‘UN to find lasting solution to Nigeria’s environmental problems’

The Head of the Avian Species Team, Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS),  Borja Heredia, has stated the readiness of the United Nations (UN) in finding lasting solution to issues of the environment in Nigeria. Heredia stated this in Abuja when he led a five-man delegation on a courtesy visit […]

The Head of the Avian Species Team, Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS),  Borja Heredia, has stated the readiness of the United Nations (UN) in finding lasting solution to issues of the environment in Nigeria.

Heredia stated this in Abuja when he led a five-man delegation on a courtesy visit to the Ministry of Environment recently. He also noted that the UN was working under the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to find a lasting solution to sustainable land management and further support countries implementing sustainable land use at the national level.

The essence of having a workshop in Nigeria, according to him, was due to the importance of land management towards the protection of biodiversity and migratory birds.

He said: “For the economic growth of people, it has to be in a healthy environment because we cannot live in a dirty environment filled with air, water pollution and lack of sanitation.”

He said the issue of economic growth could not be discussed by overlooking healthy environment as dirty environment could lead to more hunger and unhealthy situations. The Minister of Environment, Hajiya Amina, lamented that the drying up of the Lake Chad was exacerbating poverty, livelihoods and conflicts, stressing that renewing Lake Chad is a huge investment for humanity, the region and the world generally.

She said: “The Paris agreement is what we do on a daily basis and not an addition to what we are doing.It’s about doing things better and taking into account those issues that must happen to reduce emissions.”