Hunting and Deforestation: A Threat to the Existence of the Niger Delta Red Colobus Monkey (Procolobus epieni)

Mapping Intimacies ◽

10.5772/intechopen.96885 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Lameed Gbolagade Akeem ◽

Lateef Funmilayo Lewiska

Keyword(s):

Niger Delta ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Anthropogenic Activities ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Current Status ◽

Red Colobus ◽

Oil And Gas Resources ◽

High Level ◽

Colobus Monkey ◽

Timber Extraction

The Niger Delta in Nigeria is the largest wetland in Africa and the third largest mangrove forest in the world. The region is known for its richness in biodiversity as well as its oil and gas resources. Due to the high level of oil exploration, deforestation, hunting and insecurities in these areas, the wildlife especially endemic species like the Niger Delta red colobus becomes vulnerable to extinction. Most researches on their range have noted a significant reduction in their population and range distribution. Hence, up-to-date information on their current status is paramount to ensure proper and urgent conservation measures. Data was obtained through the use of field survey and secondary data. The species was recently discovered endemic to Niger delta region in Nigeria for about 23 years ago and recent studies observed that there has been a drastic reduction in their population and a shift in the range they formally occupied faulting this to anthropogenic activities. This study revealed that the location is under intense timber extraction and hunting and as a result, one of the location in the Apoi creek where it was reported to be present, record no species of Red colobus monkey. Only the red capped mangabey monkey (3) were sighted at the location with some evidence of alligator (10). Result also revealed that most of the communities (age ≤ 30) do not know or have seen the species. The situation at the location is exacerbated because of the level of poverty and insecurity in the areas. Going by the evidence of intense timber extraction and hunting at the location, the number of this species may have drastically reduced compared to what it was formally projected (±200 individuals). It is therefore strongly recommended that a follow up of the research is done in other location where it was reported to be present.

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IDENTIFIKASI PERILAKU DAN PERSEPSI MASYARAKAT TERHADAP PENCEMARAN AIR SUNGAI BEDADUNG DI JEMBER, JAWA TIMUR (Identification of communities behavior and perception on water pollution at Bedadung River in Jember, East Java)

Jurnal Penelitian Pengelolaan Daerah Aliran Sungai ◽

10.20886/jppdas.2021.5.1.89-104 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 89-104

Author(s):

Amelia Ika Puspitasari ◽

Elida Novita ◽

Hendra Andiananta Pradana ◽

Bambang Hery Purnomo ◽

Titien Setiyo Rini ◽

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Keyword(s):

Water Pollution ◽

River Water ◽

Anthropogenic Activities ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Water Clarity ◽

Current Status ◽

Primary Data ◽

Community Activities ◽

Sources Of Pollution ◽

Inorganic Waste

Bedadung River is used as sources of raw water by The Drinking Water Company (PERUMDAM) and also for agricultural irrigation. The urban segment of Bedadung River flows through Patrang, Sumbersari and Kaliwates Districts. The burden of pollution in the Bedadung River is increasing along with community activities. Apart from anthropogenic activities originating from domestic waste, sources of pollution in the Bedadung River are also come from agricultural activities (fertilizer and pesticides), industrial activities, population growth, organic and inorganic waste, urban development and weak management systems. The research objectives were to identify the behavior and perception of the urban segment communities on water pollution at Bedadung River. This study used primary data from survey using 400 respondents and secondary data from some institutions. Survey showed that majority of the respondents through away garbage to channel and river, however for feces disposal, 75% of the communities already had toilets. Based on community perceptions the current status of the Bedadung River is 58% polluted, 7% unknown, and 36% is good. This perception is based on Bedadung River water conditions such as the presence of garbage, water clarity and water odor. In order to maintain the environmental quality of the Bedadung River, the community and related stakeholders have carried out river cleaning activities on a sustainable basis. This preliminary study is expected to provide preliminary information on managing community-based river water quality in a sustainable manner.

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Mangrove Restoration under Different Disturbances Regime in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

10.5772/intechopen.96127 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Aroloye O. Numbere

Keyword(s):

Niger Delta ◽

Building Materials ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Seedling Recruitment ◽

Anthropogenic Activities ◽

Mangrove Restoration ◽

Oil And Gas Exploration ◽

Seedling Germination ◽

Future Direction ◽

The Right

Mangroves of the Niger Delta are the largest in Africa and are the source of numerous ecosystem services such as firewood, seafood, building materials and medicinal herbs. Their sustainable use and protection are important for future generations. However, anthropogenic activities such as oil and gas exploration, urbanization, industrialization, dredging, overexploitation and sand mining are the major disturbances that have pushed the mangroves to the brink of extinction. Therefore, in other to restore lost areas of the mangroves natural and artificial means can be adopted to bring them to a restored state. More often than not emphasis of recovery had been placed on artificial remediation and restoration, where polluted sites are cleaned with chemicals and nursery seedlings transplanted to remediated such sites. Nevertheless, this chapter discusses the possibility of utilizing natural means of forest recovery through seedling recruitment and regeneration. This can be achieved by establishing the right environmental conditions such as setting up of a hydro-channel to ensure smooth inflow and out flow of river water carrying seeds, availability of parent mangrove trees to supply the seeds, and the availability of the right soil condition to enable seedling germination and growth. The use of dried and ground mangrove parts as a new way for restoring polluted soil is discussed; in addition, the unconventional proposition of using low key pollution to manage and increase forest resilience is highlighted in this work even though further studies are recommended. Future direction of mangrove restoration should be tilted towards the application of the force of nature, which has the potentials of reversing the adverse effect of anthropogenic activities in well managed and protected sites.

