The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), in partnership with the Lagos State Government through its Ministry of the Environment, is hosting the 11th edition of the annual “Walk for Nature”. The event holds on Saturday, October 20, 2018.
Director-General, Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), Dr Muhtari Aminu-Kano
The theme for this year’s edition is ‘Beat Pollution – live a Sustainable Lifestyle’. The choice of this theme is borne out of the dire need to highlight the challenges with pollution being faced by a megacity like Lagos.
The NCF/LASG Walk for Nature is said to be an initiative aimed at raising awareness on a wide variety of contemporary environmental issues confronting everyday living in Nigeria by demonstrating the importance of nature conservation, sustainable use of natural resources and environmental education.
This partnership with the Lagos State Government for the Walk is in its 11th year, supported by corporate organisations (Chevron Nigeria Limited, Fidelity Bank Plc and HIS Towers, Fan Milk Nigeria Plc among others) that reportedly share in the vision of a Nigeria where people prosper while living in harmony with Nature.
The 3km walk takes participants through a designated route of inner and outer Marina, with participants donning sponsors’ branded t-shirts bearing the theme of the event.
Relevant government agencies are present to provide support services – these include the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), and Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC). The Police, supported by the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps will equally be on ground.
The Walk for Nature climaxes with a reception featuring speeches from stakeholders expounding the theme, with keynote addresses from the representatives of the Lagos State Governor, NCF, sponsors and community members.
The meeting of Ministers and Heads of Delegation from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) group held recently in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has been described as productive. The delegates had gathered from October 15 to 16, 2018 to discuss the priorities of the LDC group in preparation for the international climate negotiations in Katowice, Poland in December.
Chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) group, Gebru Jember Endalew
Mr. Gebru Jember Endalew, Chair of the LDC Group, said ministers had engaged in productive discussions around key issues in the negotiations and LDC initiatives and had summarised their priorities in an LDC Ministerial Communiqué on Climate Change.
His words: “Ministers from across the world’s 47 least developed countries expressed their dedication to climate action and to collaboration to achieve our shared goals to lift our people out of poverty and achieve low-carbon, climate-resilient sustainable development.
“They emphasised their grave concern at the increasingly severe climate impacts already experienced by LDCs at the current level of warming, and highlighted the disproportionately higher future risks for LDCs, as evidenced in the IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C.
“It is clear that, to address the climate challenge, immediate action is required to implement transformative change across societies. The ministers emphasised the need for the rapid deployment of proven, real climate solutions such as scaling up renewable energy, eradicating energy waste, managing the rapid decline of fossil fuels, and protecting and expanding forests, soils and natural systems. The ministers also recognised that any possibility of future technological solutions cannot excuse delaying action.”
A key issue discussed at the meeting was climate finance.
Endalew commented: “The ministers stressed that the ambitious climate plans LDCs have put forward cannot be achieved without predictable, accessible, adequate and sustained financial, capacity building and technological support from developed countries and international partners.”
On the upcoming climate negotiations in Katowice, he noted: “The LDCs look forward to the adoption of a comprehensive, robust and effective set of guidelines at COP24 that will enable full and ambitious implementation of the Paris Agreement. It will be particularly important that the guidelines facilitate action to address loss and damage and to adapt to climate change.
“The LDCs look forward to a formal political declaration and COP decision on the Talanoa Dialogue at COP24, sending a strong political call for fair and ambitious climate action.
“In Paris the world laid down a blueprint, and now in Katowice we must finalise the structure that will bring the spirit and vision of the Paris Agreement to life – achieving the 1.5°C temperature goal and protecting communities across the world from the devastating impacts of climate change.”
Land surveyors on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 called for the adoption of Continuous Reference Station (CORS) system in surveying to ease land administration system and prevent land boundary overlapping.
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN)
Lagos State Chapter Chairman of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS), Mr Adesina Adeleke, made the call at the Mandatory Continuous Professional Development (MCPD) programme of the institution in Lagos. The programme was themed: “Improving Geospatial Deliverables through Modern Mapping Technologies.”
