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2. Niger Delta mangroves - Wikipedia

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   In the coastal areas of Nigeria, the mangrove forest is distributed as follows: Lagos, a coastal area in Nigeria, has a total expanse of 42.20 square kilometers. Within this area, specifically 3.13 square kilometers, are designated as forest reserves. This portion within the forest reserves represents 7.42% of the overall area of Lagos.

3. Niger Delta swamp forests - Wikipedia

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   Mangroves are intricate intertidal forest that grow at the intersection within dry land and open sea in tropical regions and is the source of huge biological and none living resources. [10] Nigeria's mangrove forest is located in the Niger delta region and is arguably the most exploited mangrove forest in the world. [11]

4. Central African mangroves - Wikipedia

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   Urban areas in originally mangrove areas include Lagos in Nigeria and Douala in Cameroon. Other strains on the ecoregion include clearance for salt panning and agriculture. However mangrove is a resilient habitat and small clumps of mangrove remain in isolation all along the coast of west and central Africa.

5. Mangrove forest - Wikipedia

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   Mangrove forests live at the interface between the land, the ocean, and the atmosphere, and are centres for the flow of energy and matter between these systems. They have attracted much research interest because of the various ecological functions of the mangrove ecosystems, including runoff and flood prevention, storage and recycling of ...

6. Nigerian lowland forests - Wikipedia

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   Nigerian lowland forests, no doubt, face several threats and conservation challenges that jeopardize their integrity and biodiversity. A more elaborate discussion of these threats and challenges follows: Deforestation in Nigeria. Deforestation and habitat loss: Deforestation is a major threat to Nigerian lowland forests. [65]

7. Growing African mangrove forests aim to combat climate woes - AOL

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   MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — In a bid to protect coastal communities from climate change and encourage investment, African nations are The post Growing African mangrove forests aim to combat climate ...

8. List of ecoregions in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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   Similarly, another author indicated that there are 14 distinct biomes, including forests, grasslands, and deserts, among the 846 ecoregions that make up the area. Ecoregions vary in size; the island group of St. Peter and St. Paul Rocks in the Atlantic Ocean is only 6 km2, while the East Siberian Taiga is 39 million km2.

9. Mangrove forest thrives around what was once Latin ... - AOL

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   It was once Latin America's largest landfill. Now, a decade after Rio de Janeiro shut it down and redoubled efforts to recover the surrounding expanse of highly polluted swamp, crabs, snails, fish ...