137 posts
by HOMEf | Apr 8, 2019 | General
We were greatly saddened to learn of the passing of Larry Bowoto, who died on Tuesday night in Nigeria, his home. Larry was the lead plaintiff in Bowoto v. Chevron Corp.,...
by HOMEf | Mar 1, 2019 | Fossil Politics, General, Hunger Politics, Ikike
The 15th anniversary edition of the Elevate Festival is dedicated – in times of felt facts and new myths – to the key concept of today’s knowledge society: “TRUTH” – and...
by HOMEf | Oct 4, 2018 | General
We invite you to join 110 civil society organizations and popular movements in denouncing geoengineering and demanding an immediate stop to all open-air experiments. To read the Manifesto, visit here. If...
by HOMEf | Aug 10, 2018 | General, Ikike
Health of Mother Earth Foundation held the maiden session of the School of Ecology with the theme Life after Oil on 30-31July at the organisation’s head office in Benin City,...
by HOMEf | Mar 3, 2018 | General
FishNet Alliance was birthed in Lome, Togo on Thursday, March 1, 2018. It was made possible by the local fishers and with the facilitation of Association Jeune Chretien en Action...
by HOMEf | Nov 3, 2017 | General
Living Without Oil – The Only Option By Alberto Acosta* The Niger Delta, a habitat of great biodiversity in its mangroves and wetlands, is known as one of the...
by HOMEf | Aug 20, 2017 | General, Press Release
Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has set foot on the soil of South Sudan’s capital – Juba, with the establishment of its first office outside Nigeria. This is a...
by HOMEf | Jun 7, 2017 | General
FOREST TOWN HALL RESOLUTIONS Health of Mother Earth Foundation held a Forest Town Hall Meeting on Monday – June 5, 2017 in commemoration of World Environment Day, at Apo Apartments...
by HOMEf | Mar 13, 2017 | General
Monitoring Our Community Forest Communities are best placed to monitor their forests because they live in the forests, depend on forest resources and readily notice threat and changes that occur...
by HOMEf | Feb 16, 2017 | General
The forest comnunities and other threatened communities of Cross River State, Nigeria, have won a significant victory. The order of the Cross River State government revoking ownership of land extending...
by HOMEf | Dec 12, 2016 | General
HOMEF sees the appointment of Amina Mohammed, the Minister of Environment of Nigeria as the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, as a validation of her clear focus and...
by HOMEf | Sep 2, 2016 | General
September 1, 2016 Governments and NGOs Vote Against Genetic Extinction Technologies Potentially Dangerous Genetic Engineering Tool Rejected by International Group of Scientists, Conservationists, and Leading Environmental Advocates OAHU, HAWAI’I — As...