Conflicts and the Idea of Land Ownership
Our conception of ownership of any piece of the Earth depends largely on our relationship with the Earth. When land is treated as a commodity, as an article of trade, conflict becomes inevitable. This is the driver of th…
Decolonise, Revive, Transform. Eco-Instigator #17 now online
It has been a very eventful year and HOMEF is happy to serve you a menu of key environmental reports. These events cover our work with communities of fisher folks as well as our connections to fishermen elsewhere. As an …
Climate Change, Land, Food and Pastoralism
Soil quality has direct impact on the quality of harvests. Poor soils produce poor yields and climate change affects the quality and availability of soil for food production. We experience this directly when there are fl…
Python Songs, Crocodile Smiles
1. Nigeria If there is egwu eke There must be the drummer Or the flutist Where there is a dance there must be a song Who is the musician to whose beat The python is dancing? The crocodile please My gaping jaws and fearso…
Eco-Instigator #16 online!
We held dialogues on Re-Source Democracy in communities and Sustainability Academies on the same issue in two universities- the University of Port Harcourt and the University of Uyo. We also co-hosted the 2017 edition of…
HOMEF, CSOs Reject Transgenic cassava application from IITA
The plans to take total control of Nigeria’s food system is moving rapidly on the genetically engineered organisms (GMO) highway. The list of GMOs being pushed in Nigeria includes beans, maize and cotton. Recently the In…
The Petroleum “Host Community” Bill
The premise of the Petroleum Host Community Development Bill, 2016, is the pursuit of development of Petroleum “Host Communities” using the vehicle of the Petroleum Community Trust. The Bill ignores the fact …
FishNet Wisdom at Makoko
FishNet Wisdom: Fish not Oil. There must be a time when we sit back to reflect on the things we take for granted in order to avoid being taken by surprise when such things disappear. No one bothers to answer a question …
Catholic Medical practitioners Caution on GMOs
This post is the EnviroNews report on the outcome of a recent scientific conference hosted by Catholic medical practitioners recently in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. You can also read the entire communique here: 2017 ACMP Com…
FishNet Dialogue At Okrika Waterfront
FishNet Conversations. True change can come from below. Change can begin from below. True change must come from below. Just as it is the root system that makes a tree stand, so it is with changes that must last. We have …
A Hard Superhighway to Travel
A Hard Superhighway to Travel. The Superhighway project has been controversial from the day it was first announced publicly for many reasons. First, it was routed without regard to the negative impacts it would have on t…
Food Security in the Niger Delta
Food Security in the Niger Delta can best be examined using the classic rule of thumb of the right to food and the right to be free from hunger. This basically requires that we approach the subject from the premise that …
Yaoundé by bus
Yaoundé by bus. The station of Touristique Express SA at Douala is a well organised affair. When I arrived there at 7:45am that morning I found that the staff were at their duty posts and, were, well, very dutiful. My si…
We are no GMO Guinea Pigs
We are not Guinea Pigs. Unjust, unsafe, unsustainable. These are the three key words that can be used to describe food systems based on genetic engineering and other chemical based agricultural systems that seek to pollu…
Forests: Connecting People to Nature
FOREST TOWN HALL RESOLUTIONS: What Nature has connected, let no person or government put asunder Health of Mother Earth Foundation held a Forest Town Hall Meeting on Monday – June 5, 2017 in commemoration of World Enviro…
