Pre-modern forest conservation practices in Southern Nigeria
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Long before deforestation became an issue of major concern, different cultural practices and traditions of the world has substantially conserved nature with divers approaches.[1] This does not exclude the local communities of Nigeria where the traditions passed down from one generation to the next has played a great role in preserving some forest to this day.[citation needed]
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Nigeria is blessed with tremendous width of forestland area, the marsh backwoods at the edge of Southern part of the country, the tropical rainforest in the South-western pivot and the lush savannah in the middle belt. Nigeria is positioned among the nations of the world with plenty of forest assets.[2] Forest areas in Nigeria cover about 110,890 km2 of the country's total land mass, which is about 910,770 km2, This means that forests cover about 12.18% of vegetation cover of the country.[citation needed]
Deforestation is an unethical act of cutting down trees or clearing out of forest without replanting or replacing them (reforestation). Deforestation is known to be associated with more negative implications than positive ones as it is mostly anthropogenic.