Society for Planet and Prosperity

The Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP) is a Nigerian environmental non-governmental organization and policy-research body. According to its own materials, it was born out of the need to ensure the optimum participation of all stakeholders — including local communities — in the sustainable management of Africa's environmental resources. It describes itself as a non-partisan organization devoted to sustainable policy research, climate change advocacy, and the identification of new ways of managing an environmentally friendly economy in a sustainable manner, while also seeking to influence individual and corporate habits. SPP positions itself at the intersection of research, advocacy and consultancy. Beyond its advocacy work, it states that it provides consultancy services to governments, local and international organizations, and the organized private sector. Its stated vision is tied to Africa's sustainable development drive, and its mission is to establish regional institutional capacity that will support Nigerian climate and environmental governance. A central focus of the organization is Nigeria's climate vulnerability. SPP notes that Nigeria is ranked among the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world even though its contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions is minimal, citing the country's complex agroecological zones, burgeoning urban and rural populations, extensive coastlines susceptible to sea level rise, and weak climate governance systems. It highlights climate change's significant impact on health, food security, livelihood and economic development, and observes that climate change is increasingly featuring in national discussions and political debates in Nigeria. SPP engages with Nigeria's policy landscape, noting the government's commitment to achieving net zero by 2060 and the projects initiated at different levels to facilitate that process. It points to a growing awareness and an increase in climate change initiatives at the federal level, while drawing attention to the state level. Through its Climate Campaign Plan, SPP describes measurable goals and the strategy and tactics for influencing Nigerian public opinion on climate change in order to increase political will and motivation to act. The organization was conceived through an alliance of seasoned professionals of national and international repute who united to address Africa's environmental issues. It frames global climate change as a formidable problem that defies easy or conventional solutions, describing it as an emergent condition of socio-economic transformations that must be managed effectively despite its multidimensional nature. In its view, managing climate change effectively in the years ahead will require holistic political, ecological and social action on many fronts, accelerated social, political and ecological policy implementation, and participatory grassroots climate action awareness creation.

The Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP) is a Nigerian environmental non-governmental organization. According to its own account, it was conceived through a well thought out alliance of seasoned professionals of national and international repute who united to address Africa's environmental issues. The organization was born out of the need to ensure the optimum participation of all stakeholders, including local communities, in the sustainable management of Africa's environmental resources. SPP describes itself as a non-partisan organization devoted to sustainable policy research. It facilitates climate change advocacy and works to identify new ways of managing an environmentally friendly economy in a sustainable manner, while also seeking to influence individual and corporate habits. In addition to its research and advocacy work, it provides consultancy services to governments, local and international organizations, and the organized private sector. A defining feature of SPP's work is its focus on Nigeria's climate vulnerability. The organization notes that Nigeria is ranked as one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world even though its contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions is minimal. It attributes this vulnerability to the country's complex agroecological zones, burgeoning urban and rural populations, extensive coastlines susceptible to sea level rise, and weak climate governance systems. SPP emphasizes climate change's significant impact on health, food security, livelihood and economic development, and observes that climate change is emerging as a hot topic in Nigeria, increasingly featuring in national discussions and political debates. SPP engages directly with Nigeria's climate policy context. It notes that the Nigerian government is committed to achieving net zero by 2060 and has initiated projects at different levels to facilitate the process. While it observes growing awareness and an increase in climate change initiatives at the federal level, it also draws attention to climate activities at the state level. To advance its goals, SPP developed a Climate Campaign Plan that describes its measurable goals for influencing Nigerian public opinion on climate change, as well as its strategy and tactics for achieving those goals. The plan aims to increase political will and motivation to take action in combating the problem. SPP frames global climate change as a terrific problem that defies easy or conventional solutions. It characterizes the problem as an emergent condition of socio-economic transformations which must be managed effectively despite its multidimensional nature. In its view, managing climate change effectively in the years ahead will require holistic political, ecological and social actions on many fronts, accelerated social, political and ecological policy implementation, and participatory grassroots climate action awareness creation. The organization's vision is aligned with Africa's sustainable development drive, and its mission is to establish regional institutional capacity that will support Nigerian climate and environmental governance.

Non-partisan environmental NGO and policy-research organization influencing Nigerian public opinion and policy on climate change and sustainable management of Africa's environmental resources.

• Climate Campaign Plan

  A plan describing SPP's measurable goals for influencing Nigerian public opinion on climate change, along with its strategy and tactics.

• Sustainable policy research

  Research work devoted to sustainable policy, forming a core part of SPP's mission.

• Consultancy services

  Consultancy provided to governments, local and international organizations, and the organized private sector.

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2. 2About Us - Society for Planet and Prosperitysppnigeria.org
3. 3Society for Planet and Prosperitywikidata.org