Environmentally Friendly Lifestyles and Natural Resources Sustainability in Nigeria

Otekenari David Elisha *

Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Science, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Nigeria.

Prince Chinedu Mmom

Department of Geography and Environmental Management, Faculty of Social Science, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

This paper is concerned with environmentally friendly lifestyles and natural resources sustainability in Nigeria. It is critical to live more ecologically friendly lives in order to help preserve the earth clean and safe for both animals and humans. Eco-friendly or environmentally friendly goods promise to have less, low, or no negative impact on ecosystems or the environment. In the meantime, man must begin to become eco-friendly and protect natural resources by becoming aware of how his choices affect the environment, such as acknowledging the 3 R's of waste hierarchy (reducing, recycling, and reuse), planting more trees, reducing the use of harmful chemicals, protecting local water sources, and raising pollution awareness. Environmentally friendly businesses, environmentally friendly communities, and environmentally friendly people are the three most common environmentally friendly categories. Human activities that damage the environment includes: population growth, overconsumption, overexploitation, pollution and environment. Benefits and effects on human for going eco-friendly, as well as its positive effects on the environment for going eco- friendly. Man, on the other hand, can live environmentally friendly lifestyles and preserve natural resources by recycling, avoiding disposable products, controlling deforestation, reducing oil and mineral consumption, using renewable energy sources, raising awareness, and protecting coastal and wetland ecosystems. The paper concluded that going environmentally friendly and ecologically responsible is a personal lifestyle that should be embraced by individuals to protect and sustain the natural resources that will contribute towards the betterment of mother earth and make it a better place to live for both current and future generations to come. A periodic environmental campaign should be launched to educate individuals and battle air pollution by producing less garbage and growing more trees. The Nigerian government should develop laws, rules, and policies that claim decreased, little, or no impact to ecosystems or the environment, government and private investors should invest in recycling in order to reduce pollution and promote environmentally friendly lifestyle.

Keywords: Environment, friendly lifestyles, natural resources, sustainability


How to Cite

Elisha, Otekenari David, and Prince Chinedu Mmom. 2024. “Environmentally Friendly Lifestyles and Natural Resources Sustainability in Nigeria”. Asian Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Studies 7 (2):76-91. https://doi.org/10.56557/ajahss/2024/v7i270.

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