Environmental Resources Destruction and Pollution: The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations
Ahmadu Aji & Hamidu Dauda
Department of Geography
Umar Suleiman College of Education Gashua
Email: abdulhamiddaudarumirgo@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
This paper focuses on the role played by some non-governmental organizations in solving environmental resources destruction and pollution. Some NGOs like World wide fund for nature (WWF), International Union for the Conservation of nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), Green peace and other government agencies like Federal Environmental Protection Agency (FEPA) and Agriculture and forestry resources are closely working together to rescue the environment. Without self understanding we cannot hope for enduring solutions to environmental problems, which are fundamental human problems. As population increases and coastal areas face increasing pressure from development, there is often an inherent conflict between exploitation of resources and the conservation of the environment. No longer can environmental issues be seen in isolation; as our understanding of the environment has increased so has our awareness of the wide impact of the non-governmental organizations on the protection of the natural environment.
