Nnimmo Bassey
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Nnimmo Bassey is a Nigerian environmental activist, architect, and poet known for his leadership in climate justice and opposition to oil exploitation in the Niger Delta.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architect
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environmental activist ⓘ human ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
community rights in the Niger Delta
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environmental justice ⓘ renewable energy ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Rafto Prize
ⓘ
Right Livelihood Award ⓘ Sofía Prize for Environment and Development ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Nigeria ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1958 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Nigeria, Nsukka ⓘ |
| employer | Health of Mother Earth Foundation ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
ⓘ
climate justice ⓘ environmentalism ⓘ human rights ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| founded | Health of Mother Earth Foundation ⓘ |
| genre |
poetry
ⓘ
political writing ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
English
ⓘ
Ibibio ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Environmental Rights Action
ⓘ
Friends of the Earth International ⓘ |
| movement |
anti-oil exploitation movement
ⓘ
climate justice movement ⓘ environmental movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
climate justice activism
ⓘ
opposition to oil exploitation in the Niger Delta ⓘ |
| notableWork |
I Will Not Dance to Your Beat
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To Cook a Continent ⓘ We Thought It Was Oil But It Was Blood ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
ⓘ
architect ⓘ environmentalist ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| opposes |
fossil fuel extraction
ⓘ
gas flaring in the Niger Delta ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Akwa Ibom State ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Benin City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chair of Friends of the Earth International
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director of Health of Mother Earth Foundation ⓘ executive director of Environmental Rights Action ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
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