by TANYA KERSSEN
Ironically, those with the smallest ecological footprint on earth have born the highest cost of our global pursuit of fossil fuels. These people–the small farmers, herders, fishers and artisans of the world–could hold the key to a more energy-efficient future.
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The Gulf disaster has also drawn attention to threatened ecosystems worldwide, such as Nigeria’s Niger River Delta, a region devastated by oil spills, waste dumping and toxic natural gas flaring for decades–not to mention the violent repression of affected peoples. Home to 30 million people, the Niger Delta is the world’s third largest wetland; its mangroves provide breeding grounds for 60 percent of West Africa’s fish stock. Despite tremendous oil wealth, the region is deeply impoverished.
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