Adeleke described the CORS system as the latest modern application used for land surveying and mapping for efficient and effective service delivery, adding that it was in operation in other developed and developing countries.
According to him, land survey practice is evolving with new trend.
He underlined the need for surveyors to move and keep abreast with the new developments to remain relevant in the profession.
Adeleke said that the essence of the programme was to maintain an up-to-date technical knowledge on modern surveying practices among members of the institution.
“The MCPD is a skill renewal process and a channel for knowledge acquisition through training and retraining.
“The aim of the programme is to encourage the use of modern mapping technologies in improving geosepatial deliverables.
“It also focussed on assisting surveyors for inter and intra professional competitiveness, and also help surveyors to discover new areas of opportunities open to them in this information age,” Adeleke said.
The expert said that there was only one existing and functional CORS system in Lagos, while the state government had embarked on the construction of five other CORS system across the state.
He urged the state government to hasten construction of the CORS system for effective mapping/surveying operation that could put an end to boundary overlapping across the state.
Also, Mr Chika Okorocha, the Principal Consultant, Sacridion Geospatial Engineering, enjoined surveyors to embrace usage of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) for enhanced services delivery.
Okorocha said that GNSS was a network system/instrument of the CORS that empowers its operation.
According to him, surveyors can form into groups and pull resources together to purchase the GNSS/CORS system.
He said there were low cost instruments, irrespective of the high cost of the GNSS/CORS system.
Okorocha added that all over the world, the surveying and mapping sector had been enjoying the innovative opportunities brought about by the GNSS and CORS technologies and in particular, the precise positioning provided by GNSS satellites constellation.
“The need for the use of modern technology and making it a standard in surveying practice in Lagos State and Nigeria as a whole cannot be overemphasised.
“Modern surveying instrument and data processing software packages play an important role in how surveys are carried out. It also encourages the management of geospatial deliverables.
“Accurate positioning is of great importance to surveyors and with the GNSS in place, more accurate positioning is possible even in challenging environment.
“The discipline of land surveying has changed significantly through the introduction of new technologies and processes such as the GNSS/CORS system.
“These changes have brought about the need to check the opportunities the technology provides and make changes to the traditional processes of data acquisition, processing and presentations,” Okorocha said.
The U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) and All-On, an indigenous company, are partnering to promote the use of renewable off-grid energy technologies to reach communities not served by existing power grids in Nigeria.
Off-grid energy: An array of solar panels
Mr C. D. Glin, the President/CEO of USADF, told journalists in Lagos on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 that the All-On/USADF collaboration would co-finance innovative Nigerian off-grid energy companies to boost renewable energy development in Nigeria communities.
Glin said the three-year partnership would empower up to 30 indigenous companies in the country to champion the project.
According to him, under the partnership, the USADF would provide $50,000 in seed capital while All-On also provides $50,000 in convertible debt to each of the selected energy enterprises in the first year.
“Another set of companies will also enjoy same privileges in the second year and later in the third year,’’ Glin said.
He said the USADF would develop local content in the Nigeria power sector and boost local company’s participation in enhancing the use of renewable energy in the country.
He said that the $50,000 grant would take care of the risk associated with new businesses.
“However, to ensure effective management of resources, the beneficiaries will also receive technical assistance from USADF and governance support from All-On.
“We are proud to partner with All-On to foster the growth of local enterprises to bring power and connectivity to underserved Nigerians.
“This partnership combines grant capital with private sector funding to support the selected Nigerian energy enterprises to grow their businesses, increase access to power and change people’s lives,’’ Glin said.
According to him, USADF is an independent U.S. government agency, established by Congress to support African-owned community and social enterprises which improve lives and livelihoods in underserved communities.
He said the foundation also target utilising a community-led development approach.
Glin added that USADF invests by directly providing seed capital and local project management assistance to early-stage enterprises to address local challenges like food security, energy access and women and youth.
According to him, USADF annually grants assistance for enterprise development and expansion to generate approximately $100 million in new local economic activity throughout Africa’s Sahel, Horn and Great Lakes regions, reducing poverty, creating peace and economic stability and putting millions on a pathway to prosperity.
