Sincerely Yours Earthly...

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" Edmund Burke This piece is not just about identifying with the plight of a particular set of people and not just to prove a case of injustice but to make us reason objectively together as humanity whose survival is uncertain without the norms that support life on this terrestrial sphere. About Ekuri People Picture Credit: Google sourced Images (labeled for re-use) For thousands of years, people have continuously lived in the lowland forest region of the Cross-River rainforest and are dependent on the forest for their sustenance and livelihood. The forest is often exploited for its abundant timber and non-timber resources. Right there in the forest are a number of forest-dependent communities among which is Ekuri Forest community. Ekuri forest area covers a total area of 33,600 ha and its location is near the Cross River National Park. The Ekuri ethnic group is known as the N...

Instead of the usual style of writing a long article, I decided to publish this awareness about wetland protection in a more compelling way that will attract more attention and will cut across several audiences. The wetlands are underappreciated, yet they do so much in supporting the global ecosystem. We have a lot to lose even as humans if we do not step up on actions towards protecting them. Sincerely Yours Eartly Bamidele Oni

In the past, the record says men were hunters and gatherers before they learnt the skills of domesticating the wilds. They learnt to raise crops from seeds and they were skillful enough to tame some animals and birds. In a way they were able to contain and manage their environment by being observant and innovative. So the era of hunting and gathering faded into obscurity and man became like gods on earth. They needed more space to contain their growing population and of course they wanted to explore the vastness of the planet. So the forests needed to be cleared and really nothing could stand in the way of men’s advancement for whatever they tend to set their heart on, they achieve. Many animals of the wild had to move away from the potent terror of mankind taking over the shared planet like a plague that has no end. So many species of animals have lost their homes and worse still, some lost the possibility of posterity as men sent them into extinction.  Now the century count...