My Publications

Book

Chima, U.D. (2012). Career Prospects in Forestry and Wildlife Management. Emhai Printing and Publishing Company, Port Harcourt, 255pp.

Articles published in Learned Journals

Egwumah, P. O. and Chima, U. D. (2005). A survey of the avian fauna of the university wildlife park refugium in Benue State, Nigeria. Biological and Environmental Science Journal for the Tropics 2(2): 62 – 66.

Omokhua, G.E. and Chima, U.D. (2009). Fruiting efficiency of Pentaclethra macrophylla Benth: A case study in Ekpoma and Onne South-South, Nigeria. African Research Review 3(4): 234 – 240. Available online at www.afrrevjo.com and www.ajol.info

Chima, U.D.; Ola-Adams, B.A.; Adedire, M.O. and Oyelowo, O.J. (2009). Impacts of land use changes on soil quality of a biosphere reserve in Southwestern Nigeria. Journal of Research in Forestry, Wildlife and Environment 1(1): 120 – 131.

Omokhua, G.E. and Chima, U.D. (2009). Fruiting efficiency of Avacado (Persea americana Mill): A case study in Ekpoma and Onne, Niger Delta, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Agriculture, Food and Environment 5 (2-4): 16-19. Available online at www.njafe.org

Oyelowo, O.J.; Chima, U.D. and Oladoye, A.O. (2010). An assessment of the management of Osun Osogbo World Heritage Site. Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and the Social Sciences 8(1): 110-116. Available online at www.ajol.info/journals/joafss

Ihuma, J.O.; Chima, U.D. and Chapman, H.M. (2011). Tree diversity in a Nigerian montane forest ecosystem and adjacent fragmented forests. ARPN Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science 6(2): 17-22. Available online at www.arpnjournals.com.

Ihuma, J.O.; Chima, U.D. and Chapman, H.M. (2011). Diversity of fruit trees and frugivores in a Nigerian montane forest and adjacent fragmented forests. International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences 1(2):6-15. Available online at www.ijpaes.com

Chima, U.D. and Nuga, O.O. (2011). Disappearing sacred groves: Causes and implications for biodiversity conservation in two Local Government Areas of Abia State, Nigeria. International Journal of Science and Nature 2(3): 677 – 682. Available online at www.scienceandnature.org

Chima, U.D. and Sobere, P.G. (2011). Secondary school students’ perception of forestry and wildlife management in Rivers State, Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture and Social Research 11(1): 26 – 35. Available online at www.ajol.info/journals/jasr

Chima, U.D.; Kamalu, O.J. and Omokhua, G.E. (2011). Comparative assessment of floral and faunal diversity of two proposed project sites in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences 1(2):55-62. Available online at www.ijpaes.com

Ihuma, J.O.; Chapman, H.M.; and Chima, U.D. (2011). Recruitment of woody plant species juveniles in Ngel Nyaki Forest Reserve and its potential for forest regeneration. International Journal of Science and Nature 2(4): 718 - 722 Available online at www.scienceandnature.org

Aiyeloja, A.A. and Chima, U.D. (2011). Economic and ecological consequences of charcoal production in Oyo State, Nigeria. Asia-Pacific Journal of Rural Development 21(1): 85 – 92. Available online at www.cirdap.org.sg/apjord

Ijeomah, H.M.; Chima, U.D.; Aiyeloja, A.A. and Ofodile, E.A.U. (2011). Utilisation of Monkey fruit – Dactyladenia barteri in indigenous agroforestry practice in Ideato South Local Government, Imo State. Asia-Pacific Journal of Rural Development 21(1): 113 – 120. Available online at www.cirdap.org.sg/apjord

                  

     Chima, U.D., Adedire, M.O., Aduradola, A.M. and Agboola, D.A. (2012). Key livelihood tree species in Omo Biosphere Reserve: A preliminary documentation towards the investigation of land use change impact on key livelihood tree populations. Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences 2(8): 406 – 411. Available online at http://www.gjournals.org/GJAS

 Chima, U.D. and Uwaegbulem, C. (2012). Comparative evaluation of tree species populations under different land use types within the University of Port Harcourt environs. Tropical Agricultural Research and Extension 15(1): 1- 7. Available online at http://www.sljol.info/index.php/TARE

Chima, U.D. and Omoemu, F. (2012). Impact of shifting agriculture on tree abundance in an agrarian   community within the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. ARPN Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science 7(9): 689 - 698. Available online at www.arpnjournals.com.

