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CEHRD TAKES PART IN GLOBAL CITY NATURE CHALLENGE 2022

Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (#CEHRD) for the past 3 years have been engaging in the global city nature challenge. The iNaturalist project is aimed at preserving biodiversity in our localities and show casing the rich biodiversity in their natural environments. The project has been a learning process amongst participants. In achieving this […]

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STILT ROOTS STORIES FROM BUNDU AND KONO COMMUNITIES, NIGER DELTA, NIGERIA

Song: Wherever my father is; He has become a King; Even if he is in the village; He has become a King The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) carried out a research on the mangrove ecosystem in two communities in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria: Bundu Waterside in Port Harcourt Local

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CEHRD AT THE STAKEHOLDERS ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION AND TRAINING ON AIR QUALITY IN RIVERS STATE

by Josiah Egbilika The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) was represented at The Stakeholders Round Table Discussion and Training  on Air Quality. The event was themed: Improving air quality through strategic partnerships, and it was organized by the Climate Action for Sustainability and Environmental Protection (C.A.S.E) to mark the World Earth Day.

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BMI TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP 1 MEETING ON BODO CLEAN-UP PROJECT

The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) convened the Bodo Mediation Initiative (BMI) Technical Working Group 1 meeting (#TWG1). The meeting which held on 8 April, 2022 discussed the status of the Bodo Cleanup project, its challenges and prospect of sustainable cleanup process. The #BMI is a multi-stakeholder platform involving Bodo community, SPDC,

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CEHRD PLANTS 200 MANGROVE SEEDLINGS IN BUNDU COMMUNITY, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA

The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development, (#cehrd) engaged Environmental Protection Volunteers/Vanguards of Bundu community Rivers State on Tuesday, 5th April, 2022. The participants planted 100 mangrove seedlings in #CEHRD’s newly established mangrove nursery and another 100 seedlings along the shoreline where degraded mangrove were observed. The main focus of the activity is to

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CEHRD AT THE REVIEW OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE TRAINING MANUAL AND TOOLKITS ORGANIZED BY CLIMATE ACTION FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (CASE)

The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (#cehrd) was represented at The Review of the Climate Change Trainers Manual and Toolkits organized by the Climate Action for Sustainability and Environmental Protection (C.A.S.E).The goal of the event is to combat Climate change and its impacts, strengthen resilience, Climate literacy and advocacy amongst children and #youths

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2021 Mangrove Day: CEHRD calls for urgent legislation and policy to protect mangroves in Nigeria

As the World Mangrove Day is marked today (26th July 2021), the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) insists ‘mangroves are the last lines of defense of coastal communities in the Niger Delta against erosion, flooding and food insecurity, and need urgent legislative and policy attention. The mangrove ecosystem constitutes a critical support

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WORLD OCEANS DAY JUNE 8, 2021

PRESS RELEASE As the world commemorates the 2021 World Ocean Day (WOD) tagged ‘The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods’, the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) demands that the Nigerian government and citizens should reflect on the livelihood supporting functions of the ocean and other ecosystem goods and services that the ocean provides. Yet,

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