By George Odok, EnviroNews Nigeria The people of Ekuri community in Akamkpa Local Government of Cross River State are demanding the sum of N500 million compensation from Ezemac International Nigeria Limited over illegal logging. The community alleged that the company carried out illegal logging in Ekuri forest, a Community Conserved Area (CCA) in Akamkpa Local
By Patrick Obia The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has flagged off its three-year forest conservation program in eight communities in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Southern Cross River State. The program which is all about securing important forest resources for nature conservation, eco-tourism, sustainable natural forest resource management as well as maximizing forest potential and
By Francis Annagu, Florence Kekong and Farah Jolly In the Cross River State Rainforest, an average of 250 tons of timber is harvested daily; in 10 days, 2,500 tons are lost and within a year 91,250 tons of timber leave the State. As a result of deforestation, small trees and other forest products are destroyed.
By Patrick Obia Stakeholders and deforestation activists in Cross River State have called on the electorates not to vote for any candidate not ready to protect the forests and other natural reserves. The admonition was from a one-day multi-stakeholder conference with a focus on ending deforestation in Cross River State, organized by We The People
By Kehinde Ogunyale Climate Tracker traveled to a southern community in Nigeria and spoke to farmers who considered wildlife migration and conservation a threat to their farming businesses.Having spent his entire life surrounded by forest, Kyrien Ojong (52) considered no other business as good as farming in Bamba community, located in southern Nigeria. All of
By Ogar Monday List To The Report As the activities of illegal forest loggers continue unabated in Cross River State, data by the Global Forest Watch, an open-source web application to monitor global forests in near real-time, shows that last year, Cross River State lost 11,800 hectares. Further analysis of the data showed that Akamkpa
By Patrick Obia Rainforest Resource and Development Centre, RRDC, has sent SOS to 100 Boki Local Government Council (Cross River State) sons and daughters well placed in the society to rescue their God-given resources. The group in a letter signed by its Executive Director, Mr. Odey Oyama and addressed to the Boki stakeholders revealed that it had
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the 2019 general election in Cross River, Eyo Ekpo has expressed fears that the recent call to action by Boki council boss, John Ewa to checkmate the activities of loggers may not achieve meaningful success due to the nature of the business, Mr.