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Halting Ecocide in the Niger Delta

Halting Ecocide in the Niger Delta

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...
Time to Yasunize and Ogonize the World

Time to Yasunize and Ogonize the World

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...
Our Ocean and Human Rights

Our Ocean and Human Rights

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,...
COP29 and Climate Geopolitics

COP29 and Climate Geopolitics

by Nnimmo | Nov 25, 2024 | Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Dirty Energy, Governance, Policy

As COP29 dragged into overtime the expected climate finance target of at least $1.3 trillions of dollars shrunk to an offer of $250 billion per year from 2035. After much bickering  the rich countries decided to raise its offer from $250 billion to...
The ‘Blue Economy’ Myth: We Have to Stop Thinking the Ocean Can Be Run Like a Business

The ‘Blue Economy’ Myth: We Have to Stop Thinking the Ocean Can Be Run Like a Business

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...
Extractivism and Cultural Resistance

Extractivism and Cultural Resistance

by Nnimmo | Jun 25, 2024 | Alternatives, Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Culture, Development alternatives, Dirty Energy, Environment, Policy

The challenges confronting our communities and peoples generally are interconnected. They are often analyzed and presented as though they operate in silos. The reality is that they operate in intricately connected webs and must be understood as such. Our lands...
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