FG, Compel Oil Firms To Restore Nigeria’s Environment – ERA/FoEN
ERA/FoEN hosted Representatives and leaders of the Artisan Fishermen Association of Nigeria from the five Niger Delta states, who were victims of the Shell Bonga oil spill at a press conference held in Benin City. They called on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to prevail on multi-national oil giants in putting an end […]
Court Strikes Out Godwin Ojo’s Suit against Nnimmo Bassey, Others on Grounds of Unseriousness
The Federal High Court Sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has struck out the suit instituted by Dr. Godwin Uyi Ojo, former executive director of the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) against erstwhile Chair of the organization, Nnimmo Bassey, and the Board of Trustees of the Environmental Rights Development Foundation challenging his removal as […]
Chima Williams, ERA/FoEN Executive Director, and Six others Win Goldman Environmental Prize
Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) Executive Director, Barrister Chima Williams, has been named among the seven winners of this year’s prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize. A statement released by the Goldman Environmental Foundation listed other winners to include Niwat Roykaew from Thailand; Marjan Minnessma, the Netherlands; Juliet Vincent, Australia; Nalleli Cobo, United States […]
GROUPS COMMEND SENATE AS IT PLEDGES TO ENFORCE STRICT GMOs REGULATION IN NIGERIA: SLAMS GM CROPS AS UNSUSTAINABLE AND UNSAFE
Reacting to Food Farm News made available to the public on Tuesday the 5th, of April 2022 that the ‘Senate insists on GMOs thorough regulation’[1] groups including GMO-Free Nigeria, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) and others have applauded the Senate for considering […]
ERA Hosts a Community Dialogue in Akwa Ibom
The project team, Waste Management and Pollution Monitoring Program of Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) visited the Akpayak community today being the 8th day of February 2022. The visit was for a Community Dialogue session as a follow-up to the project ERA, currently implemented in Akwa Ibom and Edo State with a […]
A COMMUNIQUÈ FROM A WASTE PARLIAMENT HOSTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS ACTION/ FRIENDS OF THE EARTH NIGERIA ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2021 AT FRESH SPRINGS HOTEL, UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE.
Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth (ERA/FoEN) with support from Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) met with stakeholders from the relevant waste management sector ERA/FoEN has been engaging with towards zero waste to reflect and develop strategies for the effective implementation of the recommendations coming out from the project. The Parliament evaluated the […]
Statement delivered during the 7th session of negotiations for a UN Legally Binding Instrument on Transnational Corporations and Human Rights, Monday October 25th 2021
Mr. Chair-Rapporteur, I am Ubrei-Joe Mariere from Environmental Rights Action – Friends of the Earth Nigeria, speaking on behalf of Friends of the Earth International, members of the Global Campaign to Dismantle Corporate Power. Today we are living profound systemic crises that threaten our life and the planet. The climate crisis, the biodiversity crisis, the […]
ERA wins Transformative Cities Peoples’ Choice Award in Amsterdam
The “Our Water, Our Right Campaign” spearheaded by the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has won the Transformative Cities 2019 People’s Choice Award in the water category. The ERA/FoEN-led campaign in Lagos received the highest votes in the water category on the sidelines of the International Conference on “The Future is Public” […]
Patrick Naagbatan death a big loss to Nigeria, world at large – ERA/FoEN
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has expressed shock at the death of human rights activist – Patrick Naagbatan, describing his demise as a loss to the Niger Delta, the nation and the global human rights community. Patrick was hit by a vehicle in front of his building in Port Harcourt. He […]
Oil palm plantations in forest landscapes: impacts, aspirations and ways forward in Nigeria
This publication presents five background reviews to understand the developments in oil palm plantations in the Cross River State in Nigeria. It covers topics as the ecological impacts in the landscape, the historical background, the political side, the social impacts and the capacity gaps and needs related to oil palm plantations Tropenbos International commissioned these […]