Category: Environment
COP 29: Environmental Activist Demands Payment of $6 Trillion Climate Debts
COP 29: Environmental Activist Demands Payment of $6 Trillion Climate Debts By: Barikui Felix, Port Harcourt The ongoing Conference of Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, has about 198 member countries to discuss challenges of climate change and other ecological issues facing the world, a renowned Niger Delta environmental rights activities, Dr. Nnimmo Bassey has called…
HOMEF Calls for Decisive Climate Action as COP 29 Approaches
HOMEF Calls for Decisive Climate Action as COP 29 Approaches Urges Radical Reforms to Address Systemic Inequalities and Climate Injustice Stella Peters Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) convened a critical webinartitled “The Emission Gaps and the Road to COP 29.” The webinar broughttogether environmental experts, activists, and public interest lawyersto discuss urgent issues surrounding…
HYPREP to Award Scholarship to 300 Postgraduate Ogoni Students
HYPREP to Award Scholarship to 300 Postgraduate Ogoni Students By: Barikui Felix, Port Harcourt A scholarship scheme instituted by the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) would support the academic work of three hundred Ogonis. The scholarship which is under the Educational Support Programme of HYPREP is for postgraduate students already studying for their Master’s and…
No Nice Word for Genocide
No Nice Word for GenocideWelcome words by Nnimmo Bassey, Director, HOMEF, at the International Oil Pollutionand Just Transition Conference held at Abuja on 30 October 2024 This conference comes at a pivotal moment in the socioecological history of Nigeria. Extractivism and accompanying pollution have wreaked extensive damage in our national life’s physical, socioeconomic, and cultural…
CSO Faults Energy Transition Plan Over Lack of Community Input
CSO Faults Energy Transition Plan Over Lack of Community Input By Uko Etim, Uyo A Civil Society Organisation, Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation, has criticised the Energy Transition Plan (ETP) for failing to gather concerns from impacted communities, particularly in Niger Delta, before its implementation. The Director, Partnership and Development, Yar’Adua Foundation, Mr. Amara Nwankpa, made…
NGO Trains Rivers Fishermen on Environmental Monitoring, Reporting
NGO trains Rivers fishermen on environmental monitoring, reporting As part of deliberate effort at safeguarding the environment, a non-governmental organization, Health of Mother Earth Foundation, HOMEF, has trained fishermen in Wakrike axis of Rivers State on how to monitor their environment and check for pollution and other environmental dangers. The trainning which was held at…
GMOs Deprive the Right to Safe Food
GMOs Deprive the Right to Safe Food Stella Peters Public Health experts and food sovereignty activists call on the Nigerian Government on the occasion of the World Food Day 2024, to halt the introduction of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) into the Nigerian food system as their use deprive Nigerians the right to safe food for…
Climate change Enhances Criminality in the Waterway.
Climate change Enhances Criminality in the Waterway. Katherine Abayomi Climate Crisis, seen in many ways in Nigeria, from heatwaves, drying soil, flooding, sea level rise, and other climate-related disasters, threatens the hottest years in Africa since 2005. With about 60% of our people being peasant women and food producers who depend on agriculture and local…
Eliminate Toxic Inorganic Matter: For Enhanced Ecosystem- President NIWA
Eliminate Toxic Inorganic Matter: For Enhanced Ecosystem- President NIWA Katherine Abayomi Debris and wrecks should be cleared to maintain passenger safety and cleanliness in waterways, which will aid the safety of goods and passengers. On this note, the president of the Admiralty Society of Nigeria, Angus Obinna Chukwuka, calls on the Federal Government and the…
Reproductive and Environmental Hazard, Caused by Mining.
Reproductive and Environmental Hazard, Caused by Mining. Katherine Abayomi In a welcome address, the Project Officer, Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI), Ifeoluwa Komolafe, stated that the group has organised trainings to draw attention to the plight of mining in communities across the country. The Women and Extractives Journalism Training is premised on the need for more robust and…