The ecosystem
is well able to sustain itself but when it is altered it is no longer sustainable. The key environmental issues in Nigeria due to
its petroleum industry. It can be sustainably developed if attention can be
positively focused at addressing problem ns the following areas:
is well able to sustain itself but when it is altered it is no longer sustainable. The key environmental issues in Nigeria due to
its petroleum industry. It can be sustainably developed if attention can be
positively focused at addressing problem ns the following areas:
i.
Keep waste emission within the
assimilative capacity of receiving ecosystem without unacceptable degradation
of it future waste adsorption capacity or other important ecosystem services
Keep waste emission within the
assimilative capacity of receiving ecosystem without unacceptable degradation
of it future waste adsorption capacity or other important ecosystem services
ii.
Regenerative capacity: Keep harvest
rates of renewable resources input within generative capacity of natural
sustain that generates them. Keep depletion rates of non renewable resources
input below the rate of which renewable substitutes are developed.
Regenerative capacity: Keep harvest
rates of renewable resources input within generative capacity of natural
sustain that generates them. Keep depletion rates of non renewable resources
input below the rate of which renewable substitutes are developed.
iii.
Biodiversity
preservation: Select raw material that maintains biodiversity of
natural resources. Use environmentally responsible and sustainable energy
resources and invest in improving energy
Biodiversity
preservation: Select raw material that maintains biodiversity of
natural resources. Use environmentally responsible and sustainable energy
resources and invest in improving energy
iv.
Preservation: Create awareness
on the importance of the 3Rs: Reuse, Reduce and Recycle
Preservation: Create awareness
on the importance of the 3Rs: Reuse, Reduce and Recycle
v.
Another
strategy for achieving the system mental sustainability in ecosystem delta state includes motivating the community
and creating public awareness through education and incentives environmental
education must be integrate into the curricular of primary and secondary
schools to enable the citizens inculcate culture or earlier stages of their
lives will not be out of place of
environmental studies are integrated into the curriculum of primary and
secondary school. It will allow our children to appreciate the environment
early enough and understand the basic for its protection, mass media must be
deployed to inform, educate and mobilize our citizens.
Another
strategy for achieving the system mental sustainability in ecosystem delta state includes motivating the community
and creating public awareness through education and incentives environmental
education must be integrate into the curricular of primary and secondary
schools to enable the citizens inculcate culture or earlier stages of their
lives will not be out of place of
environmental studies are integrated into the curriculum of primary and
secondary school. It will allow our children to appreciate the environment
early enough and understand the basic for its protection, mass media must be
deployed to inform, educate and mobilize our citizens.
vi.
Develop
transportation criteria that prioritize
low-impact transportation modes
Develop
transportation criteria that prioritize
low-impact transportation modes
vii.
environmental
sanitation should be positively focused on the following areas by environmental
health officers
environmental
sanitation should be positively focused on the following areas by environmental
health officers
o
housing
and urbanization
housing
and urbanization
o
noise
pollution
noise
pollution
o
management
of urban drainage system
management
of urban drainage system
o
Energy
and environmental sanitation
Energy
and environmental sanitation
o
disposal
of the deed human & civic stock
disposal
of the deed human & civic stock
o
Hygiene
education and promotion
Hygiene
education and promotion
o
municipal
solid wastes management
municipal
solid wastes management
o
Medical
waste management
Medical
waste management
o
excreta
and sewage management
excreta
and sewage management
o
Market and abattoir sanitation
Market and abattoir sanitation
viii.
Discourage deforestation and encourage
forestation
Discourage deforestation and encourage
forestation
ix.
Reduced dependence on fertilizer
pesticides and their agrochemicals
Reduced dependence on fertilizer
pesticides and their agrochemicals
