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CROSS RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA SETTING MEETING

In almost a decade, the Cross River state government’s policy with respect to forest management has largely failed. As a result, the state has witnessed unprecedented forest loss which has now extended into the state forest reserves and the national park. The Roundtable will leverage on the emergence of a new administration in Cross River…

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Recent Interventions

People’s Tribunal Demands Reparations and Justice for Oil Impacted Communities in Africa

On the 13 th of May, 2023, oil impacted communities across Africa and thousands of climate justice activists joined the People’s Heath Tribunal to hear testimonies from frontline communities on the negative impacts of extractivism on their health, environment and livelihoods. The event which was organized by a coalition of organizations including We the People,…

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Publications

DIRTY EXIT

  This new report by We the People examines the true motive behind the divestment of International Oil Companies from Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, where they have operated for over six decades. It contends that permitting IOCs that have damaged the environment, destroyed livelihoods, and poisoned indigenous people to simply walk away without first cleaning…

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Recent Interventions

Niger Delta Alternatives Convergence Unveils Socio-Ecological Agenda for the Niger Delta

  Concerned by the state of the Niger Delta region and the several issues that plague it, frontline civil society organizations- Health of Mother Earth Foundation, We the People and OilWatch Africa have held the Niger Delta Alternatives Convergence, a gathering of civil society organisations, socio-cultural and political groups, academics, traditional rulers, and individuals from…

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