DEFORESTATION CAUSES EFFECTS AND CONTROL MEASURES A CASE STUDY OF TALATA MAFARA METROPOLIS

Abstract This research work aimed at the study of deforestation, causes, effects and control measures using talata metropolis as case study. Four major areas, yelwa, yarkatanga, tudun wada and lowcost were selected. The data was collevted using structured questionnaire and was analysed using statistical package for social scences (SPSS) Version 20.0. the questionnaire that have been filled and returned by the study participants were 99. Our results showed that, the gender 32 participants from yelwa area talata mafara out of which 24(75%) were male and 8(25%) were female. The yarkatanga area showed 33 participants out of which 24(73%) were male and 9(27%) were female. The tudun wada area had 25 participants out of which 15(60%) were male and 10(40%) were female. The lowcost area had 9 out of which 6(67%) were female while 3(33%) were female, at the statistical difference of X2=1.722a , df= 3 and P=0.632. The occupation basis of the study participants showed the majority of those based in yelwa area were civil servant making it 46% out of the participants, Those from yarkatanga area were farmers, making 45%, those from tudun wada and lowcost were mainly civil servants made 44% and 55% out of their respective areas at statistical differences of X2=12.369a , Df=6 and P=0.054. The age categories of the study participants showed the majority falled within 20-35 years of age showcasing 56%, 57%, 52% and 66% for yelwa, yarkatanga, tudunwada and lowcost areas respectively at statistical difference of X2=5.675a , Df=6 and P=0.461. The understood the meaning of deforestation showcasing 81%, 69%, 80% and 88% for yelwa, yarkatanga, tudunwada and lowcost respectively, at X2=2.184a , Df=3 and P=0.535. The knowledge on the causes of deforestation showcasing 71%, 60%, 68% and 77% for yelwa, yarkatanga, tudunwada and lowcost areas respectively at X 2=1.433a , Df=3 and P=0.698. The view in the developmental projects is one of the causes of deforestation observed in yelwa, yarkatanga, tudun wada and lowcost showed 62%, 57%, 60% and 77% respectively at X2=1.260a , Df=3and P= 0.739. Most of the study participants from the sampling stations said to be using trees for fencing and constructions with 62%, 57%, 48% and 55% from yelwa, yarkatanga, tudun wada and lowcost respectively at X2=1.648a , Df=6 and P= 0.949. The views in the using charcoal as one of the major causes of deforestation showcasing 56%, 48%, 48% and 55% for yelwa, yarkatanga, tudun wada and lowcost areas respectively at X2=0.591a , Df=3 and P=0.898. The effects of deforestation observed showed that, yelwa and yarkatanga claims to have experienced the lack of shadows with 53% and 54% respectively, unlike tudun wada and lowcost area who said to have being experiencing high worming showcasing 56% and 66% respectively at X 2=1.748a , Df=3 and P=0.626. The believed in the major benefits of stopping killing of threes enhance the sustainably medicinal uses of the trees showcasing 56%, 54%, 52% and 77% for yelwa, yarkatanga, tudun wada and lowcost respectively at X2=1.988a , Df=3 and P=0.575. The compensation measures bestowed by the governments due to the community developmental projects observed that, except tudun wada area (52%), yelwa, yarkatanga and lowcost mostly complained not to have getting any compensation responses from the government with 59%, 75% and 77% respectively at X 2=5.766a , Df=3 and P= 0.124.