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Our Focus

Our main focus is on the rural areas, its people, biodiversity conservation, rural health and population.

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Center for Environment, Human Rights and Development

Our work spans through the entire Niger Delta. Our main focus is on the rural areas, its people, biodiversity conservation, rural health and population. We also monitor document and report human rights violations across the region. In some of the cases, CEHRD provides legal advocacy to victims of human rights violations. 

CEHRD

Promoting sustainable green development and entrenchment of human rights in Nigeria

Our Programs

OUR SCOPE IS NATIONAL

Our works cut across all strata of society in terms of age, gender and abilities, and the ratio of women to men we serve is 55:45.

We work towards a world where every child is free and their rights are protected under a just law

CEHRD researches, monitors and document on human rights, small arms, governance and topical biodiversity and environmental issues in the Niger Delta region and their associated human rights impacts

Over the years, CEHRD has grown into a leading NGO in the human rights and environmental movement in Nigeria, recording a number of important successes and milestones in the civil society sector

Our Vision
A just society with an enabling environment for the realization of the peoples’ fundamental human rights.

Guided by science and collaboration, we empower communities and partners to restore ecosystems through swift and sustainable greening initiatives.

Recent Publications

CEHRD Donates a Computer Room and Sickbay to a School in Rivers State

The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) built and equipped a computer room and sickbay for Wiwa Model Nursery/ Primary School, Bane, Rivers State. This is also part of our...

CEHRD Trained Selected Health Workers on Response to Gender-based Violence

The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) trained selected health workers from Rivers State Hospital Management Board on Strengthening Health System Response to Gender-based...

Climate Change Adaptation And Mitigation Plan for Rivers State

Climate Change Adaptation And Mitigation Plan for Rivers State developed by the National Coalition on Gas Flaring and Oil Spills in the Niger Delta (NACGOND).  You can download the report through...

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...

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...

CEHRD To BYSHA: Expedite Action In Domesticating VAPP Act

The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) on Friday called on the Bayelsa State House of Assembly to expedite action in the domestication of Violence Against Persons Prohibition...

CEHRD organised media interactive session

CEHRD organised a media interactive session on a recently published policy brief from an earlier report by CEHRD on the Environmental, Health, Human Rights and Gender Baseline for Ogoniland Cleanup...

2-Day Capacity Building for Women for Environmental Justice Network (WEJN) in Bayelsa State

CEHRD organised 2-day capacity building for Women for Environmental Justice Network (WEJN) on “Advocating for Environmental Justice” under the environment stream of the Dutch project. The...

Our Partners