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Living a Life of Dialogue with Nature
The major sources of the conflict we are having in the world today are traceable to our exploitative relationship with Nature. The predatory and destructive activities of humans (including the mindless extraction of resources) have continued unchecked because we have...
A Bill for an ACT to amend the National Biosafety Management Agency (Amendment) ACT, 2019
In 2015, HOMEF conducted a review of the National Biosafety Management Agency Act, 2015 through consultations with various stakeholders and experts who critically examined the issues of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Nigeria and the Act itself. This...
Conversations on Biosafety and Biosecurity in Africa
Food safety, biosafety and themes around biodiversity are key issues that Africans have been deeply concerned about. Added to these is the issue of biosecurity as manipulated organisms can easily be weaponized. To address these concerns, we were pleased to have a...
Dead Fish is not Manna
Fish has both economic and nutritional importance to man and society. It is a veritable source of livelihood for many in rural communities especially. It can be said that the fisheries sector is one avenue that if well furnished, can be used to alleviate poverty in...
Eco-Instigator #29
The cover story for our last edition was the Coronavirus as it has affected the environment, food systems and human rights. The activities reported in this edition were conducted under the restrictive atmosphere of COVID-19 regime. We have all been forced to work...
Supporting Fishers in the Lockdown
The activities of artisanal fishers in coastal communities across Africa constitute major sources of livelihood for many - the privileged and under privileged inclusive. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck with stringent lockdown measures following, the local fishers,...
Participants at School of Ecology Caution against the Blue Economy
The eight School of Ecology session of Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) held on 10 and 11 September 2020, with the theme Blue Economy Blues. The session interrogated the top-down Blue Economy concept, drew attention to the red flags tied to it and...
A Walk in the Curfew – and other Pandemic Tales
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed global vulnerabilities and challenged individuals and nations to wake up from slumber and take actions that recognize our planetary limits. The responses to the pandemic have revealed a high level of unpreparedness across the world....
Africa must not Drown in Crude Oil – Oilwatch Africa Warns
Following the incidence of the 1,000-tonne oil spill that occurred in the coastal environment of Mauritius, Oilwatch Africa has warned that African leaders must not allow the continent to drown in crude oil. This warning came after Mauritius’ Prime Minister, Pravind...
Conversation with Amilcar Cabral: From Agronomist to Liberator
As the struggles for human and environmental rights rage across the world, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) considered it important to create a platform called Conversations, for learning and sharing ideas from the struggles of iconic leaders (living or...
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