Beyond Fossil Fuels
Beyond Fossil Fuels – OILWATCH AFRICA’s LAMU DECLARATION Oilwatch Africa network members, Lamu community representatives, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community-based organisations (CBOs) met in Lam…
Re-Connecting to Mother Earth
Thinking about re-connecting to Mother Earth brings up one of my fondest memories of my late father. Those were moments moments when we stood at the back of our home and gazed at the verdant valley rolling off our garden…
Fishers of the World Unite!
Fishers Unite! It is abnormal for a fisher or fishing community to depend on imported fish for protein. It is an unhappy situation when an experienced fisherman returns from a fishing trip with only flotsam or other debr…
In the Belly of the Plastic Whale
Inside the Belly of the Plastic Whale. It was a surreal feeling for me to literally step into the belly of a whale in December 2017. It was an unforgettable experience, to say the least. One could not but imagine what wo…
Talanoa Dialogues in Climate Negotiations
The innovative Talanoa Dialogues in Climate Negotiations took place on Sunday 6 May 2018 in Bonn, sandwiched between the first and second weeks of the climate negotiations. After the dialogue everyone was somewhat upbea…
Ogoni Clean-Up: An Engagement in Social Engineering
Ogoni Clean up – An Engagement in Social Engineering , a step towards reclaiming our future. Pollution is the number one killer in the world today. It is deadlier than the wars in the world today, than smoking, mal…
Eco-Instigator #19— Climate, Biosafety, Conflicts and more!
We bring you the March edition of our Eco-Instigator for 2018. The global environmental pollution is increasing and same heightened by the unholy wedlock between polluting industries and the supposed regulators. Activist…
Living in Fear – a book by Juan Lopez Villar
Living in Fear– Wars, conflict and natural resources in the heart of Africa – is a book written by Juan Lopez Villar, a development and environmental analyst. He holds a PhD in the field of Environmental Law.…
Eco-Instigator #18 goes online!
Eco-Instigator #18 goes online! In this last edition of our Eco-Instigators for 2017 we bring you articles and reports on the following topics: Nigeria deserves an unbiased Biosafety regulator. Climate Change impacts on…
2018. Biosafety. Biosecurity. Food Safety.
2018. Biosafety. Biosecurity. Food Safety. Do Nigerians know what the safety level of foods on their dining tables would be in 2018? That is a trillion Naira question. The short answer is no. We give two quick reasons fo…
Ending Slavery in Libya; Rebuilding African Economies
WE-Africa Condemns Slavery in Libya and calls for Wellbeing Economy in Africa. Members of Wellbeing Economy Africa Network (WE-Africa) rose from their meeting held in Pretoria, South Africa, 27-29 November 2017, with a s…
The Inevitable Shift from Oil
Of the many human driven positive changes in the world today, the gradual shift from dependence on fossil fuels (oil gas and coal) may be the most important. The implication for Nigeria is severe, because of our unprepar…
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…
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 …
