FORESTRY WILDLIFE PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS IN NIGERIA | RESEARCH PROJECT TOPICS AND PROJECT TOPICS ON EDUCATION

1. ASSESSMENT OF WOOD SELECTION AND UTILIZATION EFFICIENCY BY SMALL SCALE FURNITURE...

» ASSESSMENT OF WOOD SELECTION AND UTILIZATION EFFICIENCY BY SMALL SCALE FURNITURE INDUSTRIES IN NIGERIA (A STUDY OF SELECTED NORTHEN STATES)...Continue Reading »

52 pages | 1,783 engagements |

2. GROWTH RESPONSE OF THREE INDIGENOUS TREE SPECIES TO HORMONE AND SALT STRESS IN S...

» ABSTRACT Seeds of three forest tree species namely Acacia senegal (L.) Willd, Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile and Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) were used to investigate the effect of different salinity (NaCl) and auxin (IAA) concentrations on germination percentage, stem height growth, collar diameter study and Relative Growth Rate (RGR). A factorial experiment in a completely randomised design was em...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 1,479 engagements |

3. FARMERS’ PERCEPTION ON THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FARMING ACTIVITIES IN D...

» ABSTRACT This study on the impacts of climate change on farming activities was conducted in Dandume Local Government Area of Kastina State. To capture data on the impact of climate change on farming activities based on the perceptions of the farmers, 150 questionnaires were administered and retrieved. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (percentage, bar chart, etc.). About 57.33% o...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 1,437 engagements |

4. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN NIGERIA: ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS ..

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Nigeria, located in West Africa, has a total land area of 983,213 square kilometres. Presently, its estimated population is over 150 million people (World Bank Population figures) yielding an average density of more than120persons per square kilometres. Industrial activities, in its modern forms, are relatively recent in the history of Nigeria&r...Continue Reading »

65 pages | 70 engagements |

5. INCIDENCE OF DEFORESTATION AMONG THE POPULACE AND ENVIRONMENT OF ODIGHI COMMUN...

» Today forest occupy approximately one –third of earth land area, account for two – third of the leaf area of plants on land and contain 70 percent of carbon present in living things .Thus, the food and agricultural organization (FAO) of the united nations estimates that in 2000, 38.7 million square kilometer of land on earth is forested. Forest is essential to all human life because pe...Continue Reading »

65 pages | 75 engagements |

6. ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY IN NIGERIA AND CHALLENGE OF CRUDE OIL THEFT.

» What is Environmental Integrity? In an attempt to understand the meaning of the phrase “environmental integrity”, this paper, shall attempt to separate the phrase to enable it arrive at a definition. While the phrase “Environmental” concerns with the environment; connected with the natural conditions in which people, animals and plant live” . The term integrity connot...Continue Reading »

60 pages | 64 engagements |

7. ASSESSMENT OF AMBIENT AIR WITHIN THE VICINITY OF A CHARCOAL PRODUCTION SITE IN...

» ABSTRACT Air quality continues to be among the top environmental concerns in Nigeria. In nigeria, where majority of the rural population uses charcoal, very little is known about the impacts of the life cycle of the fuel on the livelihoods of the producers, who endure significant health, safety, and environmental risks for marginal gain in a highly lucrative industry. Population increases and devi...Continue Reading »

60 pages | 67 engagements |

8. THE EFFECT OF AGBARHO SLAUGHTERHOUSE EFFLUENT ON THE AGBARHO RIVER WATER.,

» 1.1. BACKGROUND OF STUDY Water is the prerequisite of life, mankind has settled along the Nile, the Euphrates, the Tigris, the Indus and the Yangtze Kiang (Marsha et al., 1999). Since ancient times and well before the past millennium, people have sought ways of dealing with water (their main commodity and primary source of drinking, sanitation, irrigation, cultivation, transportation and communica...Continue Reading »

65 pages | 59 engagements |

9. THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT LIGHT INTENSITIES ON THE GERMINATION AND EARLY GROWTH ...

» ABSTRACT The present study investigated the effects different light intensities on the germination of Chrysophyllum albidum seeds as well as the early seedling development of the species. The treatments investigated were 100%, 60%, and 40% light intensities, under forest canopy (control I), open nursery condition (control II). The seedling growth characteristics investigated were height, collar di...Continue Reading »

60 pages | 66 engagements |

10. DETERMINATION OF ANTI-OXIDANT, NUTRITIONAL AND ANTI-NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION OF G...

