When the Land Bleeds
A day at Ogoni was a homecoming of sorts for me yesterday when the global wave of #BreakFree actions touched down at Bori. The resolve of the Ogoni to peacefully and determinedly fight ecocide is legendary. The women, wi…
Break Free at Ogoni – Silence is Treason!
The MOSOP Peace Centre, Bori, Ogoni is a very significant location in the history of the struggle for a safe Niger Delta in which our peoples live in peace and in dignity and struggle for their rights non-violently. It i…
Oloibiri: A monument to Fossil Fuels
Break Free from Fossil Fuels actions commenced in Nigeria today, 10th May 2016, with a rally at Oil Well 1, Nigeria’s first oil well drilled in 1956. It was a gathering of hundreds of citizens, including community chiefs…
Burning Africa with the Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement will see to the sinking of Small Island states and the roasting of Africa – a continent uniquely exposed to the vagaries of global warming. Of what use is it for poor vulnerable nations to smile…
In Defence of Life – a new Documentary by Gaia Foundation
“It’s about grabbing a part of the Earth and placing a mark of ownership on something that actually owns you. It doesn’t add up.” In this interview poet, Earth Defender and Right Livelihood Award …
Oil, Power & Pollution in South Sudan
Oil, Power and A Sign of Hope is a book about oil, speed, corporate power and death. It is not about the oil pollution in the Niger Delta. It is rather about the severe pollution of the ground water in the oil field comm…
Eco-Instigator 11 by HOMEF- a collector’s delight
HOME RUN The turmoil in the world has continued with increasing sites of environmental and political conflagrations. As this edition of your Eco-Instigator was going to bed, the world was shocked to hear of the assassina…
New PIB and forgotten Host Communities?
While no one can say that the Nigerian petroleum resources sector is known for transparency, most would readily agree that it wields a lot of power. The sector has effectively determined the political, economic, social a…
Nigerians Overwhelmingly Reject Monsanto’s Risky Gm Maize and Cotton
More than 100 groups representing over 5 million Nigerians, comprising of farmers, faith-based organisations, civil society groups, students and local community groups, are vehemently opposing Monsanto’s attempts to intr…
Our Environment, Our Resources, Our Future
It is indeed exciting to be a part of this epochal reception. One reason is that it is not easy to move from the civil society space and perform creditably on the government side. Some even say that civil society campaig…
Halt the Assault on the Ekuri Community and other Forests
Some of the best preserved rain forests in Nigeria are the Cross River National Park and the Ekuri Community Forest all in Cross River State, Nigeria. These forests are under serious threat of being destroyed to make way…
They Don’t Care if We Exist – Crude oil Spill Impacts at Forcados
14th February was celebrated as Lover’s day across the world, but in parts of the creeks of the Niger Delta it turned out to be a tragic day. While lovers dressed with a touch of red, Forcados communities were braced for…
Dialogue with Bulldozers at Ekuri Community Forest
Bulldozers, Superhighway and Ekuri Community Forest Bulldozers and forests are not friends. Neither are highways or super highways, as the people of Ekuri Community are learning. The Ekuri Community Forest in Cross River…
Be an Eco-Instigator!
Download and read the 10th edition of Eco-Instigator Analyses of COP21, Reports and Books you should read. All in the package. Read. Share. Send comments. Contribute to future editions. Eco-Instigator #10…
Eco-Instigator #10
As is the tradition of HOMEF, Eco-Instigator #10 was issued at close of December 2015 in order to bring you some comments from the Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). …
