In a bid to curb desert encroachment and land degradation, Sokoto State Government has banned the practice of felling trees which some use as firewood for domestic purposes.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/nigeria-desertification-sokoto-outlaws-felling-trees-provide-energy-saving-stoves
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/all-africa
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trees
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nigeria
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/desert-spread
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/firewood
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa