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==Threats==
The ecoregion has sustained a dense human population for [[Century|centuries]], and much of the original forest cover has been cleared for agriculture, forest plantations, and urban developments such as the [[Oil refinery|oil refineries]] of [[Port Harcourt]]. 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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