FUNAAB Environmental Expert Calls for Collective Action Against Degradation

Prof. Olukayode Bamgbose, from the Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, has emphasized the need for collective action to combat environmental degradation. During the university's 84th inaugural lecture, titled "In the Footprints of the Environment: Every Contact Leaves a Trace on our Common Future," Bamgbose highlighted the escalating environmental impact of human activities. He called for increased governmental funding for universities to support research addressing human impacts on the environment.

Bamgbose proposed using geopolitical zones as laboratory complexes equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to monitor and understand environmental impacts comprehensively. He stressed the importance of education in overcoming ignorance about the negative impacts of environmental destruction and urged concerted efforts to enlighten the populace on responsible environmental behavior.

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The professor also linked high fuel prices to deforestation and increased environmental damage, contributing to the rising cost of living. He urged the government to prioritize economic improvement and deliver positive dividends of democracy to citizens. Emphasizing the surge in human impact on the environment due to population growth, Bamgbose highlighted the critical need to preserve a healthy environment for current and future generations.

The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Babatunde Kehinde, noted that the lecture marked the second in the department's history and the twelfth in the College of Environmental Resources Management.