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This study explores the international
development community's understanding of poverty and
illustrates how it is related to environmental degradation.
the study relies on three sources: a comprehensive general
literature review, a review of past donor interventions in
Nigeria, and original empirical evidence. The linkages found
between poverty and environmental degradation are based on
240 household surveys analyzed by income quintiles
investigated at two sites in Nigeria: the Hadejia-Nguru
Wetlands in the North and the Niger Delta in the South.
Lessons relating "Causality and Linkages" (Chapter
2) explore various perceptions of how poverty
"causes" environmental degradation, how
environmental degradation "causes" poverty, or how
other ofseting or reinforcing factors may influence the
linkages between poverty and environmental quality. The
empirical findings from the two study sites provide the
primary basis for subsequent policy recommendations. Chapter
3 outlines the site selection process, summarizes the
methods used, and provides detailed descriptive statistics
for the two sites. the chapter concludes with an
interpretation of key findings. Chapter 4 comences with a
general discussion of available policies and strategies,
including issues relating to self-sufficiency, precautionary
principle, and adaptive co-management.Specific recommended
strategies for Nigeria are based on the empirical findings
from the case studies. An agenda for incorporating these
strategies within ongoing Nigerian and donor initiatives
concludes this chapter.
