The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has raised the alarm over continuous threat to the country’s mangroves, emphasising the need for a sustainable approach to conserving it.
Speaking at a one-day stakeholder engagement on Mangrove Governance in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, held in Port Harcourt, the Director-General of NCF, Dr. Joseph Onoja, highlighted the importance of sustainable harvesting of mangroves as one of the ways of conserving the ecosystem.
Represented by the Director, Technical Programme, NCF, Adedamola Ogunsesan, the DG noted that Nigeria’s mangroves are moving from third to fourth position globally due to degradation, resulting in loss of ecosystem services such as fishing, coastal protection, and medicinal value.