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ISBN 10: 2869784430
ISBN 13: 9782869784437
Author: Godwell Nhamo; Ekpe Inyang

The 21st century qualifies as one in which humanity raised environmental decay, especially climate change, as a key global concern requiring urgent political attention. The book Framework and Tools for Environmental Management in Africa is written from this perspective. It provides researchers from different disciplines including environmental sciences, engineering, commerce, planning, education, agriculture and law, as well as NGOs, government officials, policy makers and researchers, with a platform to engage with concerns relating to sustainable environmental management in this epoch. Topics covered include global landmarks for environmental governance, environmental management on African agenda, sustainability reporting, environmental impact assessment and public participation as well as environmental education. These remain viable in the African set-up where major development projects in mining and agriculture require greater scrutiny. With a collection of both revision and critical reflection questions, carefully constructed by authors with significant experiences from institutions of higher learning across Africa, readers will find this publication a valuable addition to their shelves.

Framework and Tools for Environmental Management in Africa 1st Table of contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview

• The Concept of Environment
• African Environments and Colonial Histories
• A Struggle for Environmental Management Space
• The Challenge
• Book Outline

PART I – FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Chapter 2. Global Landmarks for Environmental Governance

• The Stockholm Declaration of 1972

• The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development

• UN Conference on Desertification

• Millennium Development Goals

• Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

• State of Environment Reporting

Chapter 3. International Environmental Law: Sources and Fundamentals

• Sources of International Environmental Law

• International Customs

• General Principles of Law

• Written Texts

• Multilateral Environmental Agreements

• Convention on Biodiversity

• Convention on Wetlands of International Importance

• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

• Convention to Combat Desertification

• Convention on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

• Convention on Climate Change

• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

• The Kyoto Protocol

• The Basel and Bamako Conventions

• Implementation Constraints and Achievements for Africa

Chapter 4. Environmental Management on African Agenda

• Environmental Concerns in Africa

• UNEP’s Role in Shaping Africa’s Environmental Agenda

• Donors and the African Environmental Agenda

• New Partnership for Africa’s Development

• Sub-regional Environmental Sustainability Initiatives

• Controversy on Hazardous Waste Management

Chapter 5. Uncertainties and Environmental Threats in Africa

• Deforestation

• Logging

• Harvesting Fuelwood

• Pastoralism

• Land Degradation and Soil Impoverishment

• Droughts, Desiccation and Desertification

• Wildlife De-population and Extinction

• Extinction

• Water Pollution and Shortages

Chapter 6. Africa and Global Environmental Problems

• Air Pollution

• Global Warming and Climate Change

• Ozone Layer Depletion

• Acid Deposition

• Nuclear Wastes

• Treatment of Wastes and Pollutants

• Solid Wastes

• Chemical Pollutants

PART II – SELECTED TOOLS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Chapter 7. Conservation and Natural Resource Management

• Definitions

• Classification of Natural Resources

• Arguments for Conservation

• Ecological Perspective

• Ethical Perspective

• Conservation Strategies

• Gender Considerations in Natural Resource Management

Chapter 8. Environmental Impact Assessment and Public Participation

• What is Environmental Impact Assessment?

• Stages in the Environmental Impact Assessment Process

• Interface Between the Project and EIA Assessment Cycles

• Stakeholders in the Environmental Assessment Impact Process

• EIA Legislation: Policies and Frameworks

• Public Consultation and Participation in EIA

• Public Participation: the Case of the Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Project

• Emerging Issues of Concern

• Public Participation

Chapter 9. Understanding Environmental Education

• Ancient Landscapes Towards Modern Environmentalism

• Defining Environmental Education

• Scope and Forms of Environmental Education

• Education about the Environment

• Objectives of Environmental Education

  • Knowledge

  • Attitude

  • Skills

• Environmental Awareness and Sensitisation

• Organisational and Institutional Arrangements for Environmental Assessment

• Prerequisites for the Implementation of Environmental Education

• Education for Sustainability

Chapter 10. Sustainability Reporting

• Global and National Sustainability Reporting Initiatives

• Sustainability in Business: A Historical Perspective

• Company Level Sustainability Reporting Guidelines

• Sustainability Reporting: A Global Overview

• The Sustainability Reporting Nexus

• Understanding the ‘Triple Bottom Line’ Metaphor

• Sustainability Banking in Africa

Chapter 11. Promotion of Formal and Non-formal Environmental Education

• Some Paradigms of Environmental Education

  • Interpretivism

  • Eco-centricism

  • Anthropocentricism

  • Eco-feminism

• Formal Environmental Education Programmes

  • Approaches to formal environmental education

  • Methods for the promotion of formal environmental education

  • Lesson presentations

  • Informal discussions

  • Debates

• Approaches to Non-formal Environmental Education

  • Activity End-in-itself Approach

  • Theme Generator Approach

• Methods for the Promotion of Formal Environmental Education

  • Communication and Information Resources

  • Use of the Media

  • Use of the Arts

  • The Use of Mobile Education Units

  • Involvement of Local Communities

• Monitoring and Evaluation of Environmental Education Programmes

  • Literature Review

  • Observations

  • Questionnaires

  • Semi-structured Interviews

  • Written Tests

  • Practical Tests

PART III. EMERGING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Chapter 12. Conclusion: Emerging Issues and the Way Forward

• Public Participation

• Local Government Blackouts

• Harmonisation of EIA Legislation

• Selective Sectoral Application

• Expertise in EIA

• Enforcement

• Under-resourced EIA Institutions

• Sectoral Orientation to EIA

• Logistics and Team Management During EIA Preparation

• Recognition of Potential Sub-regional EIA Promotion Initiatives

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