Marine Environmental Care

By Nsahlai Nsambu Athanasius

It is time to face facts about marine environment. There is no doubt that man, he who lives close to mangrove forests, seashores, beaches and estuaries, all related to water, depends largely on this water and the resources therein, says Nsahlai Nsambu in his handbook on marine environmental care.

The 42-page manual gives you a quick, easy read and an immediate grasp of the importance to and the impact of marine environment on man; medium of transport, source of food from the countless marine animal species, source of energy – wood, natural gas, petroleum – mineral wealth, sporting ground, weather regulator and an industry for tourism.

In all his dependency on the environment, whether marine or otherwise, man often leaves behind pollution as he exploits natural resources. The major sources of pollution, says Nsahlai, include domestic waste comprising solids made of synthetic fibre such as rubber materials, bags, sachets, shoes, etc; urban run-off – sewage, bio-chemical waste and other noxious wastes from industries.

Very nicely and precisely chaptered, Nsahlai’s book should be an extremely useful reference manual for everyone anxious to bring themselves up to date on contemporary environmental conservation and prevention of its pollution.

Marine Environmental Care; manual On Maritime Environmental Care is inspired by Nsahlai’s long years of experience as a maritime administrator and navigation inspector and equal concern for the conservation, if not restoration, of Cameroon’s rapidly degrading environment.