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Correspondence to Author: DUKIYA J. J. *, Usman B. O, Simeon O. A. 

1. Department of Urban and Regional Planning Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Nigeria. Email: dukiyaji@custech.edu.ng.
2. Department of Urban and Regional Planning Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Nigeria. Email: barakatusman1@gmail.com.
3. Department of Geography Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Nigeria. Email:bunmisimeon2010@gmail.com

DOI: 10.52338/jocr.2025.5098

Abstract:

That climate change is threat to humankind and that anthropogenic activities are the inducers at varying degree across the continents is mere re-echoing the reality on planet earth, Apart from the fossil fuels dependent activities that release scores of carbon into the atmosphere, forest degradation in all its forms do not only contribute to this pollutants, but it also undermine the ability of the natural system to fully sequestrate the millions of aero carbon released into the protective layers of the atmosphere. Studies also suggest that the agricultural sector is another most significant source of black carbon that induces climate change, while also being impacted negatively. This study examined the concept of climate change and the impacts of the illegal lumbers and charcoal producers that are major inducers within the study area. The levels of vulnerability to climatic impacts using climate data and remote sensing satellite Landsat TM imageries over a period of 20 years were carried out. The study review that between the year 2001 and 2014, there was a loss of about 99.95km2 forest areas and from the year 2014 to 2024, the area has lost a total of 56.98km2 forest areas due to illegal lumbering and commercial charcoal production, while the temperature over the same area is increasing .More so, most peasant and commercial farmers in this area and even the country at large are declining in output production, and therefore highly vulnerable to climate change impacts and food insecurity. It is therefore recommended that there should be inclusive policy formation in forest resources harvesting through local vanguards, periodic forest reserve auditing and employment of local technology in ecosystem conservatism.

Keywords: Adaptation and mitigation, Charcoal production, Climate change, Food security, and Vulnerability.

Citation:

Dr.DUKIYA J. J ,Poverty Induced Illegal Lumbering and Commercial Charcoal Production; Global Warming Implications in Kogi State Central Senatorial District, Nigeria. Journal of Climate Research 2025.