'Open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on tackling oil pollution in Nigeria', 4 Aug 2015: Your Excellency…we are writing as a coalition of Nigerian and international environmental and human rights organisations to urge you to tackle the oil pollution and corporate impunity that has plagued the Niger Delta for decades. We are pleased that…your administration has…convened a stakeholder meeting…between the government, UNEP, the oil industry and representatives of affected communities. We hope…this…signals the start of a meaningful process to implement UNEP’s recommendations…UNEP recommended the establishment of an Ogoniland Environmental Restoration Authority tasked with overseeing a clean-up operation, funded by an initial $1 billion contributed by the oil industry and the Nigerian government…strengthening regulation of the industry, monitoring public health, and emergency measures to address the grave risks faced by the people of Ogoniland from contaminated water. In addition, UNEP made clear that Shell must overhaul its remediation procedures in Nigeria so that clean-up of oil spills is effective…