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Article History

Received: 13 May 2024

Accepted: 7 November 2024

First Online: 3 March 2025

Declarations

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: The study titled “Environmental Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Forest Guards: A Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) Model Approach to Forest Ecosystem Protection” received ethical approval from the Research Ethics Committee of the University of Benin, Nigeria. All procedures performed in this study involving human participants were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and adhered to the guidelines set forth in the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their involvement in the study

: Informed consent was obtained from all forest guards who participated in the study, in accordance with the ethical standards of the University of Benin’s Research Ethics Committee. Participants were fully informed about the nature and purpose of the study and were assured that their participation was voluntary, with the option to withdraw at any time.

: The authors, Norris Igbinosa Erhabor and Gloria Aimien Erhabor, declare that they have no conflicts of interest or competing interests to disclose regarding the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This study was conducted independently, and no financial or personal relationships influenced the results or interpretation of the data.