Table 5 Results of preference ranking values from ten respondents (A-J) on priority ranking of five threats to the vegetation of Sele-Nono forest (based on their degree of causing damage: 1 = least damaging, 7 = most damaging)
Lists of major threats to Sele-Nono forest | Key informants (coded A-J) | Rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | Total | ||
Agricultural land expansion | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 66 | 1st |
Selective removals Forest thinning | 6 5 | 7 5 | 5 6 | 3 5 | 6 4 | 6 7 | 6 5 | 6 4 | 7 5 | 5 6 | 57 52 | 2nd 3rd |
Settlements boundry expansion | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 4th |
Road development | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 5th |
Over-grazing | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 6th |
Fire | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7th |