» ABSTRACT This study was undertaken to determine the anti oxidant, nutritional and anti nutritional composition of Garcinia kola and Chrysophyllum albidum from rainforest ecosystem of Ondo state, Nigeria. The anti oxidant analysis was performed for seed kernel, fruit pulp, fruit skin and the whole fruit of Chrysophyllum albidum while nutritional and anti nutritional composition for the species were...Continue Reading »

60 pages | 66 engagements |

11. COMPARATIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF BIODIESELS PRODUCED BY TRANSESTERIFICATION FRO...

» ABSTRACT Increasing scarcity of fossil resources, increasing demand for petroleum fuels as well as increasing detrimental effects of extracting and using fossil fuels suggests alternatives. Biodiesel is a renewable, environmentally friendly, socially acceptable, technologically feasible and economically viable alternative fuel for diesel engines.This study investigates the comparative characteriza...Continue Reading »

65 pages | 63 engagements |

12. INFLUENCE OF PLANTATION AGE ON FIBRE CHARACTERISTICS OF Gmelina arborea.

» ABSTRACT The study examined the influence of age series on fiber characteristics of Gmelina arborea established in Ondo State Afforestation, Ondo State. Three Gmelina arborea stand of 20, 22 and 27 years old were used for the study. Wood samples were collected from the core wood, inner wood and outer wood at 10%, 50% and 90% of the tree merchantable height in accordance with the standard procedure...Continue Reading »

60 pages | 65 engagements |

13. ANALYSIS OF POVERTY STATUS OF FOREST DWELLERS IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN ONDO S...

» ABSTRACT This study analyzed poverty status of forest dwellers in coastal communities of Ondo State, Nigeria. Ten communities were randomly selected in the coastal region of Ondo State. In the two local government areas that were selected, two sets of structured questionnaires were administered to ten randomly selected respondents in each of the communities visited. The result of the study shows t...Continue Reading »

65 pages | 62 engagements |

14. INFLUENCE OF MYCORRHIZA ON SELECTED TREE SPECIES: Gliricidia sepium, Acacia auri...

» ABSTRACT The influence of mycorrhiza fungi inoculation on growth performance of Gliricidia sepium, Acacia auriculiformis, and Leucaena leucocephala was studied in a nursery experiment. The results obtained indicated the dependence of Gliricidia sepium, Acacia auriculiformis, and Leucaena leucocephala on mycorhizal symbiosis. Inoculation with mycorrhiza significantly improved the growth performance...Continue Reading »

49 pages | 61 engagements |

15. EVALUATION OF CONSUMPTION CHARACTERISTICS OF MUSHROOM AND SNAILS AMONG URBAN H...

» ABSTRACT The study was conducted in Akure metropolis to evaluate the consumption characteristics of mushroom and snails among urban households. Stratified random sampling technique was used to administer two hundred questionnaires among urban household heads in the study area. The results of the study showed that urban households consume mushrooms and snails in the study area. Chi square test (0.0...Continue Reading »

65 pages | 86 engagements |

16. INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT LIGHT INTENSITIES ON THE GERMINATION AND EARLY GROWTH O...

» ABSTRACT This study was carried out to investigate the effect of different light intensities on the germination and early growth of Treculia africana under different light intensities (100%, 60%, and 40% light intensities) as well as under forest canopy (control I), open nursery condition (control II). The experiment was carried out at the tree nursery site of the Department of Forestry and Wood T...Continue Reading »