Comparative Study Of Activities Of The Sawmilling Industry In The Environment Of Two Selected Locations In Abia State:- George Chikezie P

ABSTRACT

Wood and its products are still in high demand in Nigeria for both local and export consumption. For instance, volume estimates of total wood removed from Nigeria's forests increased from 69.12 million m in 2001 to 3 72.63millionm in 2011 (FAO,2015). This is a challenge in Nigeria, which has been reported as suffering declining quantity and quality of forest resources, owing partly to this high wood demand. This reality has led to recommendations from studies and other informed sources that planting and replanting of forests should be sustainably intensified in order to meet the demand for harvestable resources and environmental services provided by both natural and planted forests (Erakhrumen, 2011; 2012; 2014).