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The new approaches to these problems led to many international conferences which were held and new treaties, agreement and conventions were proposed and the need for concrete regulatory power over the environment at an inter-governmental level was stated frequently. This development m ade the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) began a global program to monitor pollution level.

In 1980, International Union for conservation of Nature and Natural Resources with the support of UNEP and World Wildlife published World Conservation Strategy.

Their document presented a world wide mechanisms for the rational use of resources, which has served as the basis for many national conservation programmes. As many nations in the United Nations are not willing to delegate or relinquish greater authority to international organizations and to support them financially, little progress were made toward finding lasting solution to global problems. As a result of the existing conditions of international relations, this left each nation to attempt to do what it cou ld within its own boundaries and place.

In the post independence era till date, the objectives of conservation became highly internationalized. Most of the National Development Plans contained principles and policy statements relating to conservation of the nation’s natural resources in furtherance of socio-economic development. However, nature conservation programmes and policies are implemented at the Federal level by the Department of Forestry and Land Resources in the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development, the newly Federal Ministry of Environment and at the States level by the Ministries of Agriculture Water and Natural Resources and newly introduced States Ministry of Environment. Other public and private organizations involved in the implementation of nature conservation policies in the company management, heads of national parks, the National Tourist Board, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation, Nigeria Environmental Protection Agency (FEPA) which metamorphosed nomenclaturally to National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) with the motto: “To ensure a cleaner and healthier environment for Nigerians’. NESREA is majorly expected to play a significant role, coordinating the activities of all these departments, parastatals, groups involved in nature conservation and protection in Nigeria. The reality of environmental protection in Nigeria became a national issue after the Koko Toxic Waste Dumped in 1988 and since then, both the Federal and the States inclusive of the Local Councils in the Country have been making frantic efforts to reduce the menace of environmental problems.

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And apart from the above, another best approach to overcome these problems identified is to slow down these natural processes of change and decay. The best way to overcome one of these problems is to slow down these natural processes of change and decay by careful maintenance and repair.

4.0 Conclusion

In this Unit, you have learnt the meaning of conservation, the categorical era of the development of conservation in the entire globe, the problems bedeviling the concept and the new approaches to the identified conservation problems.

5.0 Summary

From the above discussion, you have been able to know some key concept of conservation vis-a vis historical perspective and identified problems and the likely solutions.

6.0 Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA)

i. List the conservation activities taking place in your State or Local Council ii. Identify problems of conservations in your country and recommend likely

solution to the problems

iii. Briefly discuss the historical origin of conservation.

iv. Discuss the efforts made by your country to enforce international convention on conservation of your countr y’s nature-resources.

7.0 References and Further Readings

1. Okorodudu – Fubara (1988) Law of Environmental Protection

2. John Bentley and Bill Charlten (1983) Finding Out About Conservation Batsford Academic & Educational Ltd, London

3. National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) Report of the First national Stakeholders’ Forum on the New Mechanism for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development in Nigeria 22 – 23 . October 2007, Abuja, Nigeria.

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UNIT 3

IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVATION

Table of Contents 1.0. Introduction 2.0. Objective 3.0 Main Content:

3.1 Importance of Conservation 4.0. Conclusion

5.0. Summary

6.0. Tutor-Marked Assignment (TMA) 7.0. References/Further Readings 1.0 Introduction

Conservation is the protection and preservation of plants and animals. This fact is corroborated by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 which repeals and reenacts with enactments previous legislation. This enactment relating to the protection of some wild animals, nature conservation. It also covers National Parks, Public Rights of Way and related topics. This concept of conservation is synonymous to human survival in his entire world or environment. Conservation is the protection of the natural environment. The Official protection of buildings that have historical or artistic importance. The act of protecting nature/something from being lost, wasted, damaged or destroyed.

It is the importance of this concept that is the main core of discussion in this unit.

2.0 Objectives

At the end of this unit, you should know:

i. The importance of Conservation

ii. Conflicting human attitudes and issues iii. And application of global natural resources 3.0 Main Content