Oil has harmed the nature and people of the Niger Delta; human rights may save it

Mongabay
Jul 21, 2026, 7:06 pm126 ptsTrending
On this week’s episode of the Mongabay Newscast, I speak with travel writer Noo Saro-Wiwa. She has documented the violence and natural destruction that the presence of oil companies have brought to the people of the Niger Delta in her latest book, The Burning Ground: Oil and Militancy in Nigeria. Saro-Wiwa is…

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Oil has harmed the nature and people of the Niger Delta; human rights may save it

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