Dr Wiebe Boer, the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian based All-On, an off-grid energy impact investment company backed by Shell, said: “The biggest challenge hindering Nigeria’s economic and social development is access to energy.
“These off-grid energy companies are introducing innovations that will improve household livelihoods and local economies by providing affordable power to unserved and underserved communities.
“We are proud to partner with USADF to provide an innovative blend of financing to these companies to enable them to scale up and meet the increasing demand.’’
Boer said that All-On is an independent impact investing company, seeded with funding from Shell.
It works with partners to increase access to commercial energy products and services for off-grid energy markets in Nigeria, with a special focus on the Niger Delta.
The Managing Director of Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Ms Damilola Ogunbiyi, commended the partners for the innovations they brought to off-grid energy support.
“This is a remarkable initiative that demonstrates what we already know.
“That private sector is taking a solution-driven role, is the only way to provide sustainable power solutions for Nigerians.
“The Federal Government, through the REA is currently replicating this model of private sector driven power projects through the Nigerian off-grid electrification strategy,’’ Ogunbiyi said.
The beneficiary companies include Havenhill, Prado, Solmenz, Darway Coast, de Auxano, Eastwind, Alyx, Creeds and iKabin.
Managing Director, American International Insurance Company (AIICO), Edwin Igbiti, on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 in Lagos advised Nigerian farmers to insure their crops against flood and other natural disasters.
A flooded farmland. Photo credit: FAO
Igbiti told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the recent loss of farm produce to flood called for a rethink, especially knowing that many of the farmers affected did not insure their crops.
The AIICO boss said agricultural insurance products recently rolled out by the company was a response to losses incurred by Nigerian farmers.
“AIICO wishes to sympathise and encourage farmers to take advantage of the agricultural insurance solutions by AIICO,” he said.
Igbiti said that the underwriter was uniquely positioned to offer both indemnity and index based agricultural insurance products to farmers as well agricultural sector investors.
He said that the company had launched “AIICO Integrated Customer-Focused Contact centre” (AIIContact) to enable it deliver positive experience across all touch points and offer superior service to its customers.
“Besides, AIICO also embraced technological innovations to enable it establish direct and unified contact with its customers.
“Living up to its promise of safety and being reliable risk manager of repute, AIICO was able to pay over N44.265 billion claims within a period of 33 months.
“In 2015, gross claims paid for both life and non-life was approximately N13.045 billion.
“In 2016, gross claims paid increased to N14.571 billion and as at third quarter of 2017, AIICO’s gross claims paid stood at N16.649 billion,” he said.
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has concluded arrangements for its second annual conference holding on Friday, October 19, 2018 at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos State.
Aremo Olusegun Osoba
A statement released in Lagos on Wednesday, October 17 by GOCOP Publicity Secretary, Olumide Iyanda, confirmed that the theme of the conference is “Online Publishers’ Role Towards a Sustainable Economy, Credible Election and Security in Nigeria.”
Former Governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba (CON), has confirmed his presence as chairman of the event.
“Aremo Osoba’s choice as chairman is informed by his enviable profile as a journalist, elder statesman and peace advocate.
“He brings in a wealth of experience as former Managing Director of Daily Times Nigeria Limited, Governor of Ogun State and member of the Nigerian Constituent Assembly, among others,” the statement said.
Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and Senior Team Manager for the Africa Programme of the Open Society Justice Initiative, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has also confirmed his presence as the guest speaker.
“Recognised globally as an authority in international law, international economic and human rights law, public policy and political economy, Prof Odinkalu’s presentation will provide a clear roadmap for the media and other critical stakeholders in the Nigerian projects,” the statement added.
Chairman, Centre of Excellence in Multimedia Technology, Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos, Prof. Ralph Akinfeleye; and former Director, ICT Centre, Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Prof. Leonard Shilgba, will be the discussants.
The Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON), Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) and other stakeholder groups in the media will be represented at the conference.
GOCOP represents media organisations registered in Nigeria with promoters drawn from practitioners who have served at senior levels in the profession.
