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    Estimating the Non-use Value: The Contingent Valuation Approach on Rural Households in Hadejia-Nguru Wetlands, Northern Nigeria.
    (International Journal of Ecology & Development.http://www.ceser.in/ceserp, 2018) Abdullahi. Adamu; Mohd Rusli Yacob; Alias Radam; Musa Haruna Danladi
    Wetlands are unique ecosystem of the earth that provides variety of goods and services to the society. The Hadejia-Nguru wetlands (HNW), being the first site to be identified as wetland of international importance (RAMSAR site) in Nigeria, is however facing serious anthropogenic threats. Lack of information on economic value of the wetlands, especially the non-use values has contributed tremendously to its continuous exploitation and degradation. The objective of this study is to estimate the non-use values of the wetland and determine the factors influencing respondents' willingness to pay for its conservation. The study employed dichotomous choice contingent valuation method (DC-CVM) on 405| systematically sampled households of some upstream communities near the wetland between the months of August to October, 2016. The study results showed that 78.8% of the respondents were willing to pay through donation for the conservation of the wetland. The mean WTP value was estimated at N2, 290.31 > $ 7.51 per household, and the aggregate non-use value estimated was N 29,366,540,335.11 ($=96,283,738.8) yearly. From the logit regression model, gender, age, income, household size institutional trust, bid amount and attitudes were the significant predictors of WTP for non-use value. The study finding explicitly reveals the importance attached to the wetland by the local people and their willingness to make investment for its conservation and restoration. This outcome has significant policy implications for balancing development and conservation eforts and thus, recommends the incorporation of local communities in decision making for sustainable wetland management.
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    Impacts of Derived Tin Mining Activities on Landuse/Landcover in Bukuru, Plateau State, Nigeria
    (Journal of Sustainable Development. Canadian Center of Science and Education., 2012) Jiya Solomon Ndace; Musa Haruna Danladi
    Tin mining activity which was a predominant activity around the Jos Plateau has caused considerable erosion damages to landuse/landcover. Uncontrolled effects through monitored activities do not protect future environmental security. This paper therefore, assesses impact of derived mining activities on landuse/ landcover in Bukuru area in Jos south of Nigeria to determine the extent of degraded mine lands. A time series analysis of Landsat MSS satellite image November 1975, Landsat TM satellite image acquired in 1989, and Landsat ETM acquired October 2005 of the study area were used. Landuse/ landcover were classified from the images using a hybrid manual and spectral based approach. The result shows that out of the 1,574.13sq.km total size of the study area, the degraded area/land, Built-up area, and water bodies increased by 24.58%, 18.51% and 7.57% respectively. Whereas Arable land (farm and grazing land) and forest reserve has decreased by 106.60sq.km (14.16%), and 264.89sq. (35.18%) respectively. It was recommended that comprehensive mitigation studies against these damages should be performed, and regular inspections should be executed to keep these activities of tin mining under control. Modern technologies should be used to obtain more effective results from these studies.