Every year Nigeria loses between 350,000 and 400,000 hectares of forest cover, and over 10.5 billion naira to environmental challenges. Unofficial estimates put the annual losses in the billions of dollars.
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The desert is winning in many parts of northern Nigeria. (Photo/WB/Flickr).