Nigeria’s belief in multilateralism and readiness to serve as exemplified by its many international commitments makes its bid for re-election into the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) worthy of support from countries within Africa and the globe, the Ambassador/Permanent Representative of the Nigerian Permanent Mission in Switzerland, Ambassador Audu Kadiri, has said.
L-R: Dean, African Group of Ambassadors, Geneva, Ambassador Malloum Bamanga Abbas of the Chadian Permanent Mission; Mrs. Hauwa Kadiri; Ambassador Audu Kadiri; and Professor Ibrahim Gambari
Ambassador Kadiri, while hosting heads of permanent missions and international agencies in Geneva to commemorate the 58th anniversary of Nigeria’s nationhood, said that keen observers of Nigeria’s external exertions would easily notice that its two key geo-political underpinnings in foreign policy are Africa’s economy and population size.
He explained that Africa as centre-piece of Nigeria’s foreign policy has been propagated and upheld by successive administrations since Nigeria’s independence in 1960, and that Nigeria’s commitment to advancing the cause of Africa and the black race are seen in a host of areas. They include its contributions to decolonisation of Africa, promotion of peace, security and unity on the continent, the pursuit and facilitation of socio-economic development in Africa, and the initiation and support for sub-regional and regional integration in Africa.
Nigeria is also involved in peace support operations in Africa and globally, as well as dedication to the cause of people of African descent.
The Ambassador noted that President Muhammadu Buhari’s October 1, 2018 speech to the nation where he remarked that Nigeria would continue to support initiatives aimed at addressing current global challenges such as terrorism, trans-border crime, climate change and poverty, among others, underpins Nigeria’s faith in multilateralism in addressing the issues.
He added that Nigeria has served meritoriously in the United Nations Security Council and other governing councils of organisations and agencies in the UN system and is willing to do so given the opportunity again.
“It is for this reason that Nigeria is currently seeking the valued support of fellow African countries for its re-election into the Council of the ITU as well as the election of Nigeria’s candidate Mr. William Ijeh as the Director of the ITU’s Telecommunications Development Bureau (BDT) at the impending Plenipotentiary Conference billed for October 29 to November 16, 2018 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.”
The event was graced by the Dean, African Group of Ambassadors, Geneva, Ambassador Malloum Bamanga Abbas of the Chadian Permanent Mission, Geneva and Nigeria’s former Foreign Minister and former Under-Secretary General of the UN, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, as well as Heads of International Organisations and agencies.
As you may have read from a previous article on EnviroNews, the first ever climate neutral football club is Forest Green Rovers who play in England. From diet to transportation methods, Forest Green is an example that you can always do more for the environment even with a demanding schedule.
This is exactly what the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is promoting; FIFA is setting higher standards when it comes to the venue and operations behind football tournaments. Stadiums that observe energy and resource conservation, waste management and overall sustainability measures are awarded with a ‘green certification’. However, even prior to FIFA’s initiatives, there were already sustainable stadiums in existence. Here are the top five stadiums that do not only entertain, but also save the world.
Amsterdam ArenA – Netherlands
The Amsterdam ArenA, Netherlands. Photo credit: Johan Cruijff ArenA Facebook
Stadium seats are typically made of unsustainable materials such as steel and plastic but not those presents in Amsterdam ArenA. The home of the Ajax Football Club found a way to make seats entirely out of sugarcane to deal with the ongoing issues with biodegradability. It also houses 4,200 solar panels that power most of the stadium’s operations, a windmill for renewable energy and recycled rainwater for the field.
National Stadium – Taiwan
Before the 2009 World Games commenced, Taiwan made sure that the National Stadium had high green standards. It was fitted with over 8,800 solar panels that power the 3,300 lights and jumbo screens in the arena. The vegetation that was uprooted for the project was also replanted, the materials were domestically made, and the stadium’s grounds are made of permeable paving to reduce flooding in the area.
Another Russian venue in the green corner is the Fisht Stadium in Sochi, which hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics. Ladbrokes notes that the 48,000-seater arena was reopened in 2017 for the Confederations Cup and was a venue during the 2018 World Cup. Its most sustainable feature is its unique roof made of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), a material resistant to moisture that lets in natural light to minimise the use of artificial lighting. It is also meant to last for over 100 years and is resistant to harsh elements such as snow and fire.
