Environment & Conservation

CEHRD Trains Community Vanguards In Yenegoa LGA, Bayelsa State

Josiah Egbilika Senior Advocacy and Communications The Centre For Environment Human Rights And Development – CEHRD to sustain the advocacy to mitigate oil re-pollution, trained 25 community Vanguards in Yenegoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.on “Mitigating Oil Re-pollution in Niger Delta” The training that was held at Ikarama Community aimed to discourage oil re-pollution […]

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CEHRD Trains Community Vanguards on Mitigating Oil Re-pollution in Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State

Josiah Egbilika Senior Advocacy and Communications The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) as part of activities to discourage oil re-pollution in Niger Delta on Tuesday, 17th June, 2025 trained 25 community vanguards on “Mitigating Oil Re-Pollution in Niger Delta. The community vanguards which were drawn from different communities in Ogbia Local Government

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CEHRD Organized a Rally To Sensitize Community Members On The Dangers Of Oil Re-pollution In Ogbia Local Government Area, Rivers State

Josiah Egbilika Senior Advocacy and Communications The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) on Monday, 16th June, 2025 organized a rally to sensitize communities in Ogbia Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria on the effects of oil re-pollution. The rally was aimed to create awareness on the disadvantages and dangers of re-polluting

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CEHRD, Others Participate In UNDP GEF-SGP Inception Workshop for Operation-7 Grantees

Josiah Egbilika Senior Advocacy and Communications The Centre for Environment Human Rights and Development ( CEHRD ) participated in a-two-day United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) GEF-SGP Inception workshop for Operation-7 Grantees in Lagos held between 10th-13th June 2025, The project which was borne out of CEHRDs project ACCELERATING COMMUNITY LED MANGROVE RESTORATION IN IWOFE AND

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CEHRD Carries Out Consultation and Advocacy Visits in Rivers And Bayelsa States on Its Reducing Incidences and Re-occurrences of Oil Re-Pollution in the Niger Delta Project

As part of the project on Reducing Incidences and Re-occurrences of Oil Re-Pollution in the Niger Delta, CEHRD carried out consultation and advocacy activities in Rivers and Bayelsa States. The consultation and advocacy visits aimed to create a two-way dialogue where the community’s voice is not only heard but also acted upon. It is a

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CEHRD Begins Stakeholders Mapping On Its Reducing Incidences and Re-occurrences of Oil Re-Pollution in the Niger Delta Project

As part of its project on Reducing Incidences and Re-occurrences of Oil Re-Pollution in the Niger Delta within 12 months sponsored by True Cost Initiative, CEHRD on the 25th and 27th February, 2025 began stakeholder mapping in Rivers and Bayelsa States to re-orient ex-artisanal refiners, youths, and women involved in crude oil marketing towards sustainable

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RECOVERY: SUPPORTING REMEDY FOR ONSHORE OIL IMPACTED COMMUNITIES IN THE NIGER DELTA

In 2021, Shell Petroleum Development Company announced plans to divest from its onshore oil projects in the Niger Delta. These assets held an estimated total reserve of 4.96 billion barrels of oil, 177 billion barrels of condensate, 28.16 trillion cubic feet of associated gas, and 28.11 trillion cubic feet of non-associated gas. While this announcement

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CEHRD CALLS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RIVERS STATE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Press Release On 17th September 2024, the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NISHA) notified Nigerians on regulated water that will be released at the rate of 100m% (8,640,000m/day) by Authority of Lagdo dam in Cameroon as part of its management strategy. States that are contiguous to the River Benue system namely Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi,

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CEHRD MONITORS HYPREP’S MANGROVE RESTORATION PROJECT IN OGONI, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA

Centre for Environment Human Rights and Development CEHRD with other key stakeholders have been monitoring the over 810,000 seedlings planted in its Phase 1 mangrove restoration project of Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP). The importance of this project cannot be overemphasized as it is beneficial to the livelihood of the Ogoni people. The project has

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CEHRD HOSTS REPORT VALIDATION MEETING ON SOMO PROJECT

In continuation of the CEHRD- SOMO Research project titled RECOVERY: Supporting remedy for onshore Oil impacted community in the Niger Delta, a report validation meeting was held with critical stakeholders to look into the soon to be launched Report. The Coordinator of CEHRD addressing Participants during the CEHRD-SOMO Report Review Meeting The meeting witnessed a

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