Firewood Harvesting Practices and their Implications for Forest Sustainability and Rural Livelihoods in Owo Local Government Area, Ondo State
Across sub-Saharan Africa, rural households depend heavily on fuelwood, but in Nigeria, this reliance is intensified by rising oil prices, erratic electricity, rapid population growth, and inadequate rural energy infrastructure, collectively straining already vulnerable forests. This study examined fuelwood dynamics in...