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5/24/2018  |   2:15 PM - 2:30 PM   |  EFFECTS OF OIL EXPLORATION IN SELECTED WETLANDS OF THE NIGER DELTA, NIGERIA: A SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE   |  321

EFFECTS OF OIL EXPLORATION IN SELECTED WETLANDS OF THE NIGER DELTA, NIGERIA: A SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

The Niger Delta region is the home to oil exploration activities in Nigeria. This has led to the pollution of the aquatic ecosystems in the region. This research explores the effect of oil exploration on the ecology of the ecosystems and on the people using a social-ecological perspectives and framing, by paying attention to the links between the health and integrity of the ecosystems and the social-economic well-being and livelihoods of the people. Using both ecological and social methods, the results revealed that a history of pollution resulting from oil exploration has led to sustained high levels of detrimental metals, and has consequently led to the demise of essential livelihoods, further pushing the locals into poverty. Weak enforcement of environmental laws and standards plays an aggravating effects on the impact of pollution on the social-ecological systems of the studied wetlands.

  • Water Quality
  • Pollution
  • Policy

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Jude Uku (), Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria, ukudt@yahoo.com;


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Francis Arimoro (), Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria, francisarimoro@gmail.com;


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Oghenekaro Nelson Odume (), Rhodes University, South Africa, odume.nelson@gmail.com;


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