A Niger Delta Environmental Advocacy group, on Friday, commenced training of hundreds of fishers on coastal environmental monitoring and advocacy, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa capital. Mr Ateke-Enade said the environmental rights group aimed to strengthen the knowledge base of participants to engage in evidence-based monitoring of the environment by collecting data in an empirical way. Mr Ateke-Enade, who spoke on the overview and sources of pollution, urged the participants to share experiences with participants from other communities to safeguard the environment. He said the training was timely as it coincided with two ongoing pollution incidents in two adjoining local government areas in Bayelsa. “Meanwhile, the company evacuated oil workers and left the community to grapple with the situation,” Mr Noel said.

Source: The Guardian November 28, 2021 09:03 UTC