Matthew Kukah, Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, is to steer dialogue on the S.L. Edu Memorial Lecture to be collectively hosted by the Nigerian Conservation Basis (NCF) and Edu’s household.
This yr’s version of the lecture, which is the twenty fourth within the collection, will likely be an exploration into humanity’s ethical relationship with nature, in accordance with a press release from the NCF.
Kukah, a revered ethical voice, scholar, and advocate whose work spans religion, governance, and social justice, is to talk on the theme of the lecture — ‘To Have and To Maintain: Religion and Care of the Setting.’
The S.L. Edu Memorial Lecture is the flagship advocacy instrument of the NCF, geared toward bringing pertinent environmental points to the fore, whereas advocating options by way of famend audio system.
For over 20 years, the lecture has supplied a platform to handle urgent environmental and sustainability points in Nigeria and past. Via famend audio system, the occasion has constantly articulated options to environmental challenges whereas selling sustainable growth.
“This yr’s theme is a profound reflection on humanity’s ethical relationship with nature. It invitations a vital examination of whether or not our beliefs encourage accountable stewardship of the setting or unintentionally contribute to its degradation,” Joseph Onoja, Director-Basic of NCF, defined.
Onoja careworn the significance of the annual lecture, noting that “at a time when Africa confronts intertwined crises of environmental degradation, inequality, and management deficits, the S.L. Edu Memorial Lecture calls us again to values of accountability, stewardship, and justice.
Sustainability will not be solely a technical problem; it’s a ethical one. This platform exists to remind us that the long run we search should be guided by conscience as a lot as coverage.”
In keeping with its dedication to data era and capability constructing, NCF can even award analysis grants to 2 PhD candidates