauna and flora Fasona, M.J., Akintuyi, A.O., Adeonipekun, P.A. et al. Recent trends in land-use and cover change and deforestation in south–west Nigeria. GeoJournal 87, 1411–1437 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-020-10318-w
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