Attaining Sustainable Rural Development In Nigeria Through Effective Management Of Forest Based Resources

Abstract

In some communities, the prospect of social and economic well being
of the people is invariably tied to the efficiency with which the forest
is managed. This review considered the imperatives of managing forest
resources in a manner that is consistent with sustainable development
in the rural areas. This paper identified poverty, population pressures,
ineffective policies and the failure of the market to work properly as
some of the factors that are promoting the unsustainable exploitation
of tropical forest resources. It was recommended among others that
the government should take into consideration the effects of
macroeconomic policies as it concerns subsidy, land tenure,
privatization etc. Such policies should be designed to have positive
effects on forest owners, users and communities.