Browsing by Author "Gasu, Gideon"

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    Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change: Policy Measures and Adaptation Strategies in Nigeria
    (African Journal of Social Sciences, 2020) Gasu, Gideon
    Climate change which has become a global concern has occupied the centre stage of all human discussions today, can be traced back to the advent of massive industrialization in the late 19trh century and early 20th century during which enormous quantities of greenhouse gases were emitted into the atmosphere. This phenomenon has greatly affected the distribution and extinction of species of flora and fauna ecosystems as well as man and his environment. The earth surface is full of a diversity of plants and animals, currently estimated at about 1.8 million. Yet, it is greatly threatened by biodiversity loss, erosion and depletion of genes and the extinction of global species which constitute an important concern to national and international authorities. In this paper, we examined the rationale and regime for the conservation of biodiversity and adaptation strategies for Nigeria in particular and Africa general. The paper also had a deep reflection on the problem of climate change, the value and loss of biodiversity in a bid to proffering sustainable measures to curtail its menace on earth, which is, the only life sustaining planet.
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    Critical Analysis of the International Legal Regime for Transfrontier Broadcasting Broadcasting
    (Federal University Oye-Ekiti Law Journal, 2021) Gasu, Gideon
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    An Examination of the Legal Regime for the Protection of Living Resources of the Gulf of Guinea
    (Kampala International University Law Journal, 2019) Gasu, Gideon
    The discovery of off shore hydrocarbon deposits in the Gulf of Guinea has gone a long way to increase the geostrategic importance of this marine area. As a result of the quality of oil extracted from the region which has low Sulphur content and coupled with the restiveness of the Persian Gulf, many hydrocarbon consumers are shifting interest to the Gulf of Guinea. The paper revealed the existence of a wide range of laws to protect the dwindling fortune of the Gulf of Guinea but these laws and policies are grossly flawed. The paper concluded that until adequate strategies are devised towards enhancing the effectiveness of the laws as a means of protecting the living resources of the Gulf of Guinea, the region will continue to experience adverse environmental conditions and security challenges.
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    Legal and Institutional Frameworks for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in Nigeria
    (Federal University Oye-Ekiti Law Journal, 2020) Gasu, Gideon
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    Legal Regime for the Protection of the Gulf Of Guinea from Oil Pollution
    (2020) Gasu, Gideon
    This chapter deals with the Gulf of Guinea as becoming one of the most promising oil exploration areas in the world. The region is richly endowed with natural resources ranging from oil, gas and diverse minerals. The energy potential of the region is predicted to surpass the total production of the Persian Gulf nations by 2020 with 25% of the global output against 22% of the Persian Gulf. The region has become a very important strategic area for countries such as the United States, the European Union, China and India for the sourcing of crude oil to fuel their economies. Thousands of tankers crisscross the ocean of the region daily carrying massive quantities of oil to distant destinations. The deliberate release of oil by such tankers in the course of routine shipping operations and oil spills caused by tanker accidents, coupled with offshore oil exploration and production activities threaten the marine living resources and ecosystems. In this regard, the Gulf of Guinea and other regions have taken initiatives to tackle this problem of pollution headlong. The chapter further examines the international and regional legal regimes for the protection of the Gulf of Guinea from oil pollution,- furthermore, it assesses the emergence of the hydrocarbons industry in the Gulf of Guinea and effects of oil pollution on the environment. The chapter concluded that until adequate strategies are devised and put in place, the problem of pollution bedeviling the Gulf of Guinea environment will continue to hinder the sustainable exploration and production of oil and gas in the region.