Lagos Free Zone Company partners Nigerian Conservation Foundation


Lagos Free Zone Company partners Nigerian Conservation Foundation on sea turtle conservation

By: Kehinde Adekunjo.


In its bid to mitigate the impact of human activities on the ecosystem, the Lagos Free Zone Company (LFZC) has partnered with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) to protect and conserve sea turtles around its operational area in Lagos State.

 According to a statement signed by the NCF communications Manager Mr Oladapo Soneye, the partnership is part of LFZC’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Lagos State, , the company is determined to support the ecosystem to mitigate the impact of human activities, hence its collaborating with the NCF, the foremost conservation organization in Nigeria with over forty years of conservation experience and a national footprint in ecosystem conservation.

LFZC which is located at Ibeju Lekki in Lagos state has as part of its environs, the shoreline adjoining the sea identified as important sites for sea turtles most of which are endangered by human activities of the residence and other individuals having access to the sea turtles. 

However, the project is aimed at educating and raising awareness both within and beyond the surrounding communities. Sea turtles are threatened due to being susceptible as by-catch by fishermen.

Also, they nest on the sea shore, this makes their eggs vulnerable as they are often harvested by locals and consumed as food. This accumulated vulnerability is part of the reasons for its global decline, thus the need to conserve them.

More importantly, this collaboration is in tune with the NCF’s determination to rescue focal species, which include Sea turtles, pangolin, African forest elephant, Nigerian-Cameroon Chimpanzee, vultures, Cross River gorilla among others.

 

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