Perspective of Bioresources Conservationist on Impact of Fuel Subsidy Removal Policy on Nigerian Environment

Abstract

One of the major environmental impact of fuel subsidy removal in Nigeria would be the increased transportation costs, decreased demand and supply for fuels which will reduce carbon emission in Nigeria with a direct impact on fertilizer supply to agricultural production which in-turn will reduce the excess use of fertilizers leading to the production of high quality agricultural products that could earn foreign exchange for the country. Hence, the objective of this paper was to evaluate the viewpoints of bioresources conservationist on the impact of fuel subsidy removal policy on Nigerian environment using appropriate standard techniques to source data and information from Online and library sources. The findings revealed that majority of Nigerians have reverted to environment to source for immediate needs, to balance off high cost of agricultural goods and other necessities of man due to transportation costs from subsidy. The removal has brought great deal in environmental activities with severe impact on the flora and fauna, which would eventually lead to depletion, degradation, loss of species, unsupportive environmental benefits, frequency of harvest without replacement, increase number of people depending on environment. In conclusion, any policy now or future should consider the positive and negative impact on the natural economy, citizen and prepare short and long term amelioration program before pronouncement to reduce over harvest of environment