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Theme: THE DEGRADATION OF WETLANDS AND ITS SOCIO ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS IN NDOP CENTRAL SUBDIVISION, NORTH WEST PROVINCE CAMEROON

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From the information, it can be observed that in 1963, cumulative surfaces occupied by wetlands stood at about 315.54 km2, on a total surface of about 402.01 Km2; with permanent wetland surfaces occupying over 143.99 km2. This means over 78.48 % of this region was either seasonally or permanently occupied by some degree of water. This data reflects the fact that a large expanse of land was occupied by wetlands. This period also corresponds to a time when anthropogenic factors had not yet influenced the wetlands to a remarkable extent. This is also evidence that habitats of several fauna and flora species were in tact during this period.
             Zones of habitation are seen to occupy only about 2.54 % of the surface area of this region. This is justified by the fact that the population of this region was still low, given that the present pull factors (e.g. health centres, schools, Banks, Cooperatives, markets etc) found here were not yet in existence. Small sized food crop farmlands are also seen to go in tandem with the small population size whose demand for agricultural space and hence agricultural needs was still small. This was estimated to occupy about 11.14 km2   in this region. The situation in 1963 is illustrated as on figure 6.

Figure 6: Land cover of Ndop Central Subdivision in 1963

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