Meeting Environmental Challenges of Oil Production in Nigeria: a Case for Environmental Restoration Funds

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dc.contributor.advisorLucas, Alastair
dc.contributor.authorOpara, Nonye
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-29T18:03:17Z
dc.date.available2014-11-17T08:00:49Z
dc.date.issued2014-09-29
dc.date.submitted2014
dc.description.abstractHistorically, the Nigerian economy has been dependent on oil. Decades of oil production in the Niger Delta, the country’s oil producing region, has degraded the environment. While the need to tackle environmental degradation in oil-producing communities has been widely recognized, existing legal interventions are dispersed and do not focus on environmental restoration. Against the backdrop of recent scientific studies highlighting the severity of contamination in the region, this thesis makes a legal case for the establishment of an environmental restoration fund as a targeted mechanism to restore the Niger Delta environment. Through the lens of the theory of intergenerational equity, the thesis concludes that the creation of a fund dedicated to environmental restoration will help maintain the environment in a way that supports current oil production, encourages local livelihoods and preserves existing natural resources as a legacy for the future.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOpara, N. (2014). Meeting Environmental Challenges of Oil Production in Nigeria: a Case for Environmental Restoration Funds (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26872
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26872
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/1833
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultyLaw
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectLaw
dc.subject.classificationEnvironmental Restorationen_US
dc.subject.classificationEnvironmental Restoration Fundsen_US
dc.subject.classificationEnvironment Fundsen_US
dc.subject.classificationIntergenerational Equityen_US
dc.subject.classificationPublic Trust Doctrineen_US
dc.subject.classificationEnvironmenten_US
dc.subject.classificationEnvironmental Lawen_US
dc.subject.classificationEnergy Lawen_US
dc.titleMeeting Environmental Challenges of Oil Production in Nigeria: a Case for Environmental Restoration Funds
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Laws (LLM)
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