Ministry of Gas Resources, Marine and Blue Economy threat to the environment

and Blue economy, an environment expert, Nnimmo Bassey has suggested some threats those two ministries portend to the environment.

Also, former vice president Yemi Osinbajo during the inauguration of the Expanded Committee on Sustainable Blue Economy in Nigeria on January 21, 2021, said the blue economy is a new frontier for economic development and a means of diversifying the economy through the use of resources from oceans, seas, rivers and lakes for the well- being of the people.

He further explained that the concept of Blue Economy, like the Green Economy, was aimed at massive exploitation and commodification of nature with dire consequence,s stressing that developing the marine and blue economy sectors will lead to industrial fishing, pollution, habitat destruction, marine biotechnology, deep sea mining and other activities which he said are ecologically harmful.

“Three of the announced ministries: the Ministry of Gas Resources, the Ministry of Petroleum and the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy raise special concerns at this time of our history. “The concept of Blue Economy, like the Green Economy, is aimed at massive exploitation and commodification of nature with deleterious consequences.

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