The effectiveness of the Petroleum Act (2012) and international practice in protecting the environment

Ajieng, Michael Maper Majek

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dc.contributor.author	Ajieng, Michael Maper Majek
dc.date.accessioned	2022-01-04T05:01:11Z
dc.date.available	2022-01-04T05:01:11Z
dc.date.issued	2021
dc.identifier.citation	Micheal Maper Majek Ajieng (2021). The effectiveness of the Petroleum Act (2012) and international practice in protecting the environment in Ruweng administrative area- South Sudan. In Asiimwe, Solomon (Ed). Compendium of Graduate Students’ Research Abstracts. Entebbe: Nkumba University Press.	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-9970-694-00-6
dc.identifier.uri	https://pub.nkumbauniversity.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/316
dc.description	The study found that respondents were aware of the causes of environmental degradation in Ruweng Administrative Area. The respondents noted lost livelihood of residents at 14.2% due to ecological destabilization through contamination of land and water bodies, thus leading to low agricultural production and reduction in fishing and farming activities caused land and water pollution. The study found that oil extraction companies did not fully comply with both international environmental laws and international practices and South Sudan procedures and regulations. Companies did not commit to health and safety procedures in protecting the environment from pollution.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The Environment and crude oil, as well as gas extraction, are closely related. The environment has been one single element that has suffered the effects of such activities and accordingly, it has attracted a bevy of international and national efforts and actions to reverse the damage already done and to prevent further damage. This study focused on assessing the effectiveness of the Petroleum Act of 2012 and international practice in protecting the environment in Ruweng Administrative Area of South Sudan. It reviewed how oil and gas extraction policies made under the Act have enhanced environmental protection in South Sudan.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Nkumba university press Entebbe.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	;no. 99-104
dc.subject	Environment	en_US
dc.subject	Petroleum Act	en_US
dc.subject	International practice	en_US
dc.subject	Environmental protection	en_US
dc.title	The effectiveness of the Petroleum Act (2012) and international practice in protecting the environment	en_US
dc.title.alternative	Ruweng administrative area- South Sudan	en_US
dc.type	Book chapter	en_US