Environmental pollution is a serious trend of natural and artificial catastrophe(s) that might cause ill health or eventual death depending on the degree of seriousness. Human activities are the major cause of environmental degradation such as reverse desertification, ozone layer depletion, global warming, volcanic eruption, earthquake, acid rain, oil spillages, and climate change. Artificial catastrophes can result in the transfer of pollutants generated from human activities that can be a negative reverse ecological pointer which can be detrimental to its own species. This review was able to ascertain various laws regulating human's role in the ecosystem and the sustainable conservation of lives in various environmental facets. Several international, national, and local laws, acts, and treaties will be highlighted and discussed. The lacuna of environmental laws in Nigeria was highlighted and discussed. Several future directions and recommendations will be proffered for future justification which will result in positive sustainability impacts on the monitoring and implementation of the judicial interpretation as well as the management of the rights to life and properties in the environment.
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