Good environment, a necessity for good livelihood – Expert

A Professor of Ecology from the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Adetokunbo Adeola, has stressed the need for everyone to appreciate the beauty and importance of nature for good livelihood.
Adeola stated this during a lecture entitled, “Re-Aligning People With Nature: A Necessity For Good Livelihood,” which he delivered at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun state, recently.
According to him, the secret to becoming wealthy, emotionally-sustained and resistant to everyday stress was staying connected to nature.
He advised that individuals, who live in cities, should consider exploring and getting closer to nature on a regular basis.
The Ecology expert gave examples of natural environment to include vegetation, micro-organisms, soils, rocks, atmosphere and natural phenomena that occurred within their boundaries such as rivers, forests and oceans.
He added that connecting to nature meant a sense of joint destiny and belonging between humans and the rest of the natural world.
However, Adeola, who was represented on the occasion by Prof. Matthew Oyun of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, added that saving nature was the only way to preserve the human environment.
“We need to work at every level, from remote villages to urban cities, so as to find innovative solutions to our planet’s most pressing problems,” he said.
The Acting Vice-Chancellor of FUNAAB, Prof. Ololade Enikuomehin, who was represented at the lecture by the Dean, College of Biological Sciences, Prof. David Agboola, charged individual to sustain the passion and determination to protect their environment for the good health of all.