Impact of Land Reclamation on the Vegetal Cover of Bayelsa State, Nigeria

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Impact of Land Reclamation on the Vegetal Cover of Bayelsa State, Nigeria 

Michael .U. Didia*　P.N. Ede 

Department of Geography and Environmental Management, Rivers State University, Nigeria 


Keywords:

Land reclamation

Vegetal cover

Bayelsa state

Vegetal cover changes


ABSTRACT

The study examined the impact of land reclamation on vegetal cover in 

Bayelsa State. For the purpose of this study, both quantitative and quali-

tative research methods were adopted. Field observations, questionnaire 

survey and landsat imagery of land cover changes in the year 1986 and 

2018 were generated from the global ground cover facility stream. The time 

series study design and supervised classification of the image processing 

were adopted to determine the impact of land reclamation on vegetal cover 

of the study area. It was therefore recommended that recovery of land will 

make strategic urban planning initiatives sustainable in overcrowded areas 

and institutions should also put in place laws and strategies to regulate rec-

lamation activities across the region and also geo-spatial skills should be 

put in place to help quantify the dynamics, trends and rate of reclamation 

induced land cover change in the environment. Educational institute should 

inculcate environmental knowledge in the local environment.



Conclusions

The Niger Delta is the largest in Africa and the third larg-

est in the world, one of the most essential wetlands in Nige-

ria, and Bayelsa is one of the states in the Niger Delta. As a 

result of land reclamation in Bayelsa State, green areas were 

destroyed. Habitat for different species and organisms were 

impacted on and the organisms were displaced. The study 

therefore recommends that the institutions such as Bayelsa 

State ministry of lands, housing and urban development 

should put in place laws, strategies and geo-spatial capacities 

to lead and quantify changes in the study area in terms of 

the dynamics, patterns and pace of reclamation. Educational 

organizations should consider environmental awareness and 

perception of the environment, part of their duty.


From Journal of Management Science & Engineering Research


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