Tag:Nnimmo Bassey

Marine

Nnimmo Bassey: For the defense of our ocean and human rights

We gather today to consider the state of our ocean – not as a commodity to be exploited, but as a common good that...

Michael Simire - February 3, 2025

Human Welfare

Nnimmo Bassey: Books, imaginations and ecological liberation

Presentation by Nnimmo Bassey at HOMEF’s maiden Book Day held on Friday, January 31, 2025, in Benin City, Nigeria “…all classical traditions of world literature...

Michael Simire - January 31, 2025

Agric & Biotech

Nnimmo Bassey: Recovering our taste buds

Welcome words by Nnimmo Bassey at HOMEF’s Food Festival held in Benin City on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Food plays a critical role in the...

Michael Simire - November 26, 2024

Climate Change

Nnimmo Bassey: COP29 and climate geopolitics

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...

Michael Simire - November 23, 2024

Pollution

Nnimmo Bassey: No nice word for genocide

Welcome words by Nnimmo Bassey, Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), at the International Oil Pollution and Just Transition Conference held at Abuja...

Michael Simire - October 30, 2024

Agric & Biotech

Nnimmo Bassey: Key to resilient, food-secure future for Africa lies with indigenous peoples

In a keynote address delivered at the Thousand Youth Summit on Agroecology and Food Systems held from October 14 to 16, 2024, in Addis...

Michael Simire - October 16, 2024

Marine

The ‘Blue Economy’ myth: Why the ocean cannot be run like a business

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...

Michael Simire - October 13, 2024

Sustainable Devpt

Wallenberg Medal: ICCDI Africa celebrates ‘beacon of environmental justice’ Nnimmo Bassey

The International Climate Change Development Initiative (ICCDI Africa) has disclosed that it is thrilled to celebrate the remarkable achievements of Nnimmo Bassey as he...

Michael Simire - September 12, 2024

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