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Ecological Justice and Resilience
There is a swath of current statistics that reveal appalling levels of environmental degradation and climate vulnerability across nations, especially in Global South regions. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), one such statistic, up...
Farmers Call for a Ban on GMOs
Farmers in Uyo Afagha Nkan community in Ikono Local Government Area(LGA) of Akwa Ibom State have called on the Akwa Ibom State Government to ban GMOs and put measures in place to prevent their use in the State. This call was made at a follow-up agroecology training...
Call for Applications for Omega Resilience Awards Africa (ORA-A) Fellowship 2025
Applications are now open for the Omega Resilience Awards - Africa (ORA - A) Fellowship Programme for the 2025 cohort. Applications are invited from visionaries, activists, academics, artists, IT specialists, communicators, organisers and...
Environmental Experts Sound Alarm on Fossil Fuel Dependency and Climate Change
The discussion around energy, its costs, and stranded communities has alarming statistics, including decades of oil pollution contaminating the soil, water, and air of the Niger Delta. Climate change disproportionately affects marginalized communities due to patterns...
The ‘Blue Economy’ Myth: We Have to Stop Thinking the Ocean Can Be Run Like a Business
(by Nnimmo Bassey) In response to the increasing global demand for resources and the economic pursuits that come with it, attention on the world’s oceans continues to grow. But how should marine resources be properly managed? The blue...
The State of the Ocean in Africa
Climate change is a global phenomenon that is gravely impacting the world ocean – accounting for increased sea level rise, acidification, increasing temperature and contributing significantly to increasing dead zones. The waterbodies around Africa are not spared in...
Eco-Instigator #46
Dear comrades and esteemed readers, on behalf of the HOMEF family, I wish you and your loved ones a Christmas full of celebrations and a new year that brings you closer to the change you desire for yourselves, your loved ones, your communities and the world. The year...
Celebrating Nigeria’s Food Culture and Diversity
Health of Mother Earth Foundation organized the Nigeria food festival to celebrate Nigeria's food diversity and culture. Participants were drawn from various parts of the country: Kastin, Benue, Enugu, Cross River, Plateau, the FCT, and different parts of Edo State....
Eco-Instigator #45
We’re delighted to bring you reports of activities, events and stories that were of great significance to our work in the third quarter of the year. We hope that reading this edition of eco-Instigator will not only enlighten you on key happenings in our space but also...
Nigerians Firmly Reject Genetically Modified Potatoes and Other GM Crops
A coalition of over 100 civil society actors, farmers, scientists, legal practitioners, and academics representing 100 million Nigerian consumers have placed a demand on the Nigerian Government to discontinue plans to introduce genetically modified potatoes and...
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