Part of the country's response to impacts of climate change is to plant more trees.
Lagos State is one of those intent on reforesting, with a target of 10 million trees by 2020.
Among the hardest hit indigenous tree species lost to deforestation in Lagos state is mangrove.
Another study conducted in Lagos state found that most of the sampled people said they were not benefiting from trees planted around them by the Ministry of Environment and other state agencies.
So, for the tree planting project in Lagos State to succeed, the right species should be selected after professional consultation.
