by Nnimmo | May 15, 2025 | Alternatives, Climate Change, Development alternatives, Keynote, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth
We remind ourselves that genocide is an international crime under the Rome Statutes and is defined as “the deliberate and systemic destruction of a group of people because of their ethnicity, nationality, religion, or race” (Encyclopaedia Britannica). The report...
by Nnimmo | Apr 30, 2025 | Alternatives, Biosafety, Climate Change, Environment, Food, Ogonize, Yasunize
On this Earth Day, we call on all people, all movements, and all communities of conscience to rise up and reclaim power from the toxic and exploitative grip of extractive forces that continue to assault peoples, communities and our Mother Earth. We stand with peoples...
by Nnimmo | Feb 3, 2025 | Alternatives, Analysis, Climate Change, Development alternatives, Environment, Governance, Policy, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth
Today we are considering the state of our ocean—not as a commodity to be exploited, but as a common good that sustains life, livelihoods, our culture and spirituality. Our ocean is under siege, and the communities that depend on it bear the brunt of pollution,...
by Nnimmo | Feb 1, 2025 | Alternatives, Culture, Development alternatives, Poetry, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth, Stories
“…all classical traditions of world literature are fostered by environments where there are intensive struggles against great evils for the restoration of human dignity.” – G. G. Darah, “Revolutionary Pressures in the Literature of the Niger Delta” The Community...
by Nnimmo | Nov 27, 2024 | Alternatives, Biosafety, Environment, Food
Food plays a critical role in the life of any community or nation. Food is at the centre of our cultures. Agricultural and food systems generate songs, dances, drama and other art forms that moderate the pulse of any community. Agricultural and food systems drive...
by Nnimmo | Oct 14, 2024 | Alternatives, Analysis, Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Environment, Policy
(by Nnimmo Bassey) In response to the increasing global demand for resources and the economic pursuits that come with it, attention on the world’s oceans continues to grow. But how should marine resources be properly managed? The blue...
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