The Artist in the Age of Anthropocene
Archeologists divide Earth’s history in a geologic time scale into a hierarchical series of smaller blocks of time. These divisions are called ages, epochs, periods, eras and eons based on Earth’s rock lay…
Time to Build Solidarity, not Walls
I thank the Chancellor and President, and the entire family of York University for the great honour being extended to me today. Being born at a time we were at the edge of breaking free from colonialism, the notion of i…
Environmental History of Nigeria 101
Introduction The environmental history of Nigeria unfortunately is not a story filled with the rich biodiverse tropical rainforests of the Niger Delta or the cascading rich vegetation of the Sahel savanna but rather one …
Decolonize our Waters
there isn’t much life under water coated by layers of crude oil and contaminated to outlandish levels above safe limits.…
Halting Ecological Crimes in Africa
The understanding of the Earth as a living entity and not a dead thing warns that rapacious exploitation that disrupts her regenerative powers are acts of cruelty or Ecocide.…
Choked by Convenience
Convenience and Greed The two thieves between whom We are nailed. Shall we forgive them Seeing they know exactly what they are doing? Held high as cheap Hoisted aloft as efficient We got enarmoured Denuded Spat upo…
Decolonizing Our Energy Future
The point is that although 1.5C is given as the best-case scenario in the Paris Agreement, catastrophic impacts of extreme climate events are already being experienced with temperature rise below that threshold. Droughts…
For Justice and Dignity
We have just had elections in Nigeria and by 29th May 2023 new persons will step into the saddle of political leadership. Considering the nature of our political system where the major parties are indistinguishable …
Seducing the Bees
I watched your back as you danced The ripples of the beats pulsating in your swings Your dance trumps magic Your dance so intimate I watched your elegant steps as the drums called I watched as you danced between the irok…
This Hate Does not Define Us
Mangled ballot boxes Bloodied faces Headless goats Mouthy hoodlums in the corridors of power Burning votes define the Last (s)elections Yes the (s)election has come Yet refuses to go You are not us We are n…
The Unsustainability of Extractivism
Extractivism lies at the base of the climate and food crises. It is propelled by a complex of mentalities and power differentials that are basically self-reinforcing in practice, underwriting and rationalizing socio-ecol…
Don’t Play Politics with our Environment
The focus of this town hall is fundamental for our survival and to living in dignity. Without a safe environment the enjoyment of human rights is impossible.…
Food, Culture, and Colonialism
While it is true that colonialism is hugely built around political and economic planks, it also significantly impacts socio-cultural, environmental, agricultural, and other spheres. It impacts all these spheres by contro…
COP27, the Loss and the Damage at Injury Time
The recently concluded COP27 at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, did not rise beyond the low bars set by previous editions. Except for Loss and Damage, the answer to the question as to what was gained at the COP is blowing in the…
Imagining a Future with Hope
At Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), we always aim to understand the events unfolding around us by examining their roots and varied manifestations. Our fundamental position is that the crises the world faces are…
