PROBLEM : Deforestation as a Result of Oil Exploration and Transportation.

The continuous search, exploration and transportation of crude oil and other natural resources in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria continues to endanger the forest reserve of the region which affects the ecosystem of the country drastically. The existence of oil in almost half the land mass of the region in which forest areas are included is seen as a blessing to the region and to the country due to the unavoidable importance of the resources around the globe, but during the search for this natural resources other natural resource especially forest trees and animals are being displaced from there natural habitat. For easy exploration when this oil is found, forest reserves are also disturbed. During the transportation of the explored oil many forest resources are being displaced during laying of pipelines and also as a result of pipeline vandalization which result to oil spillage. This deforestation of the Niger Delta region affects the global biodiversity because there are some plants and animals species which are only found in the region and if this deforestation leads them to extinction it will affect there future importance and also alters the taxonomic classification of the species