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Gilli Gilli An Okomu Forest Reserve, Nigeria story

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Description

Another forest reserve called Gilli Gilli lies directly south of Okomu. Gilli Gilli has experienced less deforestation than Okomu—limited to smaller areas of degradation on its northern side. The low rate of degradation in Gilli Gilli could be because few settlements are located near it. This area is more inaccessible than Okomu.

In Okomu, a farming system called Taungya was introduced in 1945. The plan allocated parts of the reserve to food crops. Trees were required to be planted on the same farm plots and would be allowed to be harvested as timber. In Okomu, however, migrant farmers often did not plant trees. In Gilli Gilli, however, the Taungya system was not introduced.

The Landsat images do show moderate deforestation in its northern part, gradually spreading toward the southeast. However, this area’s inaccessibility has spared it from large-scale forest degradation.

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Location

Dec. 11, 1984, Landsat 5 (path/row 190/56) — Gilli Gilli Forest Reserve, Nigeria

Dec. 11, 1984, Landsat 5 (path/row 190/56) — Gilli Gilli Forest Reserve, Nigeria

Jan. 5, 1991, Landsat 4 (path/row 190/56) — Gilli Gilli Forest Reserve, Nigeria

Jan. 5, 1991, Landsat 4 (path/row 190/56) — Gilli Gilli Forest Reserve, Nigeria

Dec. 13, 1999, Landsat 7 (path/row 190/56) — Gilli Gilli Forest Reserve, Nigeria

Dec. 13, 1999, Landsat 7 (path/row 190/56) — Gilli Gilli Forest Reserve, Nigeria

Dec. 21, 2002, Landsat 7 (path/row 190/56) — Okomu Forest Reserve, Nigeria

Dec. 21, 2002, Landsat 7 (path/row 190/56) — Okomu Forest Reserve, Nigeria

Jan. 15, 2015, Landsat 8 (path/row 190/56) — Gilli Gilli Forest Reserve, Nigeria

Jan. 15, 2015, Landsat 8 (path/row 190/56) — Gilli Gilli Forest Reserve, Nigeria

Jan. 2, 2016, Landsat 8 (path/row 190/56) — Gilli Gilli Forest Reserve, Nigeria

Jan. 2, 2016, Landsat 8 (path/row 190/56) — Gilli Gilli Forest Reserve, Nigeria

Jan. 4, 2017, Landsat 8 (path/row 190/56) — Gilli Gilli Forest Reserve, Nigeria

Jan. 4, 2017, Landsat 8 (path/row 190/56) — Gilli Gilli Forest Reserve, Nigeria

Jan. 4, 2017, Landsat 8 (path/row 190/56) — Gilli Gilli Forest Reserve, Nigeria

Jan. 4, 2017, Landsat 8 (path/row 190/56) — Gilli Gilli Forest Reserve, Nigeria

Dec. 11, 1984, Landsat 5 (path/row 190/56) — Gilli Gilli Forest Reserve, Nigeria
Jan. 5, 1991, Landsat 4 (path/row 190/56) — Gilli Gilli Forest Reserve, Nigeria
Dec. 13, 1999, Landsat 7 (path/row 190/56) — Gilli Gilli Forest Reserve, Nigeria
Dec. 21, 2002, Landsat 7 (path/row 190/56) — Okomu Forest Reserve, Nigeria
Jan. 15, 2015, Landsat 8 (path/row 190/56) — Gilli Gilli Forest Reserve, Nigeria
Jan. 2, 2016, Landsat 8 (path/row 190/56) — Gilli Gilli Forest Reserve, Nigeria
Jan. 4, 2017, Landsat 8 (path/row 190/56) — Gilli Gilli Forest Reserve, Nigeria
Jan. 4, 2017, Landsat 8 (path/row 190/56) — Gilli Gilli Forest Reserve, Nigeria

Okomu Forest Reserve, Nigeria Additional Imagery & Stories

Okomu
Okomu

In 1977, part of the Okomu Forest Reserve was given to the Federal Government for the Okomu Oil Palm Project. Between 1984 and 2011, the area of land ...

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