Nnimmo Bassey

Nnimmo Bassey
Born (1958-06-11) 11 June 1958 (age 66)
Nigeria
Occupation(s)Nigeria architect, environmental activist, author and poet

Nnimmo Bassey (born 11 June 1958) is a Nigerian architect, environmental activist, author and poet, who chaired Friends of the Earth International from 2008 through 2012[1] and was executive director of Environmental Rights Action for two decades.[2] He was one of Time magazine's Heroes of the Environment in 2009.[3] In 2010, Nnimmo Bassey was named a Laureate of the Right Livelihood Award,[4] and in 2012, he was awarded the Rafto Prize.[5] He also received an honorary doctorate from the University of York, England, in 2019. He serves on the advisory board and is Director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation, an environmental think tank and advocacy organization.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Nnimmo Bassey elected chair of Friends of the Earth International". Archived from the original on 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  2. ^ "The Right Livelyhood Award: List of Laureates: Nnimmo Bassey 2010". Right Livelihood Award Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  3. ^ Time Time - Heroes of the Environment 2009
  4. ^ "Right Livelihood Award: 2010 - Nnimmo Bassey". Archived from the original on 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  5. ^ «Raftoprisen til Nnimmo Bassey», Vårt Land, 27. september 2012.
  6. ^ "Health of Mother Earth Foundation". Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  7. ^ "We Need to Overturn the System". Health of Mother Earth Foundation. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2014.