Ogun, Edo, Others Trained On Data-Driven Forest Management

Ogun, Edo, Others Trained On Data-Driven Forest Management

The Chief Technical Advisor for the FAO GEF7 Biodiversity Project, Professor Segun Oladoye, has said that strengthening technical capacity and data use is central to addressing Nigeria’s forest and biodiversity challenges.
Professor Oladoye made this known in Abeokuta at the opening of a training programme titled “Collect Earth and Mapathon Data Collection,” organized under the Food and Agriculture Organization–Global Environment Facility (FAO-GEF7) programme in collaboration with the Ogun State Government.
He explained that the Global Environment Facility supports environmental and livelihood initiatives globally, with biodiversity conservation as a key focus. According to him, the FAO GEF7 Biodiversity Project is structured around four components, including capacity building, which informed the organization of the training.
Professor Oladoye said the programme was designed to equip participants with practical skills in geospatial data collection and interpretation, adding that such skills are essential for planning restoration activities in degraded forest areas and improving decision-making across institutions.
Earlier in his speech the Ogun State Commissioner for Forestry, Engr. Taiwo Oludotun, emphasized the importance of adopting data-driven approaches to forest governance and biodiversity conservation.

He noted that while forests provide critical ecosystem services and support livelihoods, they remain under pressure from illegal logging, land encroachment, unsustainable land-use practices, and climate change.
The commissioner stressed that reliable and timely data are necessary for responding to these challenges, noting that tools such as Collect Earth and Mapathon can enhance monitoring of land-use change and forest conditions through satellite imagery and participatory data collection methods.
The training, scheduled to bring together representatives from federal and state government agencies, project implementation units, development partners, and relevant institutions.

Oludotun urged participants to apply the skills acquired beyond the training room, noting that the success of the programme would be measured by improvements in sustainable forest management on the ground.
Participants at the training also shared their expectations. A Principal Forest Officer from the Ondo State Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Orogun Ademola, said his participation was motivated by the need to update his knowledge of geospatial technologies and improve data application in his work.
Other participants, including Titilayo Omogie of the Edo State Forest Commission and Johnson Mafiejor from the Delta State Ministry of Environment, described the training as timely and expressed hope that continued institutional support would help translate the knowledge gained into practical outcomes.

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