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 | 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...
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...
by Nnimmo | Apr 9, 2024 | Alternatives, Biosafety, Culture, Environment, Food, Policy
Nigeria, like many other African nations, stands at a crossroads to her food future. The stark choice is between adopting agricultural biotechnology in line with the industrial agriculture model or agreocology (regenerative agriculture). The former, in the guise of...
by Nnimmo | Dec 19, 2023 | Analysis, Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Development alternatives, Dirty Energy, Environment, Governance, Militarism, Policy, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth
The foundation for voluntary emissions cut by nations was laid in the Copenhagen Accord (2009) and consolidated in the Paris Agreement (2015) under what is known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). The voluntary mechanism essentially blunted the...
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