Social Networking and Eco-Vigilance for Effective Environmental Management in Nigeria

This paper highlights Federal Government’s efforts to tackle environmental and ecological problems in Nigeria, including the establishment of the Federal Environment Protection Agency (FEPA), the policy of monthly environmental sanitation day, and the setting aside of two percent of the federation account (ecological funds) for the amelioration of ecological problems, including soil erosion and flood control. The paper also identified factors occasioning environmental degradation in various land resource zones of the country: semi arid, dry sub-humid, sub-humid, humid, very humid, swamp/flood, plateau and montane. The very humid zone (85.71%) was found to be the most vulnerable to environmental degradation and climate change, followed by the humid (71.43%) and sub-humid (64.29%) zones. The paper emphasizes that measures for protecting and preserving the environment must be hinged on environmental education, ecological vigilance and social networking.