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Ex-Offender Reintegration and Sustained Peace in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: Adopting a Socio-Economic Change Model Approach

European Review Of Applied Sociology ◽

10.1515/eras-2019-0005 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (18) ◽

pp. 47-56

Author(s):

Benjamin A. Ubleble ◽

John M. Agomoh ◽

Anthony Chovwen

Keyword(s):

Federal Government ◽

Niger Delta ◽

Evaluation System ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Monitoring And Evaluation ◽

Armed Conflicts ◽

Delta Region ◽

Niger Delta Region ◽

Oil And Gas Resources ◽

The Government

AbstractThe Niger Delta of Nigeria rich in oil and gas resources has been plagued with series of armed conflicts characterised by massive youth restiveness. The peaceful coexistence of people in the region is often affected by the nature of oil and gas business determined by the political economy of the Nigerian state. By the statute of the Federal system of Government in Nigeria, all resources within the territorial boundary of the country belong to the Federal Government. The Government then pays a certain 13% derivation fund to the resource bearing states for development. The Federal Government equally sees to the development of the region through its statutory Agencies such as the Niger Delta Development Commission. All these efforts are yet to bring about infrastructural development and human capacity needs of the region. A consequence of this is the armed militancy and cult related violence that has engulfed the region. In this paper, an attempt is made to analyse the socioeconomic requisitions of a reintegration programme for ex-offenders seeking re-entry into mainstream society. An interventionist approach is recommended with effective monitoring and evaluation system for a socioeconomic reintegration of ex-offenders in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

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Strategic implications of Cyprus’ emerging oil and gas industry

EuroMed Journal of Business ◽

10.1108/emjb-12-2016-0036 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 236-249 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Alkis Thrassou ◽

Ioanna Papasolomou ◽

Marlen Demetriou

Keyword(s):

Public Management ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Data Gathering ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Oil And Gas Industry ◽

Primary Data ◽

Gas Industry ◽

Content Type ◽

Business Context ◽

High Level

Purpose Utilising a substantial volume of reliable international literature, information and positions – as well as many, less credible, local ones – the research analyses and interprets theoretical, secondary and primary data that are specific, relevant or peripheral to Cyprus’ emerging oil and gas industry. The purpose of this paper is to predictively and prescriptively define the industry’s strategic implications; both at the public policy level and the business context. Design/methodology/approach This research is purely exploratory and is methodologically based on the review, comparison and interrelation of an extensive array of theoretical and secondary data works; which is reinforced and refined through an injection of primary qualitative work in the form of 20 expert and high-level interviews. Findings The findings regarding public management underline the need for transparent and synergistic collaboration between all industry actors, as the means to achieve the obvious associated advantages, but also to prevent these forces from becoming opposing, and consequently destabilising ones. Further implications were identified with regards to employment, incentives, education, funding, but also in relation to communications and perceptions. Regarding implications for businesses the research calls for proactivity, identification of opportunities, pursue of the “first movers’ advantage”; as well as a number of specific actions and approaches. Originality/value The value of the research lies in its real-time approach to data gathering and analysis; and aids in the design and decision making regarding the industry for policy makers and businesses. The research bears also global/generic importance as it provides a rare insight to the issues and complexities of a country having to first deal with the discovery of hydrocarbons in its economic zone.

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Government Amnesty Programme and Peace Efforts in the Niger Delta Region: An Analysis of Newspapers’ Coverage

European Scientific Journal ESJ ◽

10.19044/esj.2016.v12n20p26 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (20) ◽

pp. 26 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Adeyemi Aderogba

Keyword(s):

Niger Delta ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Delta Region ◽

Daily Newspapers ◽

Political Independence ◽

Niger Delta Region ◽

Oil And Gas Resources ◽

Oil Workers ◽

The Government ◽

The Guardian

Nigeria has undergone not a few crises since the country gained political independence from Great Britain in 1960. One of the current crises is the agitation of the youths of the oil-rich Niger Delta region for the control of oil and gas resources located in their region. In a bid to stem down the tide of violent activities and its attendant obstruction of the economic development of not only the region but also that of the nation at large, the government introduced what it termed "Presidential Amnesty Programme". This paper examined the newspapers' coverage of the situation in the Niger Delta region at a period considered the peak of the crisis, that is 2007 and 2009 as well as the coverage of the situation during the amnesty period (from 6th August to 4th October 2009). Content analysis was employed for this study. The study period was divided into two, that is, pre- amnesty period and amnesty period. Two popular national daily newspapers were examined, that is the Punch and the Guardian newspapers. A total number of three hundred and two copies of the two newspapers selected for the study were content analyzed. One hundred and eighty two were examined for the first period and one hundred and twenty copies were looked into for the second period. Social responsibility theory was considered relevant to the study. It was discovered that violent activities were well pronounced before the commencement of amnesty programme. 47.8 percent of the newspapers content on the region for the period was on violent activities such as vandalism of oil installations, violent attacks on oil workers and kidnappings. However, "Presidential Amnesty Programme" significantly reduced tension as well as crime in the region. Only 13 percent of all the stories published in the two newspapers during the amnesty programme were on violence. Huge numbers of the former militants (about 30,000) embraced reconciliation and rehabilitation. Amnesty programme so far has proved to be huge success.

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