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Ogoni people of Nigeria protest Shell's oil operations
Ninety-five percent of Nigeria's original forest is gone, with 40 percent of it lost during the past two decades. The Cross River Rainforest in southeastern Nigeria (and extending into Cameroon) is the largest fragment of primary forest that still exists in West Africa. The Cross River forest and the species that depend on it are imminently threatened, primarily by commercial logging and the hunting of bushmeat. [more]

Nigeria Topics:

Nigeria Links:

  • Environmental Rights Action - Nigerian grassroots organization working on the environment and human rights in Nigeria. Website includes action alerts, reports, and personal testimonies.
  • Iko (Nigeria) Oil Spill - Case study from American University's Trade and Environment Database (TED).
  • Nigeria Bendl Region Logging and Political and Economic Repurcussions - Case study from American University's Trade and Environment Database (TED).
  • Nigeria Petroleum Pollution in Ogoni Region - Case study from American University's Trade and Environment Database (TED).
  • Nigeria: Malaysian corporation to invest in palm oil production - Article from the World Rainforest Movement bulletin.
  • Nigeria: Oil And Gas Industry - An overview of the oil and gas industry in Nigeria.
  • Nigerian Environmental Laws - Nigerian laws on natural resources, nature and biodiversity, impact assessment, environmental protection, and cultural resources.
  • The Price of Oil - Human Rights Watch report: Corporate Responsibility and Human Rights Violations in Nigeria's Oil Producing Communities.
  • World Rainforest Movement: Nigeria - Index of articles on Nigeria's rainforests from the World Rainforest Movement bulletin.

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