Biosafety is No Gamble
Biosafety is No Gamble: Dead people cannot speak against judicial or other decisions. Likewise, Dead people cannot be compensated if their demise was triggered by some poison they unknowingly ingested. These and several …
We Have a Right to Safe Food
Safe Food is a Human Right. Should science not be in the public interest and in service of society? The answer to that is obvious and it is a YES. Science has to be in the interest of society. Is all science in the inter…
Eco-Instigator #15 : Promoting Biosafety in Nigeria
The heat is on, as the saying goes. As the forces of environmental harm increase the heat on the planet, ecological defenders are stepping up on mobilisations and vigorously standing up for justice. One key trending envi…
What We Eat (must not eat us)
What We Eat (must not eat us): The key myths by which citizens are sold the idea of GMOs as being desirable include that they provide the most assured way of feeding the burgeoning population of hungry mouths in the worl…
NOT ON OUR PLATES! Nigeria does not need GM food
Nigeria does not need GM crops to satisfy its food and agriculture needs. We know exactly what we have to do and the Nigerian National Conference[i] of 2014 raised the caution with regard to then draft National Biosafety…
Biotechnology, ‘Scientists’, ‘Experts’, Government Agencies and Patriotism
Biotechnology, ‘Scientists’, ‘Experts’, Government Agencies and Patriotism. Generally, when we speak of patriotism we evoke a sense of ‘nationalism’ and ‘loyalty’ to one’s nation or group. From the perspective of some co…
Standing up for the Trees!
Communities stand up for the trees! Communities are best placed to monitor their forests because they live in the forests, depend on forest resources and readily notice threat and changes that occur in such forests. When…
NIREC and the trouble with Nigeria’s GMO Twins
NIREC and the trouble with Nigeria’s GMO Twins: Recently there was a news report that the National Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) cautioned the Nigerian government with regard to permitting Genetically Modified Organism…
System Change Will Not be Negotiated
System Change will not be Negotiated[1] — We frequently hear calls for system change at public mobilisations, in conference halls and even in negotiation halls. The calls come as slogans, they come in anger and the…
As Soot Blankets Port Harcourt
Dark clouds over Port Harcourt. The air in parts of Port Harcourt has been darkened by soot over the past few months, raising a cloud of concerns about the attendant health impacts. Citizens in parts of Port Harco…
Eco-Instigator #14
The year 2016 ran through so rapidly. And just as well. It had a store of horrors – extreme exploitation of nature’s re-sources, wars and repression, massive pollution, deforestation and unconscionable climate inac…
The Long, winding Superhighway
The Long, winding Superhighway. The controversy surrounding the 260 km Superhighway proposed by the Cross River State government (CRSG) of Nigeria will not go away. Notably, the bulldozing of forests, farmlands and sundr…
Prodigal Environmental Stewards
Prodigal Environmental Stewards Guest lecture[1] by Nnimmo Bassey Let me begin by thanking the Board of Bassey Andah Foundation for giving me the opportunity to share my thoughts on the Nigerian environment on this auspi…
Viva Acción Ecológica!
This is a thank you note from Acción Ecológica. Your solidarity helped stop the closure of this frontline Ecuadorian environmental justice organisation. We join them to say a big thank you and to echo their words: ‘…
Stand with Acción Ecológica
Acción Ecológica presents evidence 7 PM GMT today on why the government of Ecuador should not shut down the organisation. Join and watch the live streaming by clicking here at that time. Acción Ecológica is an Ecuadorian…
