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Connecting Extractivism, Climate Change, and the Food Crises
Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) held her first School of Ecology (SoE) session for 2023 on 1st and 2nd March. The SoE which was themed: Extractivism, Climate Change, and Food Crises aimed to show the interrelatedness of extractivism, global...
2023 Presidential Aspirants Reveal Plans for a Greener Nigeria
As the 2023 general election approaches in Nigeria, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPA), and We the People (WtP) organized a presidential town hall for aspirants to share their plans for a greener...
Reclamation, Displacement and Poverty in Makoko
Makoko is an important fishing community located in Yaba Local Government Area of Lagos State, overlooking the Third Mainland Bridge. The community faces imminent displacement threats from the government of Lagos State, without due consultations or plans for...
Eco-Instigator #38
Welcome to the last edition of our quarterly magazine for the year 2022. As you already know, this is the 38th edition of the Eco-Instigator. We want to specially thank the contributors as well as the readers, for their inputs and feedbacks which have continuously...
HOMEF and Partners Organise a Presidential Town Hall on Climate Change and Environmental Concerns
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the town hall is a solid attempt to provide a platform for Nigeria's presidential candidates to discuss their plans and strategies for addressing critical environmental and climate challenges facing the country. Date: 3...
My Food is African – Media Training
Solving the food system challenges (climate change, soil degradation, food waste/shortage, inflation etc) that Nigeria and Africa is faced with requires that we critically examine our current production and consumption patterns. It means that we must look critically...
My Food is African – Tackling Food System Challenges
The campaign, My Food is African is set to proffer solutions to food system challenges in Nigeria and Africa at large through advocacy for cohesive policy that addresses multi sectoral food related issues. Tackling these challenges, which include...
Political Ecology – Liberating the Sacrificial Zones
The last session of the School of Ecology (SoE), for the year 2022, focused on the concept and issues around Political Ecology. The SoE, which was virtual, allowed for the contestation of ideas while discerning the points of convergence and divergence...
Right Livelihood Lecture 2022
The Right Livelihood College Lecture 2022 was co-hosted by Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and the University of Port Harcourt on 30 November 2022, at the faculty of Social Science with over 250 physical participants and virtual attendee. The Lecture with...
Announcing the Omega Resilience Awards Africa (ORA-A) Fellowship 2023
The Omega Resilience Awards - Africa (ORA-A), focusing primarily on identifying young visionaries begins today. The fellowship is open to Africans who are under the age of 40 years and are preferably involved in social movements and have their origins in the...