Chima, U.D., Adedeji, G.A. and Uloho, K. (2013). Preliminary assessment of the impact of charcoal production on physico-chemical properties of soil in Rivers State, Nigeria. Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management 6(3): 286 – 293. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ejesm.v6i3.9.

Ofodile, E.A.U., Chima, U.D. and Udo, E.F. (2013). Effect of different growth media on foliage production and root growth in Gongronema latifolia Benth stem cuttings. Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences 3(3): 215 – 221. Available online at http://www.gjournals.org/GJAS

Chima, U.D., Omokhua, G.E. and Iganibo- Baresibo E. (2013). Insect species diversity in fragmented habitats of the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. ARPN Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science 8(2): 160-168. Available online at www.arpnjournals.com.

Chima, U.D., Ofodile, E.A.U. and Okorie, M.C.F. (2013). A survey of plants used in the treatment of ante-natal and post-natal disorders in Nneochi Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. Greener Journal of Biological Sciences 3(6): 229 -237. Available online at http://www.gjournals.org/GJBS

Chima, U.D. and Vure, G. (2013). Crude-oil-spill-induced spatial variation in woody species populations of an oil-rich community in Rivers State, Nigeria. Journal of Environment and Ecology, 4(2): 18 – 29. Available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jee.v4i2.40822.      

Ijeomah, H.M., Chima, U.D. and Okagbare, O.H. (2013). Ecological survey of avifaunal resources within University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 6(6): 648–660. Available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ejesm.v6i6.8

Chima, U.D., Adedire, M.O., Aduradola, A.M. and Agboola, D.A. (2013). Evaluation of seed bank in three age-sequences of arable land within a biosphere reserve in southwestern Nigeria. Journal of Environment and Ecology, 4(2):57–69. Available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jee.v4i2.4083

 Chima, U.D., Oladele, A.T. and Okorie, M.C.F. (2013). Ecological and ethnomedicinal survey of plants within homesteads in Abia State, Nigeria. Journal of Forest Science, 29(4): 257-274.  Available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.7747/JFS.2013.29.4.257

 Omokhua, G.E. and Chima, U.D. (2014). Incidence of gummosis and its effect on growth attributes of Terminalia ivorensis A. Chev and Terminalia mantaly H. Perrier in Port Harcourt, International Journal of Science and Technology (Ethiopia) 3(3):57-66. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/stech.v3i3.6

Chima, U.D. and Vure, G. (2014). Implications of crude oil pollution on natural regeneration of plant species in an oil producing community in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. Journal of Forestry Research (China) 25(4): 915-921. DOI: 10.1007/s11676-014-0538-y

 Chima, U.D. and Adedire, M.O. (2014). Land use change detection in Omo biosphere reserve using GIS and remote sensing. Journal of Environment and Ecology (USA) 5(2):159-171. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jee.v5i2.4774

Chima, U.D. and Ihuma, J.O. (2014). Natural forest conversion and its impact on populations of key livelihood tree species in Omo Biosphere Reserve, Nigeria. Journal of Research in Forestry, Wildlife and Environment (Nigeria) 6(2):1 – 12. Available online at http://www.ajol.info/index.php/jrfwe

Chima, U.D., Popo-Ola, F.S. and Ume, K.K. (2014). Physico-chemical properties of topsoil under indigenous and exotic monoculture plantations in Omo biosphere reserve, Nigeria. Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management (Ethiopia) 7(2): 117 – 123. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ejesm.v7i2.2  

Chima, U.D., Ofodile, E.A.U. and Naaluba, M. (2015). Evaluation of NaCl salinity tolerance of Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg and Treculia africana Decne for climate change adaptation in agroecosystems. International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research (France) 6(5): 1516 - 1523.  

