Ogunbode, T., Omotayo, O., Asifat, J., Ogunbile, P., Olatubi, I., Oyebamiji, V. (2021). Challenges of degradation in the Tropical Environment: Causes, Footprints and Remedies. Aswan University Journal of Environmental Studies, 2(4), 218-239. doi: 10.21608/aujes.2021.89948.1035
Timothy O. Ogunbode; Olumide E. Omotayo; Janet T. Asifat; Peter Ogunbile; Iyabo Olatubi; Victor O. Oyebamiji. "Challenges of degradation in the Tropical Environment: Causes, Footprints and Remedies". Aswan University Journal of Environmental Studies, 2, 4, 2021, 218-239. doi: 10.21608/aujes.2021.89948.1035
Ogunbode, T., Omotayo, O., Asifat, J., Ogunbile, P., Olatubi, I., Oyebamiji, V. (2021). 'Challenges of degradation in the Tropical Environment: Causes, Footprints and Remedies', Aswan University Journal of Environmental Studies, 2(4), pp. 218-239. doi: 10.21608/aujes.2021.89948.1035
Ogunbode, T., Omotayo, O., Asifat, J., Ogunbile, P., Olatubi, I., Oyebamiji, V. Challenges of degradation in the Tropical Environment: Causes, Footprints and Remedies. Aswan University Journal of Environmental Studies, 2021; 2(4): 218-239. doi: 10.21608/aujes.2021.89948.1035
Challenges of degradation in the Tropical Environment: Causes, Footprints and Remedies
1Environmental Management and Crop Ptoduction Unit, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria
2Pure and Applied Biology Programme, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria
3Department of Goegraphy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
4Environmental Management and Crop Production Unit, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria
5Department of Geography, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Abstract
One of the challenges that pose threats to human survival in these contemporary times is environmental degradation. The over-exploitation of natural resources is currently at an alarming rate in developing nations with an unabated population increase like Nigeria and may continue to spell hardship and discomfort if efforts are not made by all stakeholders to checkmate the trend. The rate at which the human population is increasing also needs to be checked in order to ensure sustainable availability of environmental resources for both present and unborn generations. The control is necessitated to ensure that the natural resources such as soils, water, forest, mineral resources amongst others are sustainably utilized for human survival. This review therefore examines the subject matter of degradation in the tropical environment, its remote causes, consequences in order to proffer measures for checkmating the trend. The planet Earth remains the only one in the universe that accommodates life in abundance, and so, all stakeholders in environmental management and other related professions need to put in necessary efforts through which the degradation of the Earth resources may be curtailed.