Developing a biodiversity conservation strategy for the Niger Delta

In 2013, the IUCN Niger Delta Panel published the report Sustainable remediation and rehabilitation of biodiversity and habitats of oil spill sites in the Niger Delta. In this report, it was recognised that the critical step in the sustainable rehabilitation of biodiversity and habitats of oil spill sites in the Niger Delta is the prevention and/or quick and efficient clean-up of the oil spill in the first place. In respect to biodiversity itself, the 2013 report recommended follow-up analyses. This new report, Developing a biodiversity conservation strategy for the Niger Delta: Integrating biodiversity considerations into SPDC’s operation, presents the findings and recommendations arising from one of these analyses, which reviewed the biodiversity value of the Niger Delta, the main threats from oil spills, and various attempts to develop a wider biodiversity strategy for the region. The Panel also examined SPDC’s internal processes and procedures for biodiversity management.