International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Social Sciences 2319 8 4 2019 10 14 Men Implications of deforestation on climate change in Nigeria: a theoretical assessment 46 57 EN Rashmi Srinivas 1 Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, JSS campus, JSS Academy of Technical Education, Uttarahalli-Kengeri Road, Bangalore - 560060, Karnataka, India Swamy D.R. 2 Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, JSS campus, JSS Academy of Technical Education, Uttarahalli-Kengeri Road, Bangalore - 560060, Karnataka, India T.S. Nanjundeswaraswamy 3 Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, JSS campus, JSS Academy of Technical Education, Uttarahalli-Kengeri Road, Bangalore - 560060, Karnataka, India Shih-tseng T. Huang 1 Department of Psychology, National Chung-Cheng University, Taiwan and Center for research in Cognitive Sciences, National Chung-Cheng University, Taiwan Tung-En Hsiao 2 Department of Psychology, National Chung-Cheng University, Taiwan Vinh-Long Tran-Chi 3 Center for research in Cognitive Sciences, National Chung-Cheng University, Taiwan Ghulam Mustafa Shaikh 1 Department of Business Administration, Sindh University Campus, Larkana, Pakistan Noor Muhammad Jamali 2 Department of Business Administration, Sindh University Campus, Larkana, Pakistan Ghulam Abbas Panhwar 3 Faculty of Nursing, Benazir Institute of Nursing and Community, Health Services, SMBBMU, Larkana, Pakistan Jalil Ahmed Thebo 4 Faculty of Management Sciences, SZABIST Larkana Campus, Larkana, Pakistan Novlloyd E. Celeste 1 College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), Northwest Samar State University, Calbayog City, Philippines Gerald T. Malabarbas 2 College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), Northwest Samar State University, Calbayog City, Philippines Eugenia A. Lonzaga 3 College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), Northwest Samar State University, Calbayog City, Philippines Maricel Aguila Gomez 1 Science Unit, Leyte Normal University, P. Paterno St. Tacloban City, Leyte Philippines Akpan G.P. 1 Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria Bashar A.K. 2 Kebbi State College of Basic and Advanced Studies, Yauri, Kebbi State, Nigeria Kaoje T.S. 3 Kebbi State College of Basic and Advanced Studies, Yauri, Kebbi State, Nigeria > Review Paper 2019 2 11 2019 10 14 Deforestation is the loss of forest by removing the vegetation by man for agriculture, animal grazing, urban and industrial development. Deforestation has great impact on the developing countries as tropical forest is being converted into other land use types. Biodiversity, fauna and flora are being destroyed and the natural environment is degraded resulting to severe impact and contributing immensely to climate change. Deforestation promotes the release of carbon stored in plants and soils and significantly alters the energy budget of the earth system. The normal weather pattern is mostly disrupted leading to hotter and drier weather thereby increasing drought occurrence and desertification. African countries are noted as the most vulnerable region of the world were deforestation has impacted negatively on their environment and Nigeria has the highest record of annual net loss of its forest. This paper ex-ray the implications of deforestation on climate change in Nigeria. The review is based on content analysis exploring evidence from secondary data and field survey. Types and functions of forest as well as causes of deforestation have been extensively discussed. Approaches for combating deforestation in Nigeria have been identified. There include environmental education and enlightenment, increase of protected areas, agroforestry programmes, reforestation and afforestation initiative among others. Copyright@ International Science Community Association