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
An Independent Community Media Hub was set up by CEHRD. This community hub is providing ICMAP citizens journalist the independent space to develop their own content, policy focus strategies, and...
2019 World Environment Day Tagged “Air Pollution” Commemoration Press Release The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) joins the world to mark the 2019 World Environment Day...
Isabelle Gilles, Human/Women’s Rights consultant facilitating Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with the Council of Chiefs and Elders of Kporghor Community during the Integrated Baseline Study of...
Oil pollution in the Niger Delta is widespread and its impact on the total environment is well documented. However, the impacts of oil pollution on women in the Niger Delta is grossly understudied...
Oil pollution is widespread in the Niger Delta and is caused by a combination of poor maintenance, corrosion, faulty equipment, failed clean-up attempts, ‘bunkering’ (i.e. large-scale illegal tapping...
Act now to make Rivers State and the world free of plastic pollution! With 13 million tonnes of plastic entering the ocean yearly, this year’s world Environment Day tagged “Beat Plastic...
CEHRD led Citizen Journalists during the Radio talk-shows at Nigerian Info 92.3FM, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. At the moment the citizen journalists under the Nigeria Slum and Informal Settlement...
CORDAID Lobby & Advocacy Capacity Assessment of Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) as part of the requirements of the Strategic Partnership Lobby & Advocacy (L&A)...
In October 2017, CEHRD trained citizen journalists attended the slum dwellers international West African summit held in Lagos, Nigeria. The summit brought together people living in slum communities...
Our Partners
