we are dedicated to
the defense of human
ecosystems in terms
of human rights,
Environmental Rights Action (ERA) is a Nigerian advocacy non-governmental organisation founded on January 11, 1993 to deal with environmental human rights issues in Nigeria. ERA is the Nigerian chapter of Friends of the Earth International (FoEI). ERA is the co-ordinating NGO in Africa for Oilwatch International, the global South network of groups concerned about the effects of oil on the environment of people who live in oil-bearing regions….
We challenge
the current model
of economic and
corporate
globalization
Climate justice
and energy
Corporate
Accountability
Democracy
outreach
Food
Sovereignty
Forest and
Biodiversity
From Toxic Chemicals to Agroecological Solutions: Africa Must Act Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) represented by Rita Iyke Uwaka, the Administrator of the organization, joined civil society organisations and social movements from across Africa at a regional
Every employee and volunteer makes a vital contribution to our vision at ERA/FoEN. We strive to be an excellent organisation and invest in our people to maximize our impact. Many of our local support groups couldn’t exist without the generous support of volunteers. If you want to get involved with one of our projects or campaigns, please contact us: volunteer@erafoen.org
Environmental Issues
around the world
Protect Our Land, Restore Our Soil: Collective Territorialities for Land Justice, Pastoralist Futures, and Ecological Restoration As civil society organisations, social movements, faith-based actors, Indigenous
As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen environmental governance and accountability in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, Environmental Rights Action led other civil society
Environmental Rights Action (ERA), and Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) have called on the Federal Government to withdraw from the International Union for the
Concerned civil society organisations in the Niger Delta met at the Port Harcourt office of Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria to deliberate on