Khalifa International Stadium – Qatar
Khalifa International Stadium, Qatar. Photo credit: Doha Stadium Plus Qatar
It will be nearly four years until the next World Cup but Qatar, the host country, is already working on ensuring it delivers a sustainable tournament. The Khalifa International Stadium received a four-star rating from the Global Sustainability Assessment System in cooperation with FIFA. Aside from using recycled materials for the renovation, the utilities include a cooling technology that can recover energy and reuse it as well as energy-saving lights and fixtures.
Western countries need to reduce their intake of red meat dramatically if they want to truly tackle climate change. That’s according to a new study, published in Nature journal this week, which says beef consumption needs to fall dramatically.
Red meat
“The food system is a major driver of climate change, changes in land use, depletion of freshwater resources, and pollution of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems through excessive nitrogen and phosphorus inputs,” the study read.
Researchers also said that eating less meat would help the planet cope with a rapidly increasing population. It explained that, by 2050, Earth’s population will be 10 billion. The world’s global food system is already unsustainable, the study said, adding that a larger population will only make the problem direr.
“Without concerted action, we found that the environmental impacts of the food system could increase by 50 to 90% by 2050 as a result of population growth and the rise of diets high in fats, sugars and meat,” Dr. Marco Springmann, one of the study’s researchers, told The Telegraph.
The study goes on to recommend that individuals in western countries take dietary changes, relying heavier on plant-based food and protein sources such as beans.
It adds that simply that is not enough. More sustainable methods of agriculture would also benefit the environment, along with a more concerted effort in reducing food waste and improving technology.
“No single measure is enough to keep effects within all planetary boundaries simultaneously,” the study explained.
Several other studies have also found heavy reliance on meat-based diets can hurt the environment.
A study published in journal Science in June said that producing feed for livestock, transporting, processing and packaging them all has a sizeable impact on the environment. It said even the “lowest-impact animal products” exceed the impacts of vegetable substitutes.
University of Toronto lecturer Jennifer Sumner, who studies food systems and sustainability, told Global News that curbing meat consumption is a key aspect of combating climate change.
Beyond telling consumers to simply eat less meat, Sumner said governments need to step in.
“They need to step in or put an extra tax on it, a luxury tax almost,” she said, adding that certain benefits could also be given to companies and organizations investing in meat alternatives.
But she noted that food is a personal choice – that’s why limiting it is tricky and bound to upset people.
“Given the kind of reaction that we have in parts of Canada to things like the carbon tax, I think food is a much more intimate commodity than oil. There’s a lot of personal identity tied up in it,” she said.
Overall, Sumner said it’s about changing the way we look at food and the environment.
Ming Fan, University of Guelph professor who studies sustainable animal production, explained that there is definitely room for improvement when it comes to how meat products are produced.
But Fan said he has trouble agreeing completely with environmental studies that recommend cutting or dramatically reducing animal consumption.
“You need to improve efficiency,” he said, explaining that simply getting rid of meat consumption is unrealistic.
Fan also explained that food is a cultural and personal choice, so telling people what to eat or stay away from is a slippery slope.
“I think studies like this sometimes go to the extreme and it gets a little imbalanced,” he explained. “I think people should look at the bigger picture instead.”
He said that means focusing on having a “balanced diet” and taking several things into account — the environment, health and personal preferences.
In his welcome words at the School of Ecology on Eco-Colonialism in Abuja on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, Nnimmo Bassey, Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), frowns at new forms of genetic engineering including synthetic biology and gene drives. He calls for the maintenance of the moratorium on extreme genetic engineering as imposed by the Convention on Biological Diversity
Nnimmo Bassey at the School of Ecology on Eco-Colonialism in Abuja
Colonialism is alive and well and manifests in expected and unexpected forms. It started as a practice of taking political control of another country or territory, occupying it and exploiting it economically. The primary aim of colonisation was, and remains, the exploitation of resources and territories for the benefit of the coloniser. The basic impetus has always been economic and corporate entities remained firmly behind the colonial masks.
