WARRI: TO institute environmental justice in Nigeria, the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, ERA/FoEN, has called for the establishment of an "Independent National Environmental Tribunal" for speedy resolution of environmental disputes in the country.
The Executive Director, ERA/FoEN, Dr. Godwin Uyi Ojo, made the proposal in Warri, Delta State, where the environmental rights group facilitated a two-day workshop aimed at empowering civil society groups and communities to achieve justice over incidents of environmental disasters.
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