The International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, adopted by the General Conference of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2015 and celebrated annually on 26 July, aims to raise awareness of the importance of mangrove ecosystems as “a unique, special and vulnerable ecosystem” and to promote solutions for their […]
The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development joins the world to commemorate this year’s world ocean day. The day is set aside by the United Nations to sensitize and educate the global community on the health and challenges of the ocean and its extraordinary rich biodiversity. This year’s theme is tagged “innovation for sustainable
The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) joins the world to commemorate this year’s World Earth Day tagged Climate Action. This year’s commemoration is remarkable for two main reasons. First, this is the 50th year since the marking of the World Earth Day. Second, the coincidence with the Covid-19 pandemic that has brought almost
The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) joins the world to mark today’s International women’s day. Today, the 8th day of March 2020 is a special day because it calls us to fight for a world where women are valued as humans and are able to reach their full potential. It is a collective
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CEHRD organized a Roundtable Dialogue for Civil Society Organizations and Community Leaders on an Environmental, Health, Human Rights and Gender Baseline on Ogoni Cleanup Dissemination Meeting with support from CORDAID.
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On Thursday, February 06, 2020, CEHRD organised a Public Presentation of an Integrated Baseline Report on Ogoniland Clean-up and supported by CORDAID.
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CEHRD participated in a Diplomatic Session and briefed foreign delegates in Nigeria on the finding of the Integrated Environmental, Health, Human Rights and Gender Baseline Report on Ogoniland Clean-up. The session was hosted by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Abuja.
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CEHRD’s founder, Comrade Patrick B. Naagbanton was laid to rest today, Saturday, 23 November 2019 at his compound at Bodo City, Gokana LGA, Rivers State. Though Patrick is dead, his legacy lives on
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On Thursday, 21 November 2019, we, friends and partners planted 49 trees across different locations in Bodo City, Gokana LGA, Rivers State. The trees signifies the 49 years Comrade Patrick B. Naagbanton, CEHRD’s founder lived on earth before his death. He was an iconic Human and Environmental Rights Defender. Today, Friday 22 November 2019,there will
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Nov 16 , 2019. PRESS STATEMENT ‘‘You Shall Hear Me No More’’ Patrick B. Naagbanton (2014) PATRICK NAAGBANTON FOR BURIAL, NOVEMBER 23 Port Harcourt based foremost NGO, Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development, CEHRD, in conjunction with the Naleeba Naagbanton family of Bodo City in Gokana LGA of Rivers State, and the Patrick Naagbanton
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