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Pages in category "Environmental issues in Nigeria" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Environment Strategy and Administration in Nigeria. Environmental change [1] [2] is one of the most squeezing worldwide difficulties within recent memory, and Nigeria, as Africa's most crowded country and perhaps of its biggest economy, has chosen to address the issue through environment strategy and administration drives.
Environmental issues in Nigeria (8 P) Environmentalism in Nigeria (2 C) F. Forests and woodlands of Nigeria (2 C, 2 P) Forests of Nigeria (1 C) N. Natural history of ...
Nigeria holds the unfortunate distinction of being one of the world's most severely deforested countries, having lost approximately 55.7% of its primary forests. Between 1990 and 2010, Nigeria witnessed a nearly 50% reduction in its primary forest cover, with an annual deforestation rate of 3.67% between 2000 and 2010.
In 2016, Nigeria's Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) reported that it has the highest number of out-of-school children in the world, an estimated 10.5 million. [10] Hence, the implementation of the State Universal Basic Education Board's provision for free Universal Basic Education for every Nigerian child of school-going age.
Petroleum extraction in the Niger Delta has led to many environmental issues. [2] [3] The delta covers 20,000 km 2 (7,700 sq mi) within wetlands, formed primarily by sediment deposition. Home to 20 million people and 40 different ethnic groups, this floodplain makes up 7.5% of Nigeria's total land mass, [4] and is Africa's largest wetland. [5]
Desertification is one of the issues of environmental concern in Nigeria, particularly the northern part of the country. According to UNEP [4] in 1993, Northern Nigeria has one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world at about 3.5%, caused by land degradation, increase in agricultural intensity, over-grazing of livestock, and demand for fuel by cutting down trees.
Deforestation leads to desertification, ecosystem and biodiversity loss, land degradation, increased greenhouse gases, and soil erosion, significantly impacting the environment and human well-being [26] Deforestation threatens the sustainability of the environment, which in turn may lead to risks for citizens' quality of life due to economic ...