 Chima, U.D., Adedire, M.O., and Omokhua, G.E. (2015). Natural regeneration potential of key livelihood tree species under different land use types within Omo biosphere reserve, Nigeria. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (Bangladesh) 6(4): 166 – 176. Available online at http://www.innspub.net/jbes/

Chima, U.D., Omokhua, G.E. and Njoku, O. (2015). Effect of crude oil pollution on the rhizosphere microbial communities of Mangifera indica L. and Elaeis guineensis Jacq. in Rivers State, Nigeria. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (Bangladesh) 6(4): 152 – 165. Available online at http://www.innspub.net/jbes/

Chapters in Books

Nuga, O.O. and Chima, U.D. (2010). Tropical Silvicultural Systems and Practices, pp. 54 - 85. In: Ijeomah, H.M. and Aiyeloja, A. A. (Eds.) Practical Issues in Forestry and Wildlife Management. Green Canopy Consultants, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Chima, U.D. and Omokhua, G.E. (2011). Vegetation Assessment and Description, pp. 104 – 132. In: Aiyeloja, A.A. and Ijeomah, H.M. (Eds.) Book of Reading in Forestry, Wildlife Management and Fisheries. Topbase Nig. Ltd., Lagos in conjunction with Green Canopy Consultants, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Chima, U.D. and Aiyeloja, A.A. (2011). Conservation of Forest Resources, pp. 181 – 210. In: Aiyeloja, A.A. and Ijeomah, H.M. (Eds.) Book of Reading in Forestry, Wildlife Management and Fisheries. Topbase Nig. Ltd., Lagos in conjunction with Green Canopy Consultants, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Articles published in peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings

Chima, U.D.; Ofodile, E.A.U and Udo, E.F. (2011). The role of agroforestry in ensuring global environmental stability, pp. 469 – 475. In: Popoola, L.; Ogunsanwo, K; and Idumah, F.O. (Eds.). Forestry in the Context of the Millennium Development Goals, Vol. 1 of Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the Forestry Association of Nigeria (FAN), held in Osogbo, Osun State, 5th to 10th December, 2011.

Aiyeloja, A.A. and Chima, U.D. (2011). The Forest: A cornucopia of essential environmental services, pp. 517 – 522. In: Popoola, L.; Ogunsanwo, K; and Idumah, F.O. (Eds.). Forestry in the Context of the Millennium Development Goals, Vol. 2 of Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the Forestry Association of Nigeria (FAN), held in Osogbo, Osun State, 5th to 10th December, 2011

                   Larinde, S.L. and Chima, U.D. (2014). Challenges of forest management and                                      security issues in Nigeria. pp. 699-707. In: Ogunsanwo, O.Y., Akinwole, A.O.,                                    Azeez, I.O., Adekenle, V.A.J. and Adewole, N.A. (Eds.). Sudano-Sahelian                                            Landscape and Renewable Natural Resources Development in Nigeria,                                                 Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the Forestry Association of Nigeria                               (FAN), held in Minna, Niger State, 9^th to 14^th November, 2014.   

Articles published in a multilingual electronic Bulletin

Chima, U. D. (2006). Tree plantations at the expense of forests and forest people’s livelihoods. World Rainforest Movement Bulletin No. 105, April 2006. Available online at http://www.wrm.org.uy/bulletin/105/AF.html in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.

Chima, U. D. (2006). The devastating flames of Abacha Coal-Pots and the people’s forests. World Rainforest Movement Bulletin No. 106, May 2006. Available online at http://www.wrm.org.uy/bulletin/106/AF.html in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese; and at http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/environment/34602

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Assignment on FWL 303.1: Forest Ecology

Describe the following symbiotic relationships giving at least one example for each. Limit your examples to the forest ecosystem.

i. Mutualism ii.Commensalism iii. Parasitism.

