Event: Climate & Environmental Litigations: The Story of the Victory of Ogoni people against Shell
ERA/FoEN is hosting an event – Climate and Environmental Litigations: The story of the victory of Ogoni people against Shell in solidarity with comrades across the African continent and the African Climate Justice Group in the first-ever AFRICA PEOPLES COUNTER COP. The event by ERA/FoEN will Hold on the 25th of October 2021 by 2.00 […]
ERA/FoEN, 15 other groups carpet AGRA, reiterate support for Agroecology
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) and 15 other Food Sovereignty campaign organisations have urged Global North Governments to stop all financial and political support for the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and other initiatives promoting the Green Revolution. They were encouraged instead to channel their support to agroecology if […]
Memoranda submitted to the Senate National Public Hearing and the House of Representatives Zonal Public Hearings on the amendment of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
On the 2nd through the 4th of June 2021, Barr. Chima Williams, the acting executive director of Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria presented these Memoranda BELOW to the Senate National Public Hearing and the House of Representatives Zonal Public Hearings on the amendment of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. […]
NIGERIANS REJECT GMOS: Don’t Experiment With Us
Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) in collaboration with the Health of Mother Foundation (HOMEF); together with representatives of farmers, consumers, civil society organizations, scientists, youth and women groups, organized a Nation-wide rally, to publicly denounce the unchecked admission into Nigeria of genetically modified (GM) crops and products. According to Mariann Bassey – […]
Another Equipment Failure Oil Spill From Agip’s Idu Well 11
Spill Official [JIV] Ref No: 2021/ LAR/028/058 Location: Egbebiri community environment, Biseni Kingdom. GPS Coordinates: Elev: 14m, N05°16.323’, E006°32.986’ [from previous visit] Occupation: Fishing and farming main occupation. Date of Spill: 7th /8th May, 2021 Date of ERA/FoEN site visit: 9th May, 2021 [Sunday] Report by: Alagoa Morris INTRODUCTION: The African Charter on Human […]
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE HOST COMMUNITIES’ NETWORK NATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY HELD IN PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE
The Host Communities Network (HoCoN) with support from the Global Greengrants Fund (GGF) and Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), organized its National General Assembly on April 14, 2021 in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The broad objective of HoCoN is to mobilize members of host communities to any kind of resource […]
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 […]
Okomu Petition Signatures
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