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IUCN-CEESP

• IUCN COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL POLICY

• SEAPRISE CEESP WORKING GROUP ON SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR

• WORK WITH CIVIL SOCIETY, GOVERNMENTS AND INDUSTRY

NIGERIA

• OIL PRODUCTION STARTED 50 YEARS AGO• NIGERIA RECEIVED OVER $300 BILLION FOR OIL • POPULATION OF 137 MILLION HAS ONE OF THE

LOWEST GDP IN THE WORLD• BETWEEN 9 AND 12 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL LOST

IN OIL SPILLS IN THE LAST 50 YEARS• IN 2004 MINISTER FOR OIL ESTIMATED NIGERIA

WAS LOSING $10 MILLION A DAY FROM OIL SPILLS SABOTAGE AND THIEFS

• WIDE SPREAD PROBLEMS WITH CIVIL SOCITY• MANY OIL INSTALLATIONS NOW CLOSED BY CIVIL

SOCIETY ACTION.

OIL IN FLARES IS FALLING ON CROPS, WATER AND PEOPLE

OIL SPILLS IN OGONI LAND

MECHANICAL PUMP SPRINKLING OIL ACROSS A CREEK AND VEGETATION

OIL SPILL RIGHT BY HOUSES IN WARRI

CAUSES OF OIL SPILLS

OIL SPILLS ARE CAUSED BY: • FAILURE TO FOLLOW INTERNATIONAL

STANDARDS• OLD EQUIPMENT NOT REPLACED IN TIME• POOR ENGINEERING STANDARDS• THIEFTS AND SABOTAGE

IN 2004 A NIGERIAN MINISTER ESTIMATED THAT TOTAL LOSSES FROM THESE CAUSES

WAS 150,000 BARRELS A DAY WORTH $10 MILLION A DAY

OIL IS SHORT TERM

• FINISH IN THE LIFE TIME OF OUR CHILDREN• PLAN FOR THE FUTURE AFTER OIL• FIT OIL INTO NATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY

STRATEGY• INVEST IN RENEWABLES

– AGRICULTURE/FORESTRY– FISHIERS/MARINE RESOURCES– ECO TOURISM– RENEWABLE ENERGY– EDUCATION AND HEALTH

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS

• OIL COMPANIES MUST FOLLOW INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS-SEE IUCN PUBLICATION

• OIL POLLUTION CAN SEVERLY DAMAGE ENVIRONMENT-PARTICULARLY MARINE ECO SYSTEMS.

• POLLUTION CAN DESTROY THE ABILITY OF THE POOR TO SURVIVE

• POLLUTION IN ONE COUNTRY CAN DAMAGE OTHER COUNTRIES AND CAUSE CIVIL DISTURBANCES OR EVEN WARS

OIL, GAS AND MINING INDUSTRIES MUST

CONTRIBUTE TO

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NOT

TO ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS

STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL (SEA)

• CARRY OUT SEAS TO INSURE

• OIL PRODUCTION FITS INTO NATIONAL STRATEGIES AND DOES NOT DAMAGE RENEWABLE ACTIVITIES (MARINE RESOURCES).

• INTEGRATES ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS INTO STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

• SEE MAP REQUESTED BY PRIME MINISTER OF MAURITANIA