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Streamlining Sustainability: Environmental Regulations in Nigeria: A Mini Review

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  • Nabegu
  • Naibbi AI

    (Department of Geography and Environmental Management, Kano University of science and Technology, Africa)

  • AB Mustapha

    (Department of Crop Production and Horticulture, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Africa)

Abstract

The Report of the Vision 2020 Committee set up to provide a roadmap that will propel Nigeria among the top 20 world economies by 2020 acknowledged that the country is faced with many environmental problems such as the continuous exploitation of marginal lands, drought and desertification in the north, severe gully erosion in eastern and northern states, uncontrolled logging with inherent problems of the destruction of bio-diversity, inappropriate agricultural practices, destruction of watershed, destruction of vast agricultural lands, creation of burrow pits due to bad mining practices and road works, oil pollution from spillage and gas flaring, urban decay and squatter settlements, industrial pollution and municipal waste generation, climate change and ozone depletion among others.

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  • Nabegu & Naibbi AI & AB Mustapha, 2017. "Streamlining Sustainability: Environmental Regulations in Nigeria: A Mini Review," International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 1(5), pages 142-144, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:ijesnr:v:1:y:2017:i:5:p:142-144
    DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2017.01.55553
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    1. Sunday Olutayo Fakunle & Albert Oludele Ajani, 2021. "An empirical study of community involvement in household solid waste management: a case study," Insights into Regional Development, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 3(3), pages 114-127, September.
    2. Sunday Olutayo Fakunle & Albert Oludele Ajani, 2021. "An empirical study of community involvement in household solid waste management: a case study," Post-Print hal-03583990, HAL.

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    Keywords

    earth and environment journals; environment journals; open access environment journals; peer reviewed environmental journals; open access; juniper publishers; ournal of Environmental Sciences; juniper publishers journals ; juniper publishers reivew;
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    JEL classification:

    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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