Assessment of Asymmetric Mangrove Restoration Trials in Ogoniland, Niger Delta, Nigeria: Lessons for Future Intervention

Zabbey, Nenibarini; Tanee, F.B.G.

doi:10.3368/er.34.3.245

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“…Morgan et al (2020) also reported that certain context-speci c conditions associated with community-based interventions should be made public to promote the possibility of these initiatives adding value to the understanding of social integration and inclusion. The government-led interventions which were focused on the restoration of mangrove swamps and oil spill clean-up reported little to no success due to ineffective monitoring processes, bureaucratic practices and corrupt practices (Zabbey & Tanee, 2016;Eni & Okpiliya, 2011). Olujobi et al (2018) reported that legal frameworks are very important in governing oil spills.…”

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A Systematic Review of the Impacts of Oil Spillage on Residents of Oil-Producing Communities in Nigeria

Ezeh

Onyema

Obi

et al. 2023

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Oil spillage is common in oil-producing communities of Nigeria and it impacts negatively on the lives of the residents of these communities. This study analysed available research data on oil spillage incidents in these communities to determine the main causes of the spillage and its impacts on the residents. A systematic review of published studies was carried out and 20 studies were identified from the literature search. The main causes of oil spills were identified as sabotage, oil theft, illegal refining, mystery spill, operational failures, and corrosion. Over 70% of the spillages were discovered to be as a result of sabotage by restive youths. Oil spillage was found to impact on the health, source of livelihood, food security, basic amenities, and socio-economic state of the residents. The major interventions were initiated by multinational companies and were targeted at improving health services, education, infrastructure, skill acquisition, and employment, which will in turn reduce the occurrence of violence, insurgency, and human trafficking in the oil-producing communities. This study highlights the immediate and long-term consequences of oil spills on the residents of oil-host communities in Nigeria. The causes of the spills were attributed mainly to the inaction of government regulatory agencies in oil exploration. Thus, it is recommended that government regulatory agencies should be revamped and repositioned to effectively perform their duties. Interventions should be targeted at addressing the causes of the agitation of the indigenes by involving them in the decision-making process. Also, an appropriate remediation strategy should be adopted to clean up the oil spills.

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Section: Policy Measures Available For Mitigating the Incidence Oil S...mentioning

confidence: 99%

A Systematic Review of the Impacts of Oil Spillage on Residents of Oil-Producing Communities in Nigeria

Ezeh

Onyema

Obi

et al. 2023

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“…They have long been unsustainably exploited for their wood and used as timber, for fuel and charcoal and for their tannins [2,3]. However, mangroves contribute to human wellbeing in countless other ways such as in terms of protection against natural disasters, land reclamation, livelihoods, healthy nutrition, medicines and access to safe drinking water, as well as cultural and heritage values [4,5]. Mangrove protection and restoration in coastal landscapes interconnects with multiple sustainable development goals (SDGs) related to: sustainable agriculture and food security; sustainable economic growth; response to climate change; conservation, protection and restoration of ecosystems and biodiversity; and partnerships and cooperation for research, and innovation for sustainable use of land and water resources.…”

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Non-Timber Forest Product Livelihood-Focused Interventions in Support of Mangrove Restoration: A Call to Action

Debrot

Veldhuizen

Burg

et al. 2020

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Mangroves of tropical and subtropical shores and deltas contribute to ecosystem functioning and human wellbeing in numerous ways but continue to be lost or degraded worldwide at a rapid pace. Overexploitation driven by poverty is often the root cause of mangrove destruction and degradation. The negative feedback cycle between destruction and poverty can only be broken by justly valuing current or introducing new sustainable livelihood options to foster long-lasting local support for mangroves. The large array of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) that mangroves offer have rarely been developed beyond the subsistence level and remain undervalued as “products of the poor”. In light of the global trends towards sustainability and bio-economy, today they represent a major business opportunity for forest communities to produce high value-added end-user products. Even though mangrove NTFPs have been recognized to have high potential toward inclusive development and poverty alleviation and to be highly gender-equal, the development of mangrove NTFPs has continued to attract very little funding or research interest. Several ecological characteristics make commercialization of mangrove NTFPs particularly challenging. Production at economies of scale, including quality standards, as well as marketing and value chain management are all essential in order to develop these products beyond their subsistence role. To be most effective, a systems perspective on NTFP development is needed, whereby product-market development occurs in unison and based on a participative, inclusive and fair development approach. The species/product of choice for value-added product-market development in any specific community or area will depend on several factors. To address many of the typical constraints and maximize the chances of success, we suggest that the use of village or district-level cooperatives may be particularly useful. A better use of the untapped potential of mangroves for local livelihoods may form a most convincing advocate for local protection and restoration of mangrove forests. Therefore, funding agencies, governments and researchers alike are called to invest in mangrove NTFP development as a way to locally incentivize sustainable mangrove protection and restoration.

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“…Rapid coastal development in the past few decades has led to a large-scale destruction of mangroves around the world [4], with its adverse impact on coastal ecosystems becoming more and more evident [5,6]. To halt further ecological degradation in tropical and subtropical estuarine areas, re-vegetation of mangroves is thought to be an effective measure in addition to mangrove wetland conservation [7][8][9]. However, replanting mangrove trees in tidal zones is more challenging and usually involves larger capital and labor inputs, as compared to re-vegetation of terrestrial lands.…”

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Evaluating Litter Yield and Decomposition for Re-Vegetated Mangroves in a Subtropical Mudflat

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Field monitoring and incubation experiments were conducted to evaluate the litter yield and examine the decomposition of the litter of three representative mangrove species frequently used for mangrove re-vegetation in a subtropical mudflat on the South China coast. The results show that the litter yield of the investigated mangrove species varied significantly from season to season. The annual litter production was in the following decreasing order: Heritiera littoralis > Thespesia populnea > Kandelia obovata. Initially, rapid decomposition of easily degradable components of the litter materials resulted in a marked weight loss of the mangrove litter. There was a good linear relationship between the length of field incubation time and the litter decomposition rate for both the branch and the leaf portion of the three investigated mangrove species. Approximately 50% or more of the added mangrove litter could be decomposed within one year and the decomposed litter could be incorporated into the underlying soils and consequently affect the soil carbon dynamics. An annual soil carbon increase from 2.37 to 4.64 g/kg in the top 5 cm of the soil was recorded for the investigated mangrove species.

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Assessment of Asymmetric Mangrove Restoration Trials in Ogoniland, Niger Delta, Nigeria: Lessons for Future Intervention

Cited by 23 publications

References 39 publications

A Systematic Review of the Impacts of Oil Spillage on Residents of Oil-Producing Communities in Nigeria

A Systematic Review of the Impacts of Oil Spillage on Residents of Oil-Producing Communities in Nigeria

Non-Timber Forest Product Livelihood-Focused Interventions in Support of Mangrove Restoration: A Call to Action

Evaluating Litter Yield and Decomposition for Re-Vegetated Mangroves in a Subtropical Mudflat

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