UNILAG Maiden Lecture On Environmental Mainstreaming Prerequisite

University of Lagos (UNILAG) held its Maiden Lecture on Environmental Mainstreaming Prerequisite for Sustainable Development, Environment Specialist, Mr. Victor C. Imevbore, FNES Opines.

All roads led to the Aderinokun Hall, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka as the Centre for Environmental Human Resources Development (CENHURD), UNILAG held its Maiden Lecture on Thursday, July 20, 2023.

The Lecture titled: Transcending Barriers to Environmental Mainstreaming in Nigeria was delivered by renowned environment specialist and Managing Director, Environmental Resources Managers Limited (ERML), Lagos, Nigeria, Mr. Victor C. Imevbore, FNES. 

He mentioned that according to the International Institute of Environment Development, “environmental mainstreaming is the informed inclusion of relevant environmental concerns into the decisions of institutions that drive national, local and sectoral development policy, rules, plans, investment and action”.

The Guest Speaker outlined the imperatives for, and major barriers to environmental mainstreaming in Nigeria and proffered general (Nigeria-wide) and CENHURD-specific recommendations towards overcoming these barriers.

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