The study investigated gender participation and accessibility to natural resources in buffer-zone communities
surrounding Old Oyo National Park, Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was employed to select 160 households
from ten villages located within 0–5 km of the park boundary. Data were obtained using structured questionnaires and
analysed using descriptive statistics and a binary logistic regression model. Results showed that respondents were
predominantly within the productive age bracket, with 29.4% aged 21–29 years and 23.1% aged 30–39 years. Women
constituted 52.5% of the sampled population and played significant roles in fruit gathering (63.7%), NTFP collection
(51.9%), community development (66.3%), and environmental protection (30%). Men, however, dominated
lumbering (100%), hunting (92.5%), and livestock grazing (55.9%). Accessibility to forest resources varied, with high
mean access observed for porcupine (1.83), squirrel (1.59), grasscutter (1.54), and fuelwood (1.32), while honey
(0.25), shrimps (0.37), and crabs (0.50) showed very low accessibility. Logistic regression revealed that gender was
the only significant determinant of high access (β = 1.557; p < 0.001), indicating that women were about five times
more likely to report high access to resources than men. Other predictors such as age, education, distance, income,
and years of residence were statistically insignificant (p > 0.05). The study highlighted the gendered nature of resource
use and underscored the need for gender-responsive conservation strategies.

The study assessed the extent of utilization of green economy initiatives among rural households surrounding the Onigambari Forest Reserve in Oyo State, Nigeria. Multi stage procedure was used to select 70 respondents in the study area. The research examined respondents’ socio-economic characteristics, identified the green initiatives adopted, and determined the factors influencing their extent of utilization. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select seventy respondents across five forest-adjacent villages, and data were obtained through a structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and linear regression were employed for analysis. Findings showed that 57.1% of respondents were
male and 55.7% were within 41–50 years, while 48.6% attained secondary education and 45.7%
engaged in farming. All respondents avoided agrochemicals, 98.6% recycled non-degradable