Today, most nations have obtained levels of political and flag independence. Economic independence is still a huge struggle with several factors often arising as impediments to its attainment. These include geopolitical power structures, social and cultural imperialism and institutional arrangements that ensure continued control and exploitation. This has been aided to a large extent by corporate capture and control of political levers across the globe.
Thus, Colonialism is not only alive but has grown and metamorphosed into forms that subvert the rising of a truly postcolonial state. This has partially happened because the colonised is content to take the place of the colonial master and to continue as a middle man for the old system rather than to overthrow it. As Frantz Fanon noted in The Wretched of the Earth, “The national bourgeoisie will be quite content with the role of the Western bourgeoisie’s business agent, and it will play its part without any complexes in a most dignified manner… In its beginnings, the national bourgeoisie of the colonial country identifies itself with the decadence of the bourgeoisie of the West. We need not think that it is jumping ahead; it is in fact beginning at the end. It is already senile before it has come to know the petulance, the fearlessness, or the will to succeed of youth.”
This state of affairs can also be described as coloniality – originally the state of relations in a colony but today being driven by persistent and undergirding reign of colonial mentality.
Our School of Ecology provides spaces for the interrogation of colonialism in the framework of the colonisation of Nature. We look at the exploitation and commodification of Nature in ways that subvert natural evolution and creates economic levers for the domination and control of species and planetary systems. The sessions look at the emergence of new technologies and production methods that ignore or outstrip existing regulatory frameworks and which are pushed willy-nilly without regard to the current capacity of humankind to fully understand the intricacies and interdependences of the webs of life on Planet Earth.
The present School of Ecology is looking particularly at new and extreme forms of genetic engineering including synthetic biology and gene drives. We are also looking at geoengineering experimentation aimed at having humans and corporations literally assume control of the planetary thermostat.
We are conscious of critical voices that have called for the restriction of these experimentations to laboratories and for diligent precaution until the harms and goods of the proposed systems can be fully evaluated, understood and accepted.
A Manifesto issued by over 110 civil society groups against geoengineering stated among other things, “Geoengineering technologies may disrupt local and regional weather patterns and further imbalance the climate, with potentially catastrophic effects for some regions, including on water availability and food production. The adverse impacts and side effects could cause more regional and international conflicts.” The Manifesto calls for, “Respect and effective guarantees for the right of Indigenous Peoples and local communities to free, prior and informed consent for any geoengineering experiment or project that may impact their territories or human rights.
“Respect for peasant rights, lands and territories, acknowledging that their livelihoods, including Indigenous Peoples’ communities, forest dwellers, artisanal fishers and pastoralists, are a vital source of food for most of the world’s population; pave the way for food sovereignty; contribute to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions; and regenerate soils and ecosystems. Their lands are particularly vulnerable to being grabbed and exploited for geoengineering experiments and deployment, and their agriculture is threatened by the side effects.”
We join in the call for the maintenance of the moratorium on extreme genetic engineering as imposed by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) as they threaten to wipe out species. Extreme and even old fashion genetic engineering threaten our biodiversity, overall ecological health and our food sovereignty. We also join the call for a ban of all geoengineering experiments and deployment as they threaten our very lives. Geoengineering’s side effects will obviously be deflected to already vulnerable regions and territories and Africa will be among the worst hit as present computer models show. Besides, geoengineering presents false solutions to the climate crises and will lock in polluting production systems that are driving the Earth towards catastrophic temperature rises as recently captured in the 15th Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IIPC).
We call for total decolonisation of Nature and for the global measures for the securing of justice and allocation of responsibilities for outlaws or neo-colonial lords. Without strict responsibility, exploitation quickly spirals into the worst forms of imperialism, according to Kwame Nkrumah. Nothing can be worse than irresponsible disruption of our life support systems.
Today we have seasoned and experienced instigators in the house. We also have eager and open-minded participants. Our target is the interrogation of our mindsets and objective realities. We stand firmly against eco-colonialism. Where do you stand?
