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Seven LULC classes are identified, namely, urban settlement, stoney waste, water body, river bed, cultivated land, open scrub, and dense vegetation.
- Map of Nigeria showing vegetation zones and some important sites for ...
In order to analyze the acceptability of the surface water...
- Map of Nigeria showing vegetation zones and some important sites for ...
In order to analyze the acceptability of the surface water in the gold mining area for drinking and irrigation uses, different quality water assessment methodologies were incorporated in this...
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and has highly diverse forest ecosystems. Unfortunately, this rich vegetation continues to decline at an alarming rate; 21% of its forest cover...
The Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) is an intervention project for the management of the erosion and watershed challenges in Nigeria more especially within the South-East and South-South of the Country.
Nigeria (FGN) is seeking the support of the World Bank to tackle the age long but worsening problem of erosion and degraded watershed in southern Nigeria through an eight-year project titled “The Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP)”.
Figure 1: Map of Nigeria, showing the 36 states The climate in Nigeria is characterized by relatively high temperature and variations in the amount of precipitation throughout the year with alternating two seasons (rainy and dry).
Specific Vegetation Zones in Nigeria. Vegetation usually depends on the climate zones of the country. Vegetation belts in Nigeria reflect the tight link between the vegetation and the country’s climate: Rainforest; Fresh Water Swamp; Sahel Savanna; Short Grass Savanna; Guinea Savanna; Woodland; Marginal Savanna; Mangrove; Montane; Sudan Savanna
