Forest Research: Open Access
Open Access

College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria

Publications

• Review Article   
  Sustainability and Challenges of Climate Change Mitigation through Urban Reforestation: A Review
  Author(s): Timothy Oyebamiji Ogunbode*
  
  In attempts to subdue the negative implications of climate change scenario globally, several drastic measures need to be put in place. One of such measures is urban reforestation especially in the developing nations where forest resources have extremely and uncontrollably exploited. Apart from some administrative centres which are provided with trees that are maintained passionately by the government through their relevant agencies, most of other cities in Africa are devoid of trees for whatever purpose. Lands are cleared to be replaced with either buildings or open spaces without any attempt of providing trees. Thus, the enormous roles which urban trees perform are lacked in these cities. In order to subdue excessive heat in these cities arising from exposure of urban land areas, which has consequential effects on the prevailing global warming, urban refor.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2168-9776.21.10.255

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