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<p>The current challenge facing the management and preservation of tropical biodiversity is attributed to the increasing demand for a particular wood in the infrastructure development of many countries. We investigated influence of socio-demographics and societal values on the trade of economically significant forest tree resources as wood lumber in the urban area of Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria. A probability sampling approach which involved issuing 400 questionnaires was adopted to examine the most common forest trees sold as timber; demographic factors influencing the wood retailing; as well as the societal factors influencing the wood value chain and number of retailers entering the business over a period of 10&#xa0;months. Results indicated 5852 woods recorded: <i>Gmelina arborea</i> made up 2915 (50%), <i>Pericopsis elata</i> 1731 (30%), and <i>Khaya ivorensis</i> 1206 (20%). <i>Gmelina arborea</i> wood was found in 162 (40%) retailers’ shops, while <i>Pericopsis elata</i> and <i>Khaya ivorensis</i> were present in 87 (22%) and 151 (38%) shops, respectively. Results from the questionnaires indicate unemployment, family and fame were drivers of the motive for selling these three common types of wood, while the analysis of the general linear mixed model (GLMM) indicates that demographic factors, including seasons, level of education, age, marital status, customers’ motives, retailers’ proximity to the wood source and their income status, correlate (<i>P</i> &lt; 0.05) to abundance of the common wood. Societal factors e.g. level of experience and retailers’ motives were significant contributors to the wood lumber business, hence they keep pushing up the demand for these economically and environmentally beneficial trees in Nigeria.</p>

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Influence of socio-demographics and societal values on the trade of economically significant forest tree resources as wood lumber

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    2025年7月17日

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  • Angela N. Amujiri,
  • Dilibe C. Urama,
  • Chibugo C. Amadi,
  • Idaraobong Umoren,
  • Emmanuel E. Osayi,
  • Chinenye B. Ozokolie,
  • Felix A. Andong

摘要

The current challenge facing the management and preservation of tropical biodiversity is attributed to the increasing demand for a particular wood in the infrastructure development of many countries. We investigated influence of socio-demographics and societal values on the trade of economically significant forest tree resources as wood lumber in the urban area of Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria. A probability sampling approach which involved issuing 400 questionnaires was adopted to examine the most common forest trees sold as timber; demographic factors influencing the wood retailing; as well as the societal factors influencing the wood value chain and number of retailers entering the business over a period of 10 months. Results indicated 5852 woods recorded: Gmelina arborea made up 2915 (50%), Pericopsis elata 1731 (30%), and Khaya ivorensis 1206 (20%). Gmelina arborea wood was found in 162 (40%) retailers’ shops, while Pericopsis elata and Khaya ivorensis were present in 87 (22%) and 151 (38%) shops, respectively. Results from the questionnaires indicate unemployment, family and fame were drivers of the motive for selling these three common types of wood, while the analysis of the general linear mixed model (GLMM) indicates that demographic factors, including seasons, level of education, age, marital status, customers’ motives, retailers’ proximity to the wood source and their income status, correlate (P < 0.05) to abundance of the common wood. Societal factors e.g. level of experience and retailers’ motives were significant contributors to the wood lumber business, hence they keep pushing up the demand for these economically and environmentally beneficial trees in Nigeria.