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The Effects of Population Growth on Deforestation in Nigeria: 1991 \u2013 2016
This study examines the effects of population growth on deforestation
in Nigeria between 1991 and 2016. Anthropogenic factors especially
population growth were identified to be the major forces responsible
for deforestation in Nigeria. The Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF) test
was used to establish stationarity among the variables and the Johansen
cointegration test was used to establish a long run relationship
between population growth and deforestation in Nigeria. Population
growth was found to have a negative effect on the available forest
cover in Nigeria. The study therefore recommends the development of
rural areas, enactment of policies aimed at reducing population growth
and sensitization to protect the available forest resources in Nigeria