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The Impacts of Resource Exploitation in the Niger Delta: Highlighting the Urgent Need for Biodiversity Conservation

One of the biggest wetland ecosystems in the world, the Niger Delta in Nigeria, boasts of great biodiversity but has been badly disrupted by human activities, especially oil exploration and exploitation. The wide consequences of oil extraction on the ecological integrity of the area are investigated in this review; together with habitat deterioration, pollution, and disturbance of local livelihoods. Oil spills, gas flaring, and deforestation significantly contribute to biodiversity loss, placing diverse species of flora and fauna at heightened risks of extinction. Moreover, degradation of soil…