Sincerely Yours Earthly...

N ature in its entirety is so complex to contain, let alone understand. Recent events have proven again how ambiguous nature could be with the best of our present knowledge and level of preparedness. This shows how vulnerable we are to the compelling power of nature. So, despite the acclamation that man has conquered nature, it is more the obvious that nature is still far more superior in complexity than we think we know. There has always been the question of what man would do when nature fights back and most times the responses have always been vague. Often, we place our chances on a few emergency plans formulated by years of supposed preparedness. However, this idea of preparedness would only work in certain parts of the world while the rest would rely on uncertain eventualities. That, on its own paints the big picture of global inequality, that is, the wide gap that exists between the global north and south. In a more simpler language, man would only prepare for as much ...

It's June, a month often noted as the peak wet period in the part of the tropical world I reside (South-western part of Nigeria). The Month is usually associated with a rather unannounced pattern of rainfall which could last for several hours or days. However, this pattern of rainfall should not be confused with the monsoon rainfall of the Indian sub-continent. But then, this part of the world does have its own fair share of endless wet days and that says a lot about nature and its amazing ways of replicating itself in the most conforming way that would best suit the conditions of relative biomes. Aside from being a very wet month, June is the host month of the World Environment day. The world Environment day is the biggest and the most celebrated eco-awareness day worldwide with a dedicated objective of influencing a collective act to do something positive for the environment. This Year’s theme is “I am with Nature”. This time around, in the view of celebrating nature, I f...

C an planet Earth be appreciated enough? Considering the fact that despite the many human induced problems, she still functions in many ways to ensure the continuous survival of every dependent life form from time immemorial. Perhaps, the situation would have been a lot different if man had over time learnt to moderate his relative ecological footprint on the planet. Alas, man had and still has been busy exploiting greedily and without remorse the abundant resources embedded in the Earth by providence. It is a lot reasonable to commend the Earth for a job well-done in sustaining and maintaining a still appreciable level of balance in her system despite a great deal of disorderliness that has accumulated over time. The earth’s system has however been a reciprocal one such that whatever fed to it in action yields back in just the same measure to either fuel a disastrous event or provide a means to survival. Such has been the case with the Earth’s current responses to the many...

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G one are the days when Nigeria could boast of her rich and intact Rainforest. This natural endowment helped place the country alongside other Rainforest rich countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and invariably a recognized zone in the extended rainforest belt of tropical Africa which stretches into the Congo Basin. However, it is no news again that the glory days of the Rainforest of Nigeria are far gone. The extent of the decline is such that would bring tears to the eyes of well-minded conservationists that might have at one time or the other worked around the forests of Nigeria in its glory days. The Nigerian Rainforest used to be an extensive one and quite a rich haven of biodiversity, both flora and fauna and also of note are the endemic species that made it distinguished and exotic. Unfortunately, the consumerism ravaging the country has found a thriving ground in the Forestry sector, such that the national interest is more on the economic potential (Exploitation) of fore...

I t is the first of my write-ups in the New Year and on that note I bid every potential reader of this piece a great new year. The year is some few days old and as the first month is almost done with, I have had a little challenge as to what to put up on my eco-blog for a starter in the New Year. Finally, I have decided to come out in a more personal way which I believe would inspire more ideas needed for the rest of the year. The year seems quite young to have enough variables to predict some possibilities and it’s a little too early to assume any level of certainty as regards where we left off on issues that got the most attention in 2016. However, there are certain fixed factors that may fuel some happenings in the New Year, but then, a whole lot of events are unpredictable at least for now. Now that we have a Trump in the White house and as the whole world await the many unusual possibilities as envisaged and has projected from Mr. Trump’s Personality predispositio...

More reports from friends in  Russia Authors: V. Yakushenko, L. Zhirina Interpreter: Bamidele Oni, the director of the NGO Green impact International (Nigeria), volunteer of the NGO Viola (Russia) More than 200--SPARE schools in the Central Federal District and the Moscow region participated in the All-Russian program "Together brighter" in September - December 2016. Each school has developed its own SPARE program to enable their respective participation in the regional and school events. The main idea of ​​ the program was to collect signatures on a declaration of intention to show respect for energy. The students - members of the "power teams" and the group "Environmental Envoys”, the winners of the SPARE school projects conducted roundtables and school festivals tagged "Together brighter." The best drawings and crafts created from waste and recycled materials were presented at the regional festivals and city fairs. SP...