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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...
A Call for Justice
The Niger Delta is a territory under siege. This siege did not begin today. It didn’t begin yesterday. The siege has been prominent since the 15th Century. The siege has disrupted our ways of living, our communities, our cultures, and our spirituality. It has brought...
Real Actions for Ocean and Our Wellbeing
As the world marks the year 2022 World Ocean Day with the theme - Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean, it is necessary for us to have sober reflections on the state of our oceans, seas, rivers, and creeks. It is particularly important that individuals and...
School of Ecology 2022: Schedule and Curriculum
In line with its 2022 theme, HOMEF will be using her Ikike vehicle as a tool in propelling the coming and much needed transition. This will be achieved through sessions of School of Ecology and Conversations, among other projects.The School sessions will be focused on...
Learning for Change
The wise is a knowledge holder and keeper. Learning is a lifelong process. In other words, we never graduate from the schools of life as long as we are still on planet earth. We learn to walk, to speak intelligibly and we learn to be part of our communities. Many...
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