The Executive Director of the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA), Mr Noble Pepple has said that the continuous increase in world population may threatened food security.
Mr Pepple who said this at a forum for students of Holy Rosary Girls College, Port Harcourt organised by the agency to mark the 2013 World Environment Day in Port Harcourt, said that it has become pertinent for the world to look at the issue of population growth.
Mr Pepple also stressed the need for a serious attention on the issue of conservation of natural resources, adding that people must be enlightened to use natural resources in a manner that future generations will come and see it.
He described the theme of the celebration which is Think, Eat and Save,” as very important as it is against food wastages.
According to him, the message is that people should be sensitive to the need of everybody by ensuring that one does not eat more than he needs.
Mr Pepple said that as a responsible agency, the RSSDA would partner with other organisations and agencies to ensure environmental sustainability in the State.
He urged the students to see themselves as environmental ambassadors by propagating the ideal of environmental conservation.
Dr Gogo Mary Oyet in her lecture said that tidal erosion and acid rain are a major problems in Rivers State.
Dr Oyet also said that climate change has further led to lot of specie lost, but noted that thus can be curtailed if mankind reduce their anti-environmental activities.
The guest lecturer who is the Head, Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Oando Plc urged the participants to imbibe the culture of environmental conservation.
He also charged them against wastages of food, stressing that they should always share what they have with one another.
Also speaking, the principal of the college, Barrister (Mrs) Vero Efika thanked the agency for using the school for the celebration, noting that it would help the students to adjust a new way of doing things.