Connecting the dots: Relevance of sustainable development principles in addressing environmental protection issues in Nigeria’s oil industry

Onyeabor, E. U.; Alozie, Onyedikachi Josiah; Okubuiro, Joycelin; Onuigbo, Anthony Ifeanyi; Nwafor, Ndubuisi Augustine

Abstract

Sustainable Development Principles are fundamental to addressing environmental protection issues in Nigeria’s oil industry. The paper examined sustainable development in its globally accepted meaning. Furthermore, this principle of environmental protection has in recent years evolved into international standards popularly called global best practices. The objective of the paper is to examine the sustainable development principle and its relevance in addressing the environmental challenges in Nigeria’s oil industry.

Citation

Onyeabor, E. U., Alozie, O. J., Okubuiro, J., Onuigbo, A. I., & Nwafor, N. A. (2018). Connecting the dots: Relevance of sustainable development principles in addressing environmental protection issues in Nigeria’s oil industry. Commonwealth Law Bulletin, 44(3), 476-491. https://doi.org/10.1080/03050718.2019.1651133

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Aug 12, 2019
• Publication Date: Jul 3, 2018
• Deposit Date: Dec 24, 2023
• Journal: Commonwealth Law Bulletin
• Print ISSN: 0305-0718
• Electronic ISSN: 1750-5976
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 44
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 476-491
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03050718.2019.1651133
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11542131