Nnimmo Bassey
type: Item
belongs to Familia a3Media: Familia Cambio Climatico
subclass a3Media of: climate activist
sex or gender: male
Commons category: Nnimmo Bassey
award received: Right Livelihood Award
award received: Rafto Prize
instance of: human
date of birth: 1958-06-11T00:00:00Z
country of citizenship: Nigeria
occupation: politician
occupation: writer
occupation: climate activist
occupation: environmentalist
place of birth: Akwa Ibom State
languages spoken, written or signed: English
languages spoken, written or signed: Yoruba
eye color: black
family name: Bassey
hair color: black hair
notable work: We Thought it was Oil-- But it was Blood
notable work: I Will Not Dance to Your Beat
notable work: To Cook a Continent: Destructive Extraction and the Climate Crisis in Africa
notable work: Oil Politics: Echoes of Ecological Wars
field of work: environmentalist
religion or worldview: Christian
description: Nigerian activist, architect, environmental activist, author and poet, who chaired Friends of the Earth International from 2008 through 2012