After the announcement of the commencement of the clean-up exercise of Ogoniland in Rivers state by the Federal Government, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), says that it will take between 25 to 30 years before the community would enjoy a fresh and clean environment.
A report compiled by UNEP on Ogoniland with recommendations on how to carry out the exercise reads; “The hydraulic connection between contaminated land and creeks has important implications for the sequence of remediation to be carried out. Until the land-based contamination has been dealt with, it will be futile to begin a clean-up of the creeks.”
“Due to the wide extent of contamination in Ogoniland and nearby areas, and the varying degrees of degradation, there will not be one single clean-up technique appropriate for the entire area.”
“A combination of approaches will therefore, need to be considered, ranging from active intervention for cleaning the top soil and replanting mangrove to passive monitoring of natural regeneration.”
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