The Bayelsa State Government has urged the United Nations to support efforts towards tackling environmental degradation in the Niger Delta region.
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The Vice-Chancellor, of Bayero University Kano (BUK), Prof. Sagir Abbas, has urged the government at all levels to come up with effective policies that will prevent deforestation and safeguard the environment.
The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, says there is a need to safeguard the environment for sustainable development and environmental integrity.
The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources in Kaduna State, Mr Abubakar Buba, says the ministry’s enforcement team will soon begin clamping down on people who are into charcoal business, which is at the detriment of the environment.
“Our farming business is about to collapse due to erosion, our roads are bad as a result of the emergency. It is difficult to find a vehicle to convey sick people to the hospital in the town, they run into complications and die on the way most of the time”, Sufiyanu laments.
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A Non-Governmental Organization, Environment Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth (ERA/FoEN) has emphasized the need for both governments and oil host communities to take precautionary measures to protect the environment and its ecosystem from the effects of oil exploration.
“We used to harvest enough for the year,” Nazir recalls, wiping the sweat from his brow. “But now, the desert is taking everything. We cannot even grow enough to eat, let alone sell.”
ASHENEWS reports that the latest report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) reveals that while heavy-duty vehicles (HDV) exports represent a modest 3.6% of the global automotive trade’s total value, their associated CO2 emissions have surged by over 30% since 2000, with trucks contributing 80% to this increase.