A Survey of Water Sources for Households around the Yankari Game Reserve, Nigeria

Fada, Salamatu J.; Dabi, Daniel; Muhammed, Naziru Z.

doi:10.24940/ijird/2018/v7/i2/dec17042

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“…Yankari is an 'island' without a buffer zone as it is surrounded by many villages just outside the boundary of the reserve (Fada 2015). These villages are populated by farmers and herders whose impact on the reserve includes poaching, lopping of tree species, and illegal livestock grazing (Metilelu et al 2022;Fada 2015;Bergl et al 2011). With no clear re management plan and poorly enforced re suppression policy, incidental res are common occurrences in the reserve, often with severe consequences.…”

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“…With no clear re management plan and poorly enforced re suppression policy, incidental res are common occurrences in the reserve, often with severe consequences. Many of these res are attributed to nomadic herders from the Fulani tribe of Northern Nigeria and are prevalent during the dry season (November -April) with most res occurring between December and January (Fada 2015). Although there are anecdotal indications that Yankari game rangers occasionally set res early in the dry season to improve foliage for herbivores (Fada 2015), there are no evidence that these burns are planned or targeted at speci c areas.…”

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Habitat selection by Stone Partridge elucidates the ecological benefits of fire management in an Afro-tropical Sudan Savanna

Atuo,

Agaigbe,

Thompson

2023

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Background Fire is a key disturbance measure that drives community dynamics and ecosystem function. While natural resource managers have increasingly relied on fire as a management tool to conserve biodiversity in fire-prone systems, key gaps remain in our understanding of how fire frequencies and return intervals drive habitat selection and species persistence in tropical savannas. Here, we evaluated the mechanisms through which fire-created variability mediates habitat selection in a fire-prone Sudan savanna landscape. Using data from adult stone partridges fitted with radio-transmitters and monitored between November 2020 – July 2022, we assessed the role of fire frequency, fire intensity, and vegetation characteristics on space used by Stone Partridge (Ptilachapus petrosus) at two spatial extents. Results At a broad spatial extent, partridges appeared to select recently burnt areas up to 2 years post-fire treatment but decreased their selection as the severity of fires increased. Partridges tended to avoid taller woody vegetation that could serve as perches for aerial predators in favor of shrubs (< 1-m tall) with thicket understories that minimized predation risk. At a smaller spatial extent, partridges were inclined to select patches that experienced recent fires but maintained high tussock density coupled with litter cover. The relationship between Stone Partridge selection and grass height was inconclusive but suggested a possible reduction in usable space in patches where herbaceous vegetation exceeded 0.5-m. Conclusion Our results suggest that Afro-tropical savanna obligates like partridges are possibly adapted to frequently occurring low-intensity fires that promote diversity of herbaceous plants, remove non-native vegetation, and create pockets of refugia for native species to hide from predators. Consequently, reversing colonial fire suppression policies and adopting planned fire treatment as part of management efforts in the region could be key in improving habitat quality for ground-dwelling birds and other native species.

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Habitat selection by Stone Partridge elucidates the ecological benefits of fire management in an Afro-tropical Sudan Savanna

Atuo,

Agaigbe,

Thompson

2023

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“…The need for concerted effort to curb these trends is amplified by projections of imminent and even greater impacts (Leary et al, 2008;Dabi, Nyong, Adepetu, & Ihemegbulem, 2008). Evidence of such impacts in Nigeria have been investigated over the last two decades for such areas as agriculture (Apata, Samuel & Temidayo, 2009;Jidauna, Dabi, & Dia, 2011), the environment , Odjogu, 2010Mertz, et al, 2012), water resources (Dabi, 2000;Nyong, Dabi, & Dung, 2003;Dabi, 2006;Fada, Dabi, & Muhammed, 2018), population and health ( Dongurum, Gwamzhi, Goyol, Daloeng, & Dabi, 2016;Wambai, Dabi, et al, 2017;Akintunde, 2017;Watts, et al, 2018), education ( UNESCO, 2015;NEA, 2020) conflicts (Fasona, Omojola, Adeaga, & Dabi, 2007;Dabi, & Jidauna, 2010, Sayne, 2011, and wetlands (Dabi, 2006;Nwankwoala, 2012) and similar studies are ongoing. Findings from these studies collectively suggest likelihood of shortages in resources and increased hardships throughout the 21st century due to these negative impacts.…”

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An Appraisal of Nigeria’s Progress in Achieving the SDG-13 Climate Action Goal

Fada¹,

Akintunde²,

Goyol³

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The impacts of climate change on the planet are increasingly felt with projections suggesting even greater impacts in the immediate term and, as such, the need for concerted efforts directed at curbing them. Although Nigeria battles with huge development needs, and its economy is confronted with a rapidly deteriorating fiscal space and rising levels of debt, the country has shown commitment to achieving the United Nations 2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by 2030. This situation creates a gap between the SDG agenda and the workability of the goal. This paper appraises efforts made by Nigeria’s Federal Government to achieve the Climate Action Goal by 2030. The country’s level of implementation of the set SDG 13 was, first, evaluated using the Environmental Performance Index (EPI). Subsequently, the role of the Anthony Nyong Climate Centre of Excellence (ANCCE) towards achieving the SDG 13 was explored. Results from the 2018 EPI scorecard ranks Nigeria 100th (54.76%) out of 180 countries on 24 performance indicators across ten categories covering environmental health and ecosystem vitality. Similarly, results from SDG index and dashboard, places Nigeria at 42nd (47.07%) out of 56 African countries. Even though these results show that ‘challenges remain’ in achieving climate action, Nigeria is on track toward achieving the SDG agreement. Furthermore, the establishment of ANCCE has so far achieved building of partnerships with organizations and other universities locally and internationally, capacity building among academics and the establishment of a waste management project in a tertiary institution in the country. A bottom-up approach aimed at achieving Climate action through activities of similar centers that can provide insight into a country’s best practices and contribute in many ways to achieving the SDG 13 in Nigeria are suggested.

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A Survey of Water Sources for Households around the Yankari Game Reserve, Nigeria

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Habitat selection by Stone Partridge elucidates the ecological benefits of fire management in an Afro-tropical Sudan Savanna

Habitat selection by Stone Partridge elucidates the ecological benefits of fire management in an Afro-tropical Sudan Savanna

An Appraisal of Nigeria’s Progress in Achieving the SDG-13 Climate Action Goal

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