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March against Poison: Nigerians say no to GMOs and seek a repeal of the Biosafety Law

Hundreds of Nigerians marched against the introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into the country on June 7, 2017. The march was coordinated by Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) in collaboration with the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Women Environmental Programme (WEP), Climate Transformation and Energy Remediation Society (CLIMATTERS) and the Save Nigeria Group.

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Forests Connect People With Nature

Health of Mother Earth Foundation held a Forest Town Hall Meeting on Monday – June 5, 2017 in commemoration of World Environment Day, at Apo Apartments in Abuja. The meeting was attended by 150 people including representatives from forest communities, CSOs, government and the media. At the meeting, it was resolved that we must continue to demand for justice for our environment and communities.

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Unpacking Re-Source Democracy

Progress has been measured by how much humans are able to transform Nature and increasingly this has been seen to be directly related to how exploitative of Nature and how polluting a nation or corporate entity can be. Clearly, the environmental crises confronting the world is inseparable from the economic crisis.

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Re-Source Democracy, Peace and Disarmament

Women play critical roles in peace and conflict resolution at local, national and international levels. At the same time, women have been the unfortunate victims of crises arising from political and environmental wars. Collaborating with the Centre for Conflict and Gender Studies, University of Port Harcourt, we marked 2017 International Women's Day for Peace and Disarmament with a background interrogation of the how the concept of Re-Source Democracy could be used in conflict resolution and especially in urging elimination of the abuse of nature’s gifts to humankind. The day was also used to recognise some women who have been outstanding amazons in conflict resolution.

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GMOs, Biosafety and the Law

The need for public consultation and participation in the approval processes of applications that directly affect the people’s health and well-being cannot be over stressed. Many issues surround the matter of our food and agricultural modern biotechnology that require clarifications and in-depth interrogations. These include legal frameworks that can impeded the achievement of the right to safe and nutritious food.

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Science, Food and the Public Interest

Should science not be to the advantage of society? Does science always serve the public interest? These were among the questions posed at the media training on Biosafety organised by HOMEF in Abuja recently. The answers to these questions may be obvious, but the training session went ahead to address the contentious question on whether science was being used in the public’s interest in matters of food safety in Nigeria.

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No Gambles: Safe food is a Human Right

For two days, HOMEF and allies engaged the media and with lawyers in Abuja, Nigeria, on issues of biosafety and genetic engineering. Many questions were raised and strategies to push for safe and wholesome foods were drawn up. We share here the welcome words by the Director of HOMEF. He argued that this matter has intergenerational implications and that lapses have consequences for Nigerians yet unborn. He noted that laws are not cast in concrete and that the right to safe and nutritious food is a universal right. Genetic engineering in agriculture challenges that right by the creation of novel organisms, dependence on toxic chemicals and abridgement of the rights of farmers to preserve and share seeds and to stay free from contamination.

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