ASSESSMENT OF AWARENESS AND INVOLVEMENT OF FOREST COMMUNITIES IN REDD+ PROGRAMME IN NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
Awareness and involvement of locals or project affected persons are paramount to the success of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Plus (REDD+) programme. The numerous prospects of REDD+ cannot be harnessed in Nasarawa state without adequate awareness and involvement of forest communities whose livelihoods depend on forest. Thus, assessment of awareness and involvement of forest communities in REDD + Programme in Nasarawa State, Nigeria currently lacking in literature was carried out. Two research hypotheses i. “There is no significant awareness of REDD+ Programme in forest communities in Nasarawa state’ ii. “There is no significant involvement of forest communities in REDD+ Programme in Nasarawa state” were tested at 95% confidence level. Two hundred (200) heads of households in forest communities were randomly selected for data collection using questionnaire and interview methods. Data were analysed using mean, standard deviation and t test. Results show that the null hypotheses (HO) “there is no significant awareness of REDD+ Programme in forest communities in Nasarawa state was rejected while the HO “there is no significant involvement of forest communities in REDD+ Programme in Nasarawa state” was accepted at 95% confidence level. Thus, there is high level of awareness which is significant at 95% confidence level but insignificant involvement of the forest communities. Therefore, forest communities in Nasarawa state are aware of the REDD+ programme but not adequately involved. Thus, more inclusion of the forest communities to increase sense of belonging and improve positive impacts of the REDD+ programme was recommended.Keywords:
Awareness, Involvement, Forest, Communities, REDD+Published
2023-10-31
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ELIAS GYOBE NAPOLEON, ADAMU TANKO OGAH, IDRIS NASIRU MEDUGU, & ABUGU NKECHINYERE ANTHONIA. (2023). ASSESSMENT OF AWARENESS AND INVOLVEMENT OF FOREST COMMUNITIES IN REDD+ PROGRAMME IN NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA. International Journal of Earth Design and Innovation Research, 2(1). Retrieved from https://mediterraneanpublications.com/mejedir/article/view/157
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