Impact of Human Activities on Nature, Public Health and Environment Sustainability in Nigeria
Issue:
Volume 10, Issue 6, November 2022
Pages:
140-145
Received:
1 July 2022
Accepted:
19 December 2022
Published:
29 December 2022
DOI:
10.11648/j.ijepp.20221006.11
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Abstract: The Nigerian community is wrestling with conflicting views about resources from human standpoint. Though, nature provides natural resources and services that keep people alive human activities have been acknowledged to affect public health and health of the ecosystem in Nigeria. The aim of this study is to interrogate the impacts of human activities on nature public health and environmental sustainability. Qualitative research technique was adopted for this study. Data were collected from secondary sources. Secondary data were collected from extant literature, textbooks, government records, journal articles, internet, United Nations reports and newspapers. Content-analysis technique was adopted to elicit key concepts, which were edited, sorted, pattern-matched, and coded into themes, such as: nature, natural resources, human activities, public health and sustainability. Thematic and Secondary data analysis techniques were adopted to analyze, interpret and answer the research questions. Findings showed that air pollution from fossil fuel emission, water, Urban sprawl and land use, biodiversity and habitat loss, fossil fuel emission, oil spills affected public health, ecosystem health and environmental sustainability in Nigeria. The study concluded that human activities on nature and its elements in the ecosystem affect public health. It recommended that mitigation of human activities on nature would protect the environment, promote agricultural gains, curb food insecurity, and sustain the environment.
Abstract: The Nigerian community is wrestling with conflicting views about resources from human standpoint. Though, nature provides natural resources and services that keep people alive human activities have been acknowledged to affect public health and health of the ecosystem in Nigeria. The aim of this study is to interrogate the impacts of human activitie...
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Environmental Impact Assessment of Civil Engineering Project on the Distribution of Gorillas and Chimpanzees in Deng Deng National Park Cameroon
Séverin Mbog Mbog,
Gareth Zo’obo Engolo,
Bill Vaneck Bot,
Julbert Ndi Wamba,
Dieudonné Bitondo
Issue:
Volume 10, Issue 6, November 2022
Pages:
146-153
Received:
20 November 2022
Accepted:
15 December 2022
Published:
13 January 2023
Abstract: Civil engineering projects have many impacts in environment sustainability. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the human consequences of civil engineering building activities on the natural habitats of gorillas and chimps in the Deng Deng National Park, in particular, and Cameroon in general. An indirect census based on single-pass nest counts was used to estimate ape density at Deng Deng National Park. Data were collected at the various field trips during 3 months. The line transect was the most efficient and reliable census method. It has been used in many studies concerning the estimation of ape population density. This method consisted of making observations along the centre line of the transect. The principle was based on the assumption that the probability of detecting a nest decreases. The identification of consequences entailed listing all important environmental components that were likely to be affected. According to the study's findings, the number of nid sites and population density of great crested newts rose in the Deng Deng National Park to 80 sites, 391 nids, and 0.80 ind/km2. The Lom Pangar hydroelectric dam has had significant ripple effects on the distribution of great apes in general and particularly on the density of chimps. The study finds that, despite habitat fragmentation, the population of large singes has increased significantly in the Deng Deng National Park.
Abstract: Civil engineering projects have many impacts in environment sustainability. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the human consequences of civil engineering building activities on the natural habitats of gorillas and chimps in the Deng Deng National Park, in particular, and Cameroon in general. An indirect census based on single-pass nest co...
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