Indigenous people’s approach to woody plant species conservation in selected spots in Abia State, Southeastern Nigeria

• Autorzy: Asuoha Godson Chinonyerem , Okafor Uchenna Paulinus , Onyekwelu Chukwuemeka Anthony , Ayadiuno Romanus Udegbunam , Phil-Eze Philip Ogbonnia

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/jwld.2022.140793

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The 15^th of United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aims to protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. This paper investigates the approach adopted by indigenous peoples for conservation of woody plant species diversity in some selected spots in Abia State, Southeastern Nigeria. Relying on mixed method approach to research, data collection comprising field observation, ground truthing, plant species inventory, and key-informant interviews and analysis of data, two spots were purposively sampled, one from each of the two LGAs; Mbom in Bende LGA and Amangwu in Ohafia Local Government Area (LGA). A 50 × 20 m quadrat was sampled from each site, from where plant species inventory was undertaken. Shannon- Wiener diversity index (H’) was used to analyse the data. The result of Shannon–Wiener diversity index, shows that the diversity indices of the plant species for the two sites were 3.20 (Mbom) and 3.95 (Amangwu) respectively. The people of Bende and Ohafia LGAs employ some traditional laws to ensure conservation of woody plant species so as to achieve goal 15^th of the SDGs. This paper advocates sustenance of those traditional laws that encourage conservation of woody plant species in the study area with enforceable sanctions to deter defaulters.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

biodiversity loss; conservation; indigenous people; land degradation; sustainable development goals; woody plant species

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo ITP
• Czasopismo: Journal of Water and Land Development
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: no. 53
• Strony: 164--169
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 27 poz., fot., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Asuoha Godson Chinonyerem

• University of Nigeria, Department of Geography, Faculty of the Social Sciences, Nsukka Road, 410001 Nsukka, Nigeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6592-5624

autor

Okafor Uchenna Paulinus

• University of Nigeria, Department of Geography, Faculty of the Social Sciences, Nsukka Road, 410001 Nsukka, Nigeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3621-1665

autor

Onyekwelu Chukwuemeka Anthony

• University of Nigeria, Department of Geography, Faculty of the Social Sciences, Nsukka Road, 410001 Nsukka, Nigeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2631-7124

autor

Ayadiuno Romanus Udegbunam

• University of Nigeria, Department of Geography, Faculty of the Social Sciences, Nsukka Road, 410001 Nsukka, Nigeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4765-5245

autor

Phil-Eze Philip Ogbonnia

• University of Nigeria, Department of Geography, Faculty of the Social Sciences, Nsukka Road, 410001 Nsukka, Nigeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8129-245X

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).