Group Advocates Restoration Of Extinct Species Around Nigeria’s First Oilfield

The Community Environment Development Network (CEDEN) coordinator, Menidin Egbo, advocated for the restoration of extinct species in the environment around Nigeria's first oilfield due to oil pollution. At a workshop in Otuabagi Community, Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa, Egbo highlighted the need to restore the lost raffia forest ecology and establish conservation processes to enhance sustainable extraction of forest products.

The project, funded by the Global Greenland Fund (GGF) for 2022, aims to raise awareness of the ecological value and benefits across 11 communities in the Olei clan. The initiative, inspired by the Otuabagi Women Farmers Association, focuses on empowering women to carry out raffia palm ecology restoration in the degraded Ekpadio swamp forest area.

The workshop also addressed the environmental challenges faced in the Niger Delta Region due to oil exploitation, emphasizing the need for sustainable conservation efforts.