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Rivers State Legislators

The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development, (CEHRD) organised a one day Capacity Building Workshop for Rivers State Legislators on Biodiversity and Climate Change Legislations organized in Port Harcourt. Present at the workshop was the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, (RVHA) Rt. Hon. Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani, who gave his remark. Also present …

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Political Parties Consultation on Women Inclusion in Politics in Bayelsa State

The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development, CEHRD organized a Political Parties Consultation on Women Inclusion in Politics in Bayelsa State. The meeting is to influence political parties through their representatives present during the meeting to support 30% women affirmative action for political candidates and political appointees. The results expected include increase in women running on …

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Empowerment Summit on Women Cooperatives in Bayelsa State

The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) organised Empowerment Summit on Women Cooperatives in Bayelsa State. Participants in the Summit were drawn from Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Ministry of Women Affairs, NDDC, Bureau for Cooperatives, Bayelsa State, Private Sector, Central Bank of Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Africa Development Bank and other Microfinance …

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CEHRD supported 35 Ogoni farmers with improved and climate resilient varieties of seedlings

The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) supported 35 Ogoni farmers from communities in Tai Local Government Areas, Rivers State with improved and climate resilient varieties of seedlings like cassava stems, plantain suckers, banana suckers, maize seeds and cucumber seeds.The seedlings were distributed to the farmers in Kporghor community. CEHRD will also extend …

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Bundu Waterfront

The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) organized a community science mapping trip to Bundu Waterfront, Bundu community in Rivers State. The 24 participants which were made up of 10 females and 14 males were drawn from CEHRD staff, students from both University of Port Harcourt, and Rivers State University, Bundu community members …

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Press Release to Commemorate the International Day for the Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem

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 …

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