Abstract

Women Role in Environmental Conservation and Development in Nigeria

Highlights

  • In the eyes of the general public the conservationist is too often pictured as an antisocial person who is against any kind of development

  • One of the functions of this council was to formulate a National policy for natural resources conservation which must be based on a full appreciation of the variety of natural resources available; their quantities, occurrences and distribution, their intrinsic characteristics and dynamics; the present state of their development and utilization, the management practices and associated problems

  • The feminist movement in the 1970s and 1980s in the North created an awakening of gender issues in developing countries, in most cases developments are proceeding very differently than they did in the North

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Summary

Women Role in Environmental Conservation and Development in Nigeria

Raimi Morufu Olalekan1*, Suleiman Romoke Monsurat, Odipe Oluwaseun Emmanuel, Salami John Tolulope, Oshatunberu Modupe, Awogbami Stephen Olalekan and Makanjuola Bosede Christianah.

Introduction
Sustainable Development and Conservation in Nigeria
Built up Area
Gender Issues in Conservation
The Women in Development Concept
The Women in Development Framework
The Equity Approach
The Efficiency Approach
Theory of Public Participation
Green Belt movement
Kenyan land takeover
Rachel Carson
Wangari Maathai
Isatou Ceesay
Marina Silva
India Women Role in Conservation of Environment
Environmental Movements lead by Indian Women
Women Concern for Nature Around Nigeria
Forest trees and fruit trees
As Above
Mass literacy campaign
Mass enlightenment campaign
Review of the land use system
Abolition of some Habits
Formation of conversation clubs
Recycling of wastes
Environmental education and awareness creation
Empirical studies
Findings
Conclusion

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