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==Threats==
The ecoregion has sustained a dense human population for centuries, and much of the original forest cover has been cleared for agriculture, forest plantations, and urban developments such as the oil refineries of [[Port Harcourt]].<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Forest-transition-maps-of-protected-areas-across-Cross-River-A-and-B-and-Delta-states_fig5_283213346</ref> The few remaining enclaves of native forest include the [[Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve]] in [[Akwa Ibom]] together with some enclaves of sacred forest, which are continually disappearing as village life is eroded, and patches of riverine forest. There are forest reserves in [[Anambra]] and elsewhere but these last are mostly for the purpose of cultivating timber rather than preserving the original environment.
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