Professor J.A. Akande - an outstanding Nigerian Wood Scientist, unveils his contributions to knowledge!

Professor J.A. Akande of the Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria presents his Inaugural Lecture titled The Bastion of Green Advocacy: Our forests, Our Welfare on Thursday 22nd March, 2012.The Venue of the lecture is New Lecture Theatre, Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria, and the time is 1 P.M. Endeavour to be there!

Professor Akande's Profile

Prof. J.A. Akande is a Professor of Environmental Technology and Forestry, a consultant Environmentalist and Forest Industry Expert. He is the Head of the Department of Crop Production, Soil and Environmental Management of Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria.

He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree (Second Class: Upper Division) from the prestigious University of Ibadan, Nigeria, in 1978. He equally bagged his Master of Science degree in Wood Products Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy degree in Environmental and Resource Engineering, from the State University of New York, Syracuse, USA, in 1982 and 1988 respectively. The versatile Professor also parades many other certificates in such areas like project management, implementation and control; finance for non-financial managers; timber grading; computer applications; forest products marketing and rural development; and environmental dialogue and public policy.

Professor Akande’s work experience spans across several institutions, states, countries and continents. He was a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the State University of New York, Syracuse, USA (1985 – 1987) and a visiting Assistant Instructor to the same University (1987 – 1988). Before his present job at the Bowen University, Professor Akande was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria (March 1994 to February, 1996), where he taught courses in Forest Products and Wood Industry Development. He equally taught at the Centre for Technology and Policy, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. Professor Akande was a Visiting Professor and Head of the Department of Forestry (on Sabbatical Leave) at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, Morobo Province, Papua New Guinea, from July 2009 to June 2010.

The erudite scholar has won several prizes, scholarships and fellowships in the course of his career. These include: Federal Government of Nigeria Post- Graduate Scholarship Award for his Master’s Degree in Wood Products Engineering (1980 – 1982); Federal Government of Nigeria Post- Graduate Scholarship Award for Doctoral Degree in Environmental & Resource Engineering (1985 – 1986); West Virginia University Faculty Research Award (1989); United States Development Agency (USDA) Forest Products Research Grant (US$100,000) (1990); Appreciation Award for Distinguished Service, College of Engineering and Architecture, Washington State University, Pullman, U.S.A. (1990); World Bank Fellowship to NIRD, India (1992); Science and Technology Agency of Japan Fellowship (1996); African Forestry Research Network Fellowship (2 times recipient)(2003); and Advance Leadership Seminar Fellowship to Haggai Institute, Singapore (2006).

Professor Akande is a seasoned university lecturer and administrator. He has served in several committees at various capacities especially at Bowen University and the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. These include: Ag. Dean, Student Affairs, Bowen University (August 2003 to NOV. 2006); Managing Editor, Bowen Journal of Agriculture (March 2004 to-date); Chairman, Faculty of Agriculture Research and Development Committee (October 2003 – October 2004); Chairman, Agric. Publications Committee, Bowen University (January 2003 to October 2004); Ag. Head of Department, Forestry and Wood Technology, Bowen University (August 2002 to December 2004); Member of University Council, Congregation Representative, Bowen University (January 2003 to-date); Director (Managing), Centre for Resource and Environmental Management (January 1996 to June 2002); University Senate Representative of the College of Environmental Resources Management, UNAAB, Abeokuta (1995), Member, Examination Committee of the University of Agriculture Abeokuta (1994/95); among others.

