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IN COMMEMORATION OF WORLD OCEANS DAY 2019

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#WorldOceansDay is marked on the 8th of June annually. It comes days after World Environment Day which is held on the 5th of June all over the world.   The debate on #ClimateChange is an endless one which I won't even bother going into, but there’s no gainsaying that waste management has become a herculean task for countries world over, Nigeria not being left out of the equation. Waste and its poor management has left the environment polluted in different ways. From plastic pollution, to air pollution, to sea, water or ocean pollution, the concerns keep rising. For this reason, the theme for this year’s #WorldEnvironmentDay2019 was #BeatAirPollution. Last year, it was #BeatPlasticPollution and the results from the awareness campaign launched are yet to be seen. As the sources of resources keep changing, so the environment suffers. In Asia, #AirPollution is a major problem because of industrialization. This is because some countries use coal to generate power f...