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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...
We can’t breathe – Africa chokes on COVID-19 and fossil fuel flames
Communiqué from Oilwatch Africa Annual General Meeting 2020 Preamble: On the 10th of August 2020, Oilwatch Africa, held a virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM), with the theme- We can’t breathe – Africa Choking on COVID and Fossil flames. The AGM was attended...
Blue Economy Blues
From Green Economy to Blue Economy, the concepts keep evolving. What do they mean, who is behind them, who will benefit from them, who or what will be threatened by them? Join us as we interrogate the Blue Economy concept in the next session of our School of Ecology....
HOMEF, other Groups and Individuals Call on African Governments to Withdraw from AGRA
Liberating African Agriculture On 6 August 2020, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) in collaboration with the African Faith and Justice Network (AFJN), Navdanya International, and the Institute for Research and Promotion of Alternative Development (IRPAD)...
Biosafety is no Gamble
From 2016 when the first formal approvals were issued by the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Nigeria has turned out to be the gaping hole through which the flood of GMOs are dumped, threatening the entire continent. Besides the crops approved for field...
Corruption Allegations In NDDC Must Be Investigated And Culprits Diligently Prosecuted
Niger Delta. July 29, 2020… We are deeply concerned about recent revelations on the scale of corruption and mismanagement in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). We recall that the NDDC was established in 2000 as one of the first tasks of the new democratic...
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