by Nnimmo | Mar 24, 2021 | Alternatives, Corporate Capture, Culture, Environment, Food, Governance, Policy
One of the most important lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic is that life is best preserved when beings live in deference to one other. When species are not displaced from their habitats and when humans are not denied their rights to shelter, food and dignity. Lessons...
by Nnimmo | Jan 14, 2021 | Alternatives, Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Culture, Development alternatives, Environment, Food, Policy, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth
We have got to a stage in the world where selfishness has been lifted up as national interest. It is a sad platform where inequalities have been hoisted as a virtue. Humans have become so smart that we think machines can replace us, replace relationships, replace...
by Nnimmo | Dec 10, 2020 | Analysis, Biosafety, Culture, Environment, Food, Governance, Policy, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth
The natural world is a resilient world. A major way by which this resilience is built and preserved is through diversity. Diversity raises the chances of survival of species if a part of the group is attacked or altered by some freak incidents. Diversity within...
by Nnimmo | Dec 5, 2020 | Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Culture, Dirty Energy, Governance, Militarism, Poetry, Stories
Standing 12 years older than Patrick Naagbanton, it feels strange to be speaking at his memorial. However, many greats have gone before us after spending abbreviated years on planet Earth. Many such greats include Thomas Sankara, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Amilcar Cabral, Walter...
by Nnimmo | Sep 16, 2020 | Alternatives, Analysis, Corporate Capture, Culture, Development alternatives, Environment, Food, Governance, Policy
Let us begin by saying that colonialism is not yet history in Africa, or in the world. The global trade architecture has been in place for centuries and has been engineered by transnational corporations and international financial institutions as the chief guardians...
by Nnimmo | Sep 10, 2020 | Alternatives, Analysis, Biosafety, Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Culture, Development alternatives, Dirty Energy, Environment, Food, Governance, Militarism, Policy, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth
The color blue is not the problem with the blue economy. We often hear that sustainable development stands on three legs of social equity, economic viability and environmental protection. The intersection of these three leads to sustainability. The challenge is that...
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