Seed to Wealth

By Uche Isieke, Resilience.org

The Rural Watch Africa Initiative (RUWAI) Seed To Wealth program is helping rural farmers in Nigeria to achieve sustainable income for livelihoods.

It’s Time to Act Against the Oil Companies Causing Death and Destruction

By John Sentamu, The Guardian blog

However, despite the endorsement of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, oil companies exploiting irreplaceable resources in the Niger Delta are callously flouting fundamental human rights. That is the conclusion I have been forced to draw from my work as chair of the Bayelsa State Oil and Environmental Commission (BSOEC).

Sweet and Sour: The Curse of Oil in the Niger Delta

By Michael Watts, Post Carbon Institute/Foundation for Deep Ecology

Since it began producing oil in earnest in 1956, Nigeria has become the poster child for the environmental, social, and economic devastation that can be wrought by unfettered fossil fuel production.

Gas Flaring: The Burning Issue

By Zoheir Ebrahim, Jörg Friedrichs, Resilience.org

Global gas flaring--the burning of natural gas associated with oil extraction processes--remains stubbornly high. We examine the determinants of gas flaring in three prominent cases: Russia and Nigeria as the two largest emitters of flare gas, and the United States as a rapidly expanding newcomer to the club.