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Web-Based Geographic Information System for Location Based Healthcare Service Delivery within Akure Metropolis 基于网络的地理信息系统,用于在阿库雷市提供基于位置的医疗保健服务
American Journal of Environment Studies Pub Date : 2024-03-07 DOI: 10.47672/ajes.1842
Ijaware Victor Ayodele, Egahi Gideon Emmaogboji
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Distribution of Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus Tetraspis Cope, 1861) Populations on the Outskirts of the Ebo Forest: Implications for Conservation 埃博森林外围矮鳄 (Osteolaemus Tetraspis Cope, 1861) 种群的分布:对保护的影响
American Journal of Environment Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-09 DOI: 10.47672/ajes.1768
Agbor James Ayamba, Tsiaze Kuete Thomas, Harrison Nnoko Ajebe, Ndjounguep Juscar, Prossie Manual Venceslas
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Distribution of Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus Tetraspis Cope, 1861) Populations on the Outskirts of the Ebo Forest: Implications for Conservation 埃博森林外围矮鳄 (Osteolaemus Tetraspis Cope, 1861) 种群的分布:对保护的影响
American Journal of Environment Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-09 DOI: 10.47672/ajes.1768
Agbor James Ayamba, Tsiaze Kuete Thomas, Harrison Nnoko Ajebe, Ndjounguep Juscar, Prossie Manual Venceslas
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Bioremediation of PAH's using Pleurotus ostreatus 利用胸棘藻对多环芳烃进行生物修复
American Journal of Environment Studies Pub Date : 2024-01-03 DOI: 10.47672/ajes.1721
Favour Oghenero Efenudu
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Survey of Pangolin Availability and Trade in Selected States of Southern, Nigeria 尼日利亚南部部分州穿山甲供应和贸易情况调查
American Journal of Environment Studies Pub Date : 2023-12-30 DOI: 10.47672/ajes.1647
T.A Ampitan, S. Halidu, S.R Ajayi, D. Oyeleye, A. J. Adeola, J. Zaccheus
{"title":"Survey of Pangolin Availability and Trade in Selected States of Southern, Nigeria","authors":"T.A Ampitan, S. Halidu, S.R Ajayi, D. Oyeleye, A. J. Adeola, J. Zaccheus","doi":"10.47672/ajes.1647","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47672/ajes.1647","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The Study ascertain Pangolin availability and trade in five selected states of Nigeria.   Materials and Methods: Purposive sampling was use to select their involvement in wildlife trade especially Pangolins. Questionnaire was administered as interview guide to seventeen accessible marketers of wild animals and data were subjected to descriptive statistics and measure of central tendency. Findings: All marketers were married women, between ages 35-54 years, 47.2% had 1-10years business experience with 17.6% having 31-40 years business experience, 94% of respondents confirmed reduction in population of pangolin from the flow of supply through hunters, twelve dollars fourteen cents was the price depending on the size, Phataginus tricuspis was mostly traded and 21 species of wildlife were traded by these marketers. Implications to Theory, Practice and Policy: A proactive step should be taken by relevant stakeholders to reduce trade in pangolin, through stringent legislation, intensive conservation education, provision of alternative sources of livelihood to both the hunters and marketers in the study areas.","PeriodicalId":228652,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Environment Studies","volume":" 26","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139139420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Rivers Monitoring System Using Deep Learning Technique 基于深度学习技术的河流监测系统
American Journal of Environment Studies Pub Date : 2023-08-16 DOI: 10.47672/ajes.1562
Wisam Wazir, Mudafar Zuhiri, A. Abdulsadda
{"title":"Rivers Monitoring System Using Deep Learning Technique","authors":"Wisam Wazir, Mudafar Zuhiri, A. Abdulsadda","doi":"10.47672/ajes.1562","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47672/ajes.1562","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The aquatic environment, including rivers and lakes, is crucial for the breeding and survival of fish and other animals. \u0000Findings: However, these environments are vulnerable to both intentional and unintentional environmental pollution, which can have detrimental effects on the ecosystem and its inhabitants. \u0000Methodology: Therefore, there is a pressing need for continuous monitoring of the aquatic environment to detect and address pollution in a timely manner. The challenge lies in establishing a monitoring system that can provide a continuous flow of information regarding the quality and health of the aquatic environment. Traditional monitoring methods often involve costly and time-consuming procedures, limiting their effectiveness in providing real-time data. \u0000Recommendations: To address this, there is a demand for low-cost and timely sensor technologies that can be deployed extensively to monitor various parameters of the aquatic environment, such as water quality, pollution levels, and ecosystem health. The proposed system one step for developing and implementation a low-cost sensor technology that are capable of monitoring various parameters of the aquatic environment. To be established a robust and scalable monitoring system that can handle large-scale deployment of sensors in rivers and lakes.","PeriodicalId":228652,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Environment Studies","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133072873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Spatial-Temporal Changes of Limoto Wetland Land Use/Cover Before, During and After Restoration Activities in Eastern Uganda 乌干达东部利莫托湿地土地利用/覆被在恢复活动前后的时空变化
American Journal of Environment Studies Pub Date : 2023-05-28 DOI: 10.47672/ajes.1482
John Ochoko, Bernad Barasa, S. Luyiga, J. Magaya
