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Understanding Local Perspectives on the Trajectory and Drivers of Gazetted Forest Reserve Change in Nasarawa State, North Central Nigeria

2025-06-10

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Understanding forest cover change and its drivers is vital for global forest management and policy development. This study analysed perceptions of historical drivers behind land use land cover change (LULCC) and forest change in gazetted forests from 1966 to 2020 and evaluated the human activities around the gazetted forest reserves, comparing three forests in Nasarawa State, North Central Nigeria. Data were colle...

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Literature Corpus work: 581101d2-24a0-55fa-957d-4dfc4b71b934
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202506.0757.v1

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