by HOMEf | Apr 20, 2016 | Fossil Politics, General, Press Release
Two days before world leaders sign the Paris Agreement, an international alliance of frontline and indigenous communities denounce it as a ‘dangerous distraction’ San Francisco, CA – As world leaders prepare to sign the Paris Agreement later this week on Earth...
by HOMEf | Mar 4, 2016 | General, Press Release
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 for a Super Highway that can easily be...
by HOMEf | Feb 25, 2016 | General
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 State, Nigeria, is an acclaimed example of how communities can sustainably manage their forest....
by HOMEf | Jul 12, 2015 | General
By Nnimmo Bassey COP21 has come and gone, and like most others before it, the response has been varied. Some have applauded the Paris Agreement as a giant step for humankind. Some are claiming a big win. Others take a holistic look at the future scenario the agreement...
by HOMEf | May 10, 2015 | General
by Femke Wijdekop Together with 886 citizens, Dutch NGO Urgenda brought a climate liability case against the Dutch state. I joined this case as one of the co-plaintiffs. Our argument was that the Dutch state neglects its duty of care towards us, its current and future...
by HOMEf | Apr 30, 2015 | General
By Nnimmo Bassey My last meeting with Oronto was barely a week before his passing. He had sent me a text message inviting me over to Abuja to discuss some issues. I had been planning to visit him, anyhow and was curtailed by his tight schedule which I abhorred...
