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We are an ecological think tank organisation advocating for environmental / climate justice and food sovereignty in Nigeria and Africa at large.

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Fossil PoliticsThis track investigates our massive dependence on fossil fuels and builds from the power of the communities who subsidise this perverse industry and who suffer gross despoliation. We believe that a transition from fossil fuels must be rapid and urgent and devoid of distractions by way of fixes that depend on the status quo.Explore the track
Hunger PoliticsThis track asks the basic question: why are people hungry? HOMEF works in the paradigm of food sovereignty and exposes the false premises of food aid and its exploitative and contaminating linkages.Explore the track
IkikeIkike is the fundamental vehicle for the attainment of the change HOMEF seeks to build by creating spaces for knowledge creation, interrogation and sharing.Explore the track
Community & CultureCommunity and Culture track is key for building wellness in communities, mobilizing and accompanying them in their transformative pathways. This is a movement-building track that utilizes arts and other cultural modes of learning, sharing, and living to create the change we want to see in the world.Explore the track
Communication, Research & PublicationCommunications is the conduit for the generation, dissemination, and management of uncovered knowledge, thought-provoking inquiries, and insightful learnings to our primary target audiences, namely the public, government officials as well as Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs).Explore the track

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Fossil Politics

EDUMANOM FOREST: CONSERVATION MUST NOT COME AT THE EXPENSE OF COMMUNITIES

16 Oct 2026

Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) calls for urgent action to protect the Edumanom Forest Reserve (now Edumanom National Park) in Bayelsa State while safeguarding the rights, livelihoods and wellbeing of the communities that have lived alongside and depended on the forest for generations. Conservation cannot succeed through exclusion, unclear boundaries or the neglect of […]

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Apoi Forest Conservation Must Protect Community Livelihoods

Oct 14, 2026 | Fossil Politics

Communities around the Apoi Creek Forest Reserve (now National Park) in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State are questioning a conservation approach they say has restricted access to traditional sources of food and income while leaving them exposed to the effects of oil pollution and biodiversity loss. On April 30, 2008, the Apoi...

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Study Confirms Improved Yields and Climate Resilience through Agroecology Practice

Oct 9, 2026 | Hunger Politics

Recent participatory action research (PAR) conducted in Nigeria has confirmed overall improvement in agricultural productivity and climate resilience through agroecological initiatives. Agroecological practices, rooted in ecological principles, indigenous knowledge, and farmer-led innovation, deliver measurable benefits in soil fertility restoration, yield stability, income diversification, improved nutrition, biodiversity conservation, and resilience to climate shocks. The participatory action...

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HOMEF team at a rally against GMOs
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Impunity in The Oil Fields

Human health is directly impacted by a cocktail of toxic elements released to the environment from gas flaring, oil spills, and the dumping of wastes. The documentary Impunity in The Oil Fields talks about the frequent spills and loss of livelihoods.

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