AR-News: (Africa) Environment Plunder is Blamed On Poor Policies

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The East African Standard (Nairobi)
March 2, 2004 
Posted to the web March 2, 2004 
Nairobi 
Inadequate policies on land use are to blame for the widespread environmental 
degradation in Africa, a Cabinet minister has said.
Dr Newton Kulundu, of Environment, Natural Resources and Wildlife, said 
uncontrolled economic activities and unplanned infrastructure development have 
continued unabated resulting in the degradation of nature.
The situation has been compounded by a mismatch between population and 
economic growth in Africa, he said.
"The uncontrolled use of agricultural chemicals has polluted land and water 
resources posing a danger to human health. General industrial activities have 
also exacerbated the pollution," said the minister.
To counter this threatening situation, he said, all environment stakeholders 
in Africa should embrace team work so as to agitate for the relevant reforms


full story:

http://allafrica.com/stories/200403020324.html 
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