FoEN-NETHERLANDS THREATENS TO DRAG SHELL TO COURT OVER CLIMATE CHANGE

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has thrown its weight behind plans by Friends of the Earth Netherlands to take Shell to court if it does not act on demands to stop its destruction of the climate.   Donald Pols, director of Friends of the Earth Netherlands said ‘Shell is among the […]

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ERA, FRIENDS OF THE EARTH GROUPS FROWN AT DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION OF UNEP OGONI ASSESSMENT

The Environmental Rights Action, member organisations of Friends of the Earth International and community-based groups from the Niger Delta have called on the Nigerian government to match talk with action in the implementation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Assessment on Ogoniland. At a meeting on the non-implementation of the UNEP assessment report on […]

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ERA/FoEN advocates renewables, shift from fossil fuels

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has underscored the urgent need for a global shift from fossil fuel dependency to renewable sources of energy as a response to curbing climate change and its devastating impact. This call was made by ERA/FoEN at its 7th National Environment Consultation (NEC) which had as theme […]

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