Niger Delta Wetlands Centre is to carry out research, natural resource management and human development activities; it is to implement goal-directed projects for community-driven development actions to improve the quality of life and alleviate poverty in the Niger Delta.

Goal to be addressed through four programmes with defined objectives:

Programme 1: Research

Ecology, Plant, Animal and Habitat Biodiversity, Ecology, Hydrology, Environmental pollution/degradation, sustainable resource use, community structure and economics, and resource utilization

Programme 2: Conservation/Resource Management

Environmental Impact Assessments; Feasibility of Establishment of Protected Areas, Community Resource Protection and Integrated Management Planning, Local language data-bases on resources. Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) especially solar and wind.

Programme 3: Poverty Alleviation

Participatory rural appraisals, Resource Centres, Socioeconomic and development pilot projects, community development projects; feasibility studies. Environmental education/enlightenment, awareness building. Functional literacy, skills acquisition training.

Programme 4: Institutional development (Capacity Building)

Fully furnished offices and resource centres, all with residential and office facilities for visiting scientists and organisations: Port Harcourt, Finima (Bonny Island), Yenagoa (Bayelsa State). Management and field staff; project-specific consultants and resource persons recruited as needed. Training in Solar Energy Applications, Information and communication technologies  (ICT), Geographic Information Systems (GIS),. C-Band VSAT and 30 computers in Yenagoa and 15 computers in Port Harcourt.