Nigerians have been enjoined to desist from activities that can prevent the planet from being sustainable for future generations.
A lecturer in the Department of Forest Resources and Wildlife Management, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Professor Oluwayemisi Arowosoge gave the advice on the commemoration of this year’s International Mother Earth Day.
Professor Arowosoge identified factors that could deplete the environment against the future generations to include deforestation, pollution, intensive use of agro chemicals, bush burning and dumping of waste into drainages.
Professor Arowosoge emphasized that damaging the environment could lead to health implications such as respiratory disease, skin disorder, various types of cancer as well as flooding and erratic weather condition.
The Don however stressed that prediction by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency that Thirty-One out of the Thirty-Six States would experience flooding this year was as a result of damages done to the earth.
She called for enforcement of laws to regulate vehicle emissions in order to guide against loss of biodiversity, scarcity of food and water.
To also protect the environment, the Don emphasized the need for farmers to practise organic farming by using animal droppings.
The United Nations in 2009 set aside April 22 as International Mother Earth Day to promote harmony with nature and protect all the different species on the planet, and the theme for this year is “Planet versus Plastic”.
