1954 in the environment

This is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 1954. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues.

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Events

• The Nile perch were introduced into Lake Victoria in East Africa[1] and since then it has been fished commercially. It is attributed with causing the extinction or near-extinction of several hundred native species

July

• The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 was passed in the United States.

See also

• Human impact on the environment

References

1. Pringle, Robert M. (2005-01-01). "The Nile Perch in Lake Victoria: Local Responses and Adaptations". Africa: Journal of the International African Institute. 75 (4): 510–538. doi:10.3366/afr.2005.75.4.510. ISSN 0001-9720. JSTOR 3556959.