{"title":"Spatial-Temporal Changes of Limoto Wetland Land Use/Cover Before, During and After Restoration Activities in Eastern Uganda","authors":"John Ochoko, Bernad Barasa, S. Luyiga, J. Magaya","doi":"10.47672/ajes.1482","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47672/ajes.1482","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Limoto Wetland is an arm of the Mpologoma wetland system in the Kyoga basin and is a vital ecosystem that supports rural livelihoods through the provision of various ecological goods and services. However, this ecosystem has been undergoing rapid degradation arising from competing land uses particularly paddy rice growing. In turn, this led to reduced capacity of the wetland to provide ecosystem services, thereby reducing the resilience of both the ecosystem and the livelihoods of adjacent communities. Interventions through a restoration program that introduced alternative livelihood options were instituted. It’s important to document these changes to obtain insights that can aid decision-making for effective restoration and conservation. This study, therefore, sought to examine the spatial-temporal changes in Limoto wetland land use/cover transitions for the years 2015, 2020, and 2022. \u0000Methodology: To quantify the wetland changes, remotely sensed imageries for 2015, 2020, and 2022 were utilized in classifying land use and land cover dynamics on Limoto Wetland through the Maximum Likelihood algorithm. A total of 500 points were collected from different land use/cover types and used as reference points to develop the image error matrices. Overall accuracy, producer’s and user’s accuracies as well as Kappa statistics were generated from the error matrices. A Kappa test was carried out to measure the extent of classification accuracy; the Kappa coefficient, K, being a coefficient of agreement. It reflects the difference between the actual agreement of classification with reference data and the agreement expected by chance. \u0000Findings: Results generally showed that five years after the restoration program (2020), Limoto wetlands regained over 50% of previously converted wetlands to farming. Papyrus coverage also more than doubled from 3.4% to 11.35% of the total wetland coverage. Farms degraded over the past years (1986-2019). However, in 2022, wetland coverage declined drastically as farming took up more than half of the coverage (55%) land, and built-up areas also increased. These changes between 2015-2020 were majorly driven by the introduction of alternative livelihood options which vacated communities from the wetland. \u0000Recommendation: The changes after 2020 were due to the unsustainability of the livelihood options and the effects of the Covid-19 lockdown which rendered only farming as the socio-economic activity, coupled with movement restrictions that curtailed monitoring and control of activities in wetlands by enforcers. The study recommends community-tailored, tenable, and sustainable alternative livelihood options to influence community-led wetland restoration and conservation to curb the continuous loss of this wetland. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":228652,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Environment Studies","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128089573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Mediating Role of Management Functions (Planning, Implementation, and Control) in Influencing the Restoration of Limoto Wetland 管理职能(规划、实施和控制)对利莫托湿地恢复的中介作用
American Journal of Environment Studies Pub Date : 2023-05-17 DOI: 10.47672/ajes.1465
John Kameri Ochoko, S. Luyiga, Bernad Barasa
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Wetland Restoration Dilemma in Uganda: Investigation of Alternative Livelihood Options for Restoring Limoto Wetland in Eastern Uganda 乌干达湿地恢复的困境:乌干达东部利莫托湿地恢复的替代生计选择调查
American Journal of Environment Studies Pub Date : 2023-05-15 DOI: 10.47672/ajes.1462
John Kameri Ochoko, S. Luyiga, Bernad Barasa
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The Trends and Effects of Flood Occurrences in the Shire River Basin in Chikwawa District of Malawi: A Historical Perspective (1980 - 2019) 马拉维奇克瓦瓦地区夏尔河流域洪水发生的趋势和影响:历史视角(1980 - 2019)
American Journal of Environment Studies Pub Date : 2023-04-27 DOI: 10.47672/ajes.1435
Daniel Nakapu Hussein, Professor Maarifa Ali Mwakumanya, Professor Mwakio Mwakio Tole
{"title":"The Trends and Effects of Flood Occurrences in the Shire River Basin in Chikwawa District of Malawi: A Historical Perspective (1980 - 2019)","authors":"Daniel Nakapu Hussein, Professor Maarifa Ali Mwakumanya, Professor Mwakio Mwakio Tole","doi":"10.47672/ajes.1435","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47672/ajes.1435","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine historical trends in flooding in Malawi’s Shire River Basin (SRB). The basin is prone to severe flooding and most affected in the country. For many years, flooding has posed a significant threat to communities in and around the basin. Therefore, the main objective of the study was to document the historical perspective of flood occurrences in terms of frequency and impact in the Shire River Basin of Chikwawa District, Malawi, from 1980 to 2019.      \u0000Methodology: A mixed survey design was used for the study. Both random and purposive sampling were used to identify participants. A total of 384 respondents took part in the study. The study collected both primary and secondary data. Primary sources of data were collected using household surveys, interviews with key informants, and focus group discussions, while secondary sources of data were collected using documents from both non-governmental and Malawian governmental departments and agencies (MDAs) as well as existing literature. Data from focus group discussions (FGDs), interviews with community elders (CEIs), and key informant interviews (KIIs) were recorded in Chichewa with a voice recorder, transcribed in Chichewa, and then translated into English. Household survey data were processed using Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) version 25 and secondary data were converted to time series data and then analysed using STATA software to produce charts and graphs.   \u0000Findings: The results showed that all three hydrometeorological extremes (mean annual temperature, average rainfall and baseflow index) increased, suggesting that both the intensity and frequency of flooding in the Shire River Basin of Chikwawa District were also increasing in absolute terms. People’s perceptions of flooding showed that the Shire River Basin in Chikwawa District experienced excessive flooding every 5 years. This 5-year cycle was, among other factors the result of climate change and forest loss in the study area, leading to an increase in river sedimentation. \u0000Recommendations: This article found that the local people in the Shire River Basin of Chikwawa District will always live with increasing levels of flooding. Therefore, they should be proactive in flood management and understand the process as an ongoing activity for future risk assessment. Analysing the history of river basin flooding is important as it helps the Malawi's Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) officials to be alert and estimate the time frame for the next flood in the Shire River Basin of Chikwawa District to strengthen the flood forecasting accuracy. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":228652,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Environment Studies","volume":"217 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132657154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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