Nigeria: Nigeria loses nearly 90% of forest cover in 3 decades — NCF — Africa Links 24

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation, NCF, has called for urgent action to halt deforestation, noting that Nigeria has lost nearly 90 per cent of its forest cover in three decades.

The foundation made the call in a statement issued on Saturday in Lagos by the Director of Communications, Policy and Advocacy, Kunle Olawoyin, to mark the International Day of Forests, observed every March 21.

Mr Olawoyin said the 2026 theme: “Forests and Economies,” underscored the crucial role forests…