Nigeria is number four on the list of top 10 countries reporting the greatest annual net loss of forest area, with an annual forest area net loss of 410,000 hectares. However, the relevant government agencies and institutions including the National Parks Service and the Forestry Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) are not to blame. This is according to the Professor LabodePopoola, Director, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Nigeria. Professor Popoola told Ecoscope that “it is not FRIN that is destroying the forests; it is not the National Parks Services that is destroying the forests. They are people like you and I. FRIN is trying its best, other organisations are also doing their best.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 05, 2017 02:42 UTC