Professor Akande is listed in MCQUIS WHOsWHO in the WORLD (Year 2000 to-date). He belongs to several reputable professional and learned bodies including New York Academy of Sciences, Science and Technology Agency of Japan, Society of Wood Science and Technology, Forest Products Research Society, and International Society of Tropical Foresters (1990 to-date). He has served as External Examiner for higher degrees in University of Ibadan, Nigeria, Federal University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria, and Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. He has several publications in reputable local and international journals to his credit.
Source: Chima, U.D. (2012). Career Prospects in Forestry and Wildlife Management. Emhai Publishing Company, Port Harcourt, 255pp. ISBN: 978 – 33527 – 09 – 2

Assignment on FWL 312.2: Agroforestry

Your community’s population is rapidly increasing while the available farmlands are decreasing due the expansion of settlements to accommodate the growing population; a situation that threatens food security. As an agroforestry student, how will you convince your community to adopt agroforestry in order to maximize food production on the available farmlands and ensure food security?

New release - Career Prospects in Forestry and Wildlife Management

About the Book

Despite the unending global advocacy for sustainable forest management and a greener planet, Nigeria still lacks adequate hands to tackle the contemporary conservation problems, and there exists palpable lack of interest in studying Forestry and Wildlife Management among the Nigerian youths; a trend that is quite inimical to our collective desire to achieve sustainable development and bequeath a habitable planet to posterity.The book was written out of a dire need to arouse interest in Forestry and Wildlife Management among the Nigerian youths in general and students in particular. It is loaded with vital information on career opportunities in forestry and wildlife management. It also provides a perfect and complete answer to a  question frequently asked by the Forestry and Wildlife  Student: “What can I become with Forestry and Wildlife Management?” by providing a compendium of Nigerians who have excelled in different areas of endeavour, with the course. The Appendix provides a list of over 100 forestry- and wildlife-related websites.

Emeritus Professor D.U.U. Okali: A Forest Ecologist Per Excellence

Professor D.U.U. Okali was born in 1936 at Abiriba in Abia State, Nigeria. He is an Emeritus Professor of Forest Ecology at the Department of Forest Resources Management, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and the immediate past President of the Nigerian Academy of Science. He retired from the University of Ibadan in 2001 after 38 years of university teaching, research and administration, having taught, supervised and mentored many Nigerians and non-Nigerians now in prominent positions in national and international service.

Besides contributing to the development of high calibre human resources as above, Professor Okali has helped to advance knowledge in many aspects of tropical forest ecology, principally on tree growth rates and water relations, forest hydrology, rain forest regeneration and applied ecology in agro-forestry. He has been in the forefront of the development of national awareness and action on environmental resources management and conservation. As Chairman of the National Committee of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme in Nigeria from 1978 to 2001, he was instrumental to organizing studies, workshops and state of knowledge publications on the major Nigerian biomes of rain forest, savanna, and wetlands. A comprehensive survey of the biodiversity of rain forest at Omo Biosphere Reserve was also accomplished under his chairmanship of the MAB National Committee. He carried out the forest studies leading to the setting up of the Cross River National Park as a conservation area of international importance being contiguous with the Korup National Park in Cameroun. Studies led by Professor Okali produced a comprehensive inventory of the biodiversity as well as guidelines for the wise use of the resources of the Hadejia Nguru Wetlands, contributing to the selection of that site as the first Ramsar site in Nigeria. His current contribution to environmental management focuses on the topical issue of climate change, in which he is leading project work on building Nigeria’s response to the global problem. The project seeks to identify adaptation options that will enhance the national effort at combating poverty while reducing our contribution to causing the problem and the risks from its impact.

On institutional building, Professor Okali participated in the founding, and has remained a principal driver of the highly effective environmental non-governmental organization, the Nigerian Environmental Study/Action Team (NEST), and as President of the Nigerian Academy of Science (2006 – 2009), he mobilized the scientific community in the country to interface with government, the public, the private sector and international bodies. He has served and still serves in national and international policy-making bodies such as committees of the Federal Ministries of Environment and Science and Technology, member Advisory Group of UNDP Africa 2000 Network Programme (1989 – 1995), member Expert Panel on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) with regard to Genetic Resources, UN Convention on Biodiversity (1999), and the Board of the African Forest Research Network (AFORNET).

