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By Ebere Agozie
Abuja, Feb. 17, 2017 (NAN) The National Publicity Secretary, Nigerian Environmental Society, Mr Smart Mbagwu, has called for right actions toward saving the earth from major environmental calamities.
Mbagwu made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.
According to him, it is high time human beings began to take the right actions towards saving the earth from major environmental problems.
‘It is only the right environmental actions that will save the earth from calamity in the near future.
“Our planet earth has natural environment known as ecosystem and if ignored today, these ill effects are sure to curb human existence in the near future.
“Due to the rapid drastic changes in the environment and the use of non-environmental friendly machines, only growing green will help restore the damages done to the environment,’’ Mbagwu said.
He said that human beings and their actions were majorly responsible for causing all types of pollution.
“We as humans irrespective of our tribes, religions and professions must all come up with initiatives to combat the effects of pollution, climate change and desertification.
“The individual and collective initiatives must aim to transform the lives of millions of people by creating a great green, productive landscapes, soil and water pollution across Nigeria,” Mbagwu said.
He said that stakeholders must strengthen the resilience of the natural systems with sound ecosystem management.
“We must all work to protect rural heritage and improve the living conditions of the local population to bring answers to the combined effect of natural resources degradation and drought in rural areas.
“We must help to support the effort of local communities in the sustainable management and use of forest, rangelands for grazing and other national resources in dry land to improve food security in Nigeria.
“Currently, the atmosphere and ocean have too much carbon, while soils have lost carbon at an alarming rate due to conversion of native grasslands and forests to cropland, and agricultural practices that decrease soil values,’’ Mbagwu said. (NAN)
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Edited by Razak Owolabi/Felix Ajide