ENVIRONMENTAL INFRACTION OF REGULATORY MECHANISMS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

The union between human beings and the environment is one inseparable subject of study. Man cannot exist without an environment, and in fact a conducive one. Most of the activities (industrial and agricultural activities) have adverse effects on the quality and life span of the environment. However, there has been sheer adamancy and ignorance in acknowledging the environmental effect. But instead, there is a continuation in those activities that harm the environment and a rise in the development of these activities. Unfortunately, the more the environmental degrading activities, the more the risk and dangers posed to the environment and its inhabitants. It is in this wise that regulations of environmental activities became as necessary as the activities sought to be regulated. The article makes an attempt to x-ray the various regulatory mechanisms which impact on these activities in order to balance the conflicting interest of man’s existence and environmental effects, in view of the Nigerian society. The article will also be geared towards creating awareness, of the existence of environmental regulations, encourage strict adherence to environmental laws and make necessary recommendation on how to further regulate environmental infractions in order to sustain a safe environment.