Professor Okali was a Visiting Professor of Agroforestry at Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies in 1987; Visiting Professor of Tropical Forest Ecology, also at Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, July - December, 1983; Visiting Professor in Ecology, Imo State University, January - June, 1983; and Head, Department of Forest Resources Management, University of Ibadan, 1979 -1982. His other organizational and administrative experiences include among others: Member, Advisory Panel and Steering Committee, NigeriaCAN (2008 to date); Member expert Panel on Climate Change, African Forest Forum (2009 to date); Chairman, Project Steering Committee and Co-Director Building Nigeria’s Response to Climate Change (BNRCC) Project, funded by CIDA, (2007 to date); Vice-President, Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) (2007 – 2009 ); President, Nigerian Field Society (2005 to 2010); Chairman, Project Management Team, Canada-Nigeria Climate Change Capacity Development Project (2001-2004); Chairman, Steering Committee of Nigeria NGO Consultative Forum (NINCOF) (1995 – 2000); Member Expert List for the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) (1993); Member Board of Directors of Earthcare Africa, Nairobi, Kenya (1993); Member International Advisory Group for the Population Programme of the MacArthur Foundation (1992); Member Focal Point Secretariat for UNCED National Report (1991); Member Editorial Boards of Journal of Tropical Forest Resources, Journal of Tropical Ecology (1985-1992), Forest Ecology & Management (1978-1982), Nigerian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, The Nigerian Field, Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences and Journal of Agriculture, Science and Technology; Chairman, Management Board of the Zoological Garden, University of Ibadan (1981-1984); and Member, Forestry Commission, Imo State (1978-1980).

His professional affiliations, fellowships and honours include: FAO Fellow, Oxford University, (1966-1968); Member, British Ecological Society (1961 -2000); Member, Ecological Society of Nigeria; Member, Agricultural Society of Nigeria; Member, Nigerian Field Society; Yamani Fellow, University College of North Wales, Bangor, UK, (1988); Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science (FAS); Fellow, Forestry Association of Nigeria (FFAN); Fellow, Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS); Member, New York Academy of Sciences; and D.Sc.(Honoris Causa), Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (2009).

Professor Okali supervised so many students both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He was equally an external examiner to many universities both within and outside Nigeria; and an assessor for professorship and associate professorship (readership) to so many universities. He has consulted for several reputable organisations including the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), African Academy of Science (AAS), AFORNET, World Bank, UK Department for International Development (DFID), Commonwealth Foundation, African Forest Forum, and Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). He has over 160 high quality publications to his credit. Professor Okali is married with five children.

Source: Chima, U.D. (2012). Career Prospects in Forestry and Wildlife Management. Emhai Publishing Company, Port Harcourt, 255pp. ISBN: 978 – 33527 – 09 – 2 

Be Forest-Friendly, Aiyeloja Advices Varsity Community

Acting Head, Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management [University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria] – Dr Adedapo Aiyeloja, has advised the University Community to promote actions that can sustain the forest for it to continue to provide essential goods and services to mankind.
Dr. Aiyeloja gave the advice while speaking as a Guest Lecturer at this year’s World Environment Day (WED) celebration in the University organised by the Campus Environmental Beautification and Sanitation (CEBAS) Unit, with the theme: Forests: Nature At Your Service, at the Ebitimi Banigo Auditorium, University Park, last Monday.
The Gusest Lecturer, who stated that forest is paramount to the survival of man due to its advantageous effects on biodiversity, economy, livelihood and socio-cultural and religious values, stressed the need to explore its tourist and recreational potentials, reiterating the popular saying that “when the last tree dies, the last man dies”. ...In his address, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Joseph Ajienka, appealed to the University Community to change their negative attitudes towards environmental issues and adopt the Donate-a-Tree-Today Campaign of CEBAS to the preserve the environment....
By Otikor Samuel
Source: Uniport Weekly Vol. 5 No. 3, June 13-20, 2011