Environmental Regulations and Rules: United Nations Perspective and the Nigeria Experience
This research reviewed Nigeria’s environmental laws within the context of Agenda 21 at the three levels of water, forest degradation and solid waste management with the intent of evaluating the importance of Agenda 21 on environmental sustainability in the country. Furthermore, the study examined Ni...
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Alanya Üniversitesi
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| description | This research reviewed Nigeria’s environmental laws within the context of Agenda 21 at the three levels of water, forest degradation and solid waste management with the intent of evaluating the importance of Agenda 21 on environmental sustainability in the country. Furthermore, the study examined Nigeria’s environmental laws to determine its effectiveness. In this way, the study provided information on the effectiveness and extent of United Nations interventions on environmental issues in Nigeria thereby revealing the gap between such interventions and actual environmental challenges of the country. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f703ae84bb794b70b50e848385b7bb142023-12-03T08:47:17ZengAlanya ÜniversitesiJournal of Contemporary Urban Affairs2475-61642475-61562019-06-013110.25034/ijcua.2018.4683Environmental Regulations and Rules: United Nations Perspective and the Nigeria ExperienceFASHUYI OLUGBENGA0Federal University of Technology Akure Ondo State Nigeria, NigeriaThis research reviewed Nigeria’s environmental laws within the context of Agenda 21 at the three levels of water, forest degradation and solid waste management with the intent of evaluating the importance of Agenda 21 on environmental sustainability in the country. Furthermore, the study examined Nigeria’s environmental laws to determine its effectiveness. In this way, the study provided information on the effectiveness and extent of United Nations interventions on environmental issues in Nigeria thereby revealing the gap between such interventions and actual environmental challenges of the country.https://ijcua.com/index.php/ijcua/article/view/59Agenda 21BunkeringOil SpillNigeriCook Stove |
| spellingShingle | FASHUYI OLUGBENGA Environmental Regulations and Rules: United Nations Perspective and the Nigeria Experience Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Agenda 21 Bunkering Oil Spill Nigeri Cook Stove |
| title | Environmental Regulations and Rules: United Nations Perspective and the Nigeria Experience |
| title_full | Environmental Regulations and Rules: United Nations Perspective and the Nigeria Experience |
| title_fullStr | Environmental Regulations and Rules: United Nations Perspective and the Nigeria Experience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental Regulations and Rules: United Nations Perspective and the Nigeria Experience |
| title_short | Environmental Regulations and Rules: United Nations Perspective and the Nigeria Experience |
| title_sort | environmental regulations and rules united nations perspective and the nigeria experience |
| topic | Agenda 21 Bunkering Oil Spill Nigeri Cook Stove |
| url | https://ijcua.com/index.php/ijcua/article/view/59 |
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