– Etim Nkanu Efut & Jacob Bassey Arikpo
Abstract
This study examined religio-cultural and environmental awareness strategies as an implication of people’s attitude towards sustainable management of natural resources in Ikot Ekpene of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Two null hypotheses which guided the study were tested and a questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. A co-relational survey design was adopted for the study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select four communities in the area of the study. The sample for the study was 260 respondents Pearson Product Moment Correlation analysis was used to test the hypotheses and was accepted at p<.05. The results obtained reveal that the two independent sub-variables: faith-based organizations and traditional plays have significant association with peoples’ attitude towards sustainable management of natural resources. Recommendation were preferred based on the findings.