Ecofem Tales

On June 5th, 2026, Ecofem Tales Environmental Foundation brought its Eco Stewards Program to the Street2School Initiative in Ipaja, Lagos State, engaging 30 pupils from Comenius Schools and the Street2School Initiative in hands-on environmental education. Teaching Sustainability Through Action The workshop introduced young learners to core environmental practices: Saving water  and reducing wastage Proper waste disposal  and litter management Planting trees  to enhance greenery Undertaking eco challenges  to solve community environmental problems Three Teams, Three Environmental Solutions Pupils were divided into three teams of ten, each tackling a unique eco challenge: Team Eco Challenge Solution Focus Team Black Littering in school Providing solutions to reduce litter in the school environment Team Red Dirty classrooms Keep...

Ecofem Tales Environmental Foundation is pleased to announce a World Environment Day Workshop for thirty (30) pupils of the Street to School Initiative on Friday, 5 June 2026, at Street2School Initiative, Ipaja, Lagos, Nigeria. The workshop, part of the Foundation's Eco Stewards Program , is designed to equip young learners with the knowledge, values, and practical skills needed to become young Earth protectors within their schools, homes, and communities. World Environment Day provides an important opportunity to inspire children and young people to take meaningful action toward environmental sustainability and become active participants in protecting the planet. During the workshop, pupils will be introduced to the concept of environmental stewardship and learn why caring for the environment is important. They will explore key environmental challenges affecting their school and community, including littering, waste pollution, and water wastage. Participants will also learn simple...

  Extractivism refers to the large-scale removal of oil, minerals, timber, and other land-based resources.  It is an economic system that treats nature as a storehouse to be exploited, used up, and left depleted. In extractive systems, resources are uprooted faster than they can regenerate and the Earth is too often left to bear the wounds alone. For ecofeminists, this is not only an environmental concern but a profound social justice issue. Extractivism is deeply linked to patriarchy, colonial histories, dispossession, and the unequal burdens placed on women, Indigenous peoples, and local communities. The same logic that treats the Earth as endlessly exploitable also devalues women’s labour, bodies, and care work. Extractivist practices include: • Large-scale mining (gold, oil, lithium, coal)  • Industrial logging (deforestation faster than natural regrowth)  • Commercial monoculture farming (e.g., palm oil, soy replacing diverse ecosystems)  • Deep-sea...

  Across Africa, women are leading some of the most transformative environmental movements of our time. They are defending forests, protecting water sources, promoting sustainable agriculture, advancing clean energy solutions, and rebuilding communities affected by climate change.  Among these visionary leaders is Dr. Priscilla Achakpa, founder and Global President of the Women Environmental Programme (WEP), whose work has become a powerful example of ecofeminist activism rooted in justice, sustainability, and grassroots empowerment. For decades, Priscilla Achakpa has dedicated her life to addressing the interconnected crises of environmental degradation, gender inequality, energy poverty, and climate injustice in Nigeria and beyond. Through WEP, she has shown that environmental protection cannot be separated from the lived realities of women, especially rural women whose survival depends directly on natural ecosystems. Her work reflects one of ecofeminism’s central truths: th...

In a world often overwhelmed by climate headlines and environmental anxiety, stories of grounded, human-centered leadership matter more than ever. One such story is that of Dr. Eliane Ubalijoro, a scientist, educator, and changemaker whose work across Africa shows that environmental conservation is about protecting land and more about empowering people. Dr. Ubalijoro’s journey began in science, with a background in molecular genetics. But over time, her work expanded beyond the laboratory into communities, policies, and ecosystems. What makes her approach stand out is simple but powerful: she doesn’t separate environmental challenges from social realities. Instead, she sees them as deeply connected. Whether addressing soil degradation, biodiversity loss, or climate resilience, her work consistently centers the idea that solutions must include and uplift the people most affected. Conservation, in her vision, is not imposed; it is co-created. Dr Eliane as the CEO of Center for Internatio...

In a quiet stretch of forest in southern Nigeria, something remarkable happened. A species thought to have been lost to time called the short-tailed roundleaf bat was rediscovered. What makes this story powerful is not about the animal. It’s about the woman who refused to let that rediscovery become a silent footnote. Meet Iroro Tanshi  Africa’s winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2026, often called the “Green Nobel.” Iroro Tanshi is the kind of conservationist who studies wildlife in proximity to it. She shows up boots on the ground, listening to both the forest and the people who live beside it. As a conservation ecologist, her work took her into the Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary , where she helped confirm the existence of a rare bat species once feared extinct. This news was only the beginning. She noticed something troubling. It was not about time or predators but it was fire. Human-caused wildfires were creeping into the sanctuary, threatening to erase not just ...