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Climate change and population growth are the key drivers of land use-land cover (LULC) change in sub-saharan Africa. Ecosystem services from the species biodiversity have been the sources of food and energy in Nigeria through agriculture and provision of food, firewood, and shelter. The change in LULC has led to the degradation of the natural resources especially the plants which their severe extinction poses major threats to the increasing rural population whose livelihoods depend on them. The study aimed at usin...