Abstract
The global environmental crisis is still raging and has yet to be abated. This environmental crisis has manifested itself in the form of desertification, deforestation, ecocide, environmental terrorism, global warming, climate change, biodiversity destruction, etc. In a place like Urhoboland in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, the area has been subjected to environmental degradation emanating from oil exploration activities and effects such as oil spillage, and gas flaring. The area has also suffered from the environmental consequences of herdsmen attacks, careless waste disposal, noise pollution, illegal sand dredging, etc. This paper argues that the Christian doctrine of sacramentality and the Urhobo concept of Oghene’s presence in the universe, which are analogous, can inspire environmental conservation in Urhoboland and beyond. It uses critical analytic, dialogical, and evaluative methods to show that environmental degradation has taken place in Urhoboland. It is also argued that environmental education, recognition of the right to Indigenous environmental knowledge, etc. can mitigate environmental degradation and the land conserved.