Abstract
In Nigeria, deforestation, which leads to tremendous loss of biodiversity, is well advanced and about 90% of its rain forest has already been cleared. The Nigerian environment is also beset with many other problems including a food crisis. To address these problems a research project on “Development and Utilization of some endangered edible forest species of South-eastern Nigeria” was sponsored by World Wildlife Fund, Washington D.C. The Project investigated chemical evaluation, formulation of new edible products and ex-situ conservation techniques of 16 study species and produced significant results in each of these aspects.
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Au Nigeria, la déforestation, qui entraîne une énorme perte de la biodiversité, est fort avancée et environ 90 % de la forêt ombrophile a déjà été défrichée. L’environnement du Nigeria est aussi confronté à de nombreux autres problèmes, notamment à la crise alimentaire. Pour aborder ces problèmes, un projet de recherche sur “Le développement et l’utilisation des espèces forestières comestibles dans le sud-est du Nigeria” a été subsidié par le “World Wildlife Fund” de Washington D.C. Ce projet a permis de procéder à une évaluation chimique, de détecter de nouveaux produits comestibles et d’établir des techniques de conservation ex-situ pour 16 espèces étudiées; des résultats significatifs ont été obtenus pour chacun de ces aspects de recherche.
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Okafor, J.C., Okolo, H.C., Ejiofor, M.A.N. (1996). Strategies for enhancement of utilization potential of edible woody forest species of south-eastern Nigeria. In: van der Maesen, L.J.G., van der Burgt, X.M., van Medenbach de Rooy, J.M. (eds) The Biodiversity of African Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0285-5_84
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