Bulldozers, A Superhighway and the Ekuri Community Forest

Bulldozers, A Superhighway and the 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 State, Nigeria, is an acclaimed example of how communities can sustainably manage their forest....
COP21 Agreed to A Climate Changed World

COP21 Agreed to A Climate Changed World

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...
A Climate Victory for Dutch citizens, A Victory for All

A Climate Victory for Dutch citizens, A Victory for All

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...
Oronto Natei Douglas: The Unbroken Spirit

Oronto Natei Douglas: The Unbroken Spirit

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...
OGONI ENVIRONMENT: TIME TO RESTORE HOPE and RESTORE LIFE

OGONI ENVIRONMENT: TIME TO RESTORE HOPE and RESTORE LIFE

6 March 2015 Petition On Ogoni Environment from the Regional Conference of Asia-Pacific Right Livelihood Laureates To: The President, Federal Republic of Nigeria OGONI ENVIRONMENT: TIME TO RESTORE HOPE and RESTORE LIFE More than half a Century of exploitation of...