Posts by HOMEf

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African Women at the Frontline of Climate Crisis

by HOMEf | Nov 2, 2022 | Fossil Politics, Hunger Politics, Ikike

As the Conference of Parties (COP27) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Egypt draws apace, there is an increasing effort to strengthen and unify women-led struggle...

Ocean, Rights and Policies

by HOMEf | Oct 20, 2022 | Fossil Politics, Hunger Politics, Ikike

A Media Round table on Strengthening Ocean, Human Rights and Maritime Policies was recently held with critical media stakeholders in Lagos, Nigeria. Participants resolved to set the agenda for the...

The End of the Fossil Age

by HOMEf | Oct 19, 2022 | Fossil Politics, Ikike, School of Ecology

The wave of divestment by oil and gas companies manifesting in companies selling off their assets in the Niger Delta is raising deep concerns as these companies’ intent to move...

Eco-Instigator #37

by HOMEf | Oct 18, 2022 | Eco-Instigator, Fossil Politics, Hunger Politics, Ikike

Welcome to the 2022 September edition of our quarterly magazine, eco-Instigator. This is the 37th in the series and, as usual, promises to be informative, educative and instigative. The eco-Instigator...

Combating Climate Change: False Solutions vs Agroecology

by HOMEf | Oct 6, 2022 | Fossil Politics, Hunger Politics, Press Release

The significance of Agroecology in our food system and in climate change resilience/adaptation has been proven in recent research. Governments are increasingly recognizing the importance of supporting family farms, of transforming...

Recommendations from Workshop with Judiciary Officials on GMOs and Biosafety in Nigeria

by HOMEf | Aug 11, 2022 | Hunger Politics

On Thursday 4 August 2022, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) hosted a workshop with judicial officials, lawyers and representatives of the Ministry of Justice which examined issues on genetically...

Ogoni Communities pledge to Monitor their Environment

by HOMEf | Aug 2, 2022 | FishNet, Fossil Politics, Hunger Politics, Ikike

Communities in the Niger Delta region are vulnerable because of the impact from the mindless exploration and exploitation of these oil companies. Communities where oil and gas activities are carried out...

Africa and Nigeria must wake up to emerging technologies.

by HOMEf | Jul 7, 2022 | Hunger Politics, Ikike

Emerging technologies in the areas of genomics, artificial intelligence, automaton, and block chains are driving new forms of extraction and re-ordering African society, economics and ecosystems with similar disruptive shocks...

Communique Issued At The End Of The Niger Delta Alternatives Convergence In Uyo, Akwa Ibom State On The 23rd Of June. 2022.

by HOMEf | Jul 6, 2022 | Fossil Politics, Hunger Politics, Ikike

On June 23, 2022, frontline civil society organizations, socio-cultural groups, academics, traditional rulers and individuals drawn from the Niger Delta states of Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo,...