Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation – GIFSEP, on the 7th of July, 2015, was founded as a non-profit organisation in Nigeria. GIFSEP was established in recognition of the tremendous environmental challenges and the ever-increasing threats arising from the impacts of climate change. The organisation is built on the ideals of Environmental Education,
In 2017, GIFSEP embarked on building the capacity of students in the FCT to address climate change in schools. For more information on the project, click here. In furtherance of the previously mentioned project, GIFSEP on Wednesday 23rd September 2020, organized a training workshop for Secondary school teachers in the FCT. The workshop took place
Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation with the support of 350.org in 2019 commissioned a research to unravel the status of coal mining in Nigeria. The report showed that coal was being mined in Kogi and Gombe State. The mining activities has led to extensive environmental degradation including the contamination of air, water
Alarmed by a potential rise in food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic, which could push millions of people into acute hunger, we must therefore collectively act now not just with our brains but with our hands to mitigate the impact of food shortages and hunger. It is against this backdrop that GIFSEP is introducing Home
Mike David Terungwa, Head of GIFSEP, is pleased to announce that in March 2020 his team will start the first project in Nigeria to empower communities to work with The Manatee as they face an uncertain future stronger, together. We shall work with communities along the Benue River and tributaries in Benue State, adopting The
As part of our Solar for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) initiative, Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP) with support from the Policy Centre for the New South, Morroco, lights up additional 100 IDPs households in Maiduguri-Borno State. The Solar for IDPs camp is an initiative of GIFSEP which commenced in the year
In line with the Federal Ministry of Environment drive to increase youth participation in environmental policies and management, the Honourable Minister of State for Environment, Mrs Sharon Ikeazor, hosted a group of young environmentalist in Nigeria to discuss issues pertinent to young people in the environmental sector. The delegation of young professionals was led by
Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP) in conjunction with Climate and Sustainable Development Network of Nigeria (CSDevNet) and the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Abuja, Nigeria, commemorated the 2019 World Environment Day (Beat Air Pollution) with a March for Climate Justice within the University’s environs. The peaceful procession of
Africa Day – Afrika Vuka! Our future is at stake. We demand a fossil- free Africa! Africa – On 24th and 25th of May 2019, people in their thousands, from all walks of life united and gathered in more than 20 countries on the continent to show their support in the continual fight against fossil fuels
