Government policy and environmental protection in the developing world: The example of Nigeria |
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Authors: | Boyowa A Chokor |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Geography & Regional Planning, University of Benin, P.M.B. 1154, Benin City, Nigeria |
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Abstract: | Environmental protection is a topical and controversial issue of contemporary Third World development. As a result of the
growing crisis of environment and development as well as issues of global environmental balance, divergent views and proposals
have been put forward by external governments, international agencies, and environmental groups in resolving the environmental
degradation problems of the developing world. However, very little appraisal has been made of the efforts by indigenous Third
World governments in facing up to their environmental conservation issues. This article examines the role of past and recent
government environmental control policies and programs in Nigeria. The article analyzes three aspects of environmental protection:
(1) the theoretical economic bases of environmental protection and the Nigerian approach to environmental protection, including
traditional values and modern institutional control measures, the latter embracing nature conservation efforts; (2) environmental
considerations in national development plans; and (3) the evolution of a federal environmental protection agency and a national
policy on environment. Finally, the article discusses the future challenges and directions for environmental policy. |
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Keywords: | Environmental protection Environment and development Institutional control Environmental policies |
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