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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...
Eco-Instigator #35
Welcome to the very first (for the year 2022) edition of our quarterly environmental magazine - the eco-instigator. This is the 35th of the series and as usual, we serve you educative, inspiring and compelling articles, reports, poems and a carefully selected list of...
Agroecology: A Viable Solution to Climate change
The 1950s saw a rise in technological advancement in agriculture which was termed the Green Revolution. It came with high prospect for plant yield and prosperity but not without a high ecological cost. Industrial agriculture employs a massive use of inorganic...
How Many More Climate Warnings?
The third report to emerge from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in the span of eight months has again exposed the folly of humankind on its addiction to dirty energy sources. The report clearly shows that there must be significant reduction in the...
Tears in the Creeks, Agip spills again
On the 3rd of February 2022, an oil spill occurred at Lasukugbene, a community in Southern Ijaw area of Bayelsa State following the burst of pipelines belonging to Agip. In the usual style of the Nigerian oil industry, the spill has sadly been unattended to up...
Respect the Value of Water
As we celebrate World Water Day with the theme 'Valuing Water' we must remember that the world is in dire need of clean and safe water as many nations are already experiencing water stress. Many persons across the world are going through a lot of stress to access...
Videos and Poetry for Change
The power of creative words and images woven into storytelling and advocacy cannot be overestimated. More so, when such creativity is exhibited with vibrancy and imaginativeness that is natural to the youth and being used as a tool for the protection and defense of...