April 2014

Conflicts between the conservation of Elephant and Human activities: In the case of Babile Elephant Sanctuary (BES), Ethiopia

Conflicts between the conservation of wildlife and human activities occur in all habitats and can impact severely upon socio-economic and biological parameters. Babile Elephant Sanctuary which is located in the semi-arid part of eastern Ethiopia is part of the Somali-Masai Centre of Endemism. It is established to protect the only surviving African Elephant population in the Horn of Africa. The sanctuary is shrinking in...

Author(s): R. Uttama Reddy and Sintayehu Workneh

April 2014

Farmer’s adaptation to climate change in Ondo State, Nigeria: A gender analysis

In combating the problem created by adverse climatic change, farmers in the areas had been introduced to climate change adaptation practices for the purposes of increasing yields for better livelihood and food security. The study used multi-stage sampling technique to collect information from 120 respondentsts. Data collected were subjected to descriptive, gross margin and multinomial logit analyses. Results of the...

Author(s): P.T. Owombo, G.F. Koledoye, S.I. Ogunjimi, A.A. Akinola, O.F. Deji and O. Bolarinwa