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Ocean, Rights and Policies
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 protection of ocean and human rights, amplifying local voices, exposing...
The End of the Fossil Age
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 further into the deep appears to be attempts to avoid regulatory oversight and...
Eco-Instigator #37
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 is one fundamental vehicle for the attainment of the change HOMEF...
Combating Climate Change: False Solutions vs Agroecology
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 food systems to align with...
Recommendations from Workshop with Judiciary Officials on GMOs and Biosafety in Nigeria
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 modified organisms (GMOs) and biosafety in Nigeria. A major...
Ogoni Communities pledge to Monitor their Environment
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 have continued to bear the costs of the negative impact of...
Africa and Nigeria must wake up to emerging technologies.
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 to previous colonization waves. Due to the...
Communique Issued At The End Of The Niger Delta Alternatives Convergence In Uyo, Akwa Ibom State On The 23rd Of June. 2022.
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, Imo, Ondo and Rivers gathered at the city of Uyo in...
Fossil futures built on a house of cards
This report looks at how fossil fuel actors are seeking to expand the voluntary carbon market to enable the continuation of the fossil fuel economy. The demand for carbon offsets is forecast to skyrocket in the coming years, for several reasons: COP26 in 2021 gave the...
Eco-Instigator #36
Welcome to the 36th edition of our quarterly magazine – eco-Instigator. This is one of the vehicles by which HOMEF steers the wheels of change she seeks. This edition is packed with educative, informative and inspiring articles and reports that should instigate...
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