Cross River reviews environmental laws

He disclosed this when he presented the 2014 budget to the state House of Assembly which totalled N176 billion.The governor said: “A policy document to this effect is ready for presentation to the state executive council. We have worked assiduously to consolidate our enviable position as one of the 25 bio-diversity hotspots in the world, […]

He disclosed this when he presented the 2014 budget to the state House of Assembly which totalled N176 billion.
The governor said: “A policy document to this effect is ready for presentation to the state executive council. We have worked assiduously to consolidate our enviable position as one of the 25 bio-diversity hotspots in the world, a position which has enabled us to participate as a beneficiary of the UN REDD+ carbon credit initiative.”
Imoke said that  the implementation of the approved plan for the state Integrated Waste Management Scheme (IWMS) is currently in progress.
On waste management in the major towns of the state, he said that the state will consolidate on her hygienic status.
“The PPP programme on waste evacuation in Calabar Metropolis started in earnest on January, 2013. The revenue generation component shall commence before the end of 2013. The development of a private sector driven sanitary landfill at Awi, which shall include waste segregation and treatment facilities shall commence in 2014. This project shall be further replicated at all urban centres of the state.”
Imoke said that to facilitate the proposed community driven forest protection and conservation mechanism, they have consulted with communities to entrench participatory forest management as a way of enhancing our commitment towards sustainable management of our forest and its vast potential.