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Nnimmo Bassey

Nigerian environmental activist and poet who serves as director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation.

StoryJun 21, 2012

Nigerian Activist Nnimmo Bassey: Rio+20 Summit Will Not Get Us Out of Environmental Crisis

StoryDec 27, 2011

Oil Slick from Massive Spill in Nigeria Threatens Coastline, May Be Largest Spill in a Decade

StoryDec 06, 2011

At Durban Summit, Leading African Activist Calls U.S. Emissions Stance “A Death Sentence for Africa”

StoryDec 05, 2011

Thousands March at U.N. Climate Summit in Durban to Demand Climate Justice

StoryDec 07, 2010

Nigerian Environmental Activist Nnimmo Bassey Wins Right Livelihood Award

StoryApr 21, 2010

“The Most Important Event in the Struggle Against Climate Change”–Nigerian Environmentalist Nnimmo Bassey on Bolivia Climate Conference

StoryDec 16, 2009

Climate Crackdown: UN Bars Friends of the Earth and Other Environmental Groups from Climate Talks

StoryDec 08, 2009

Nigerian Environmentalist Nnimmo Bassey: The Global North Owes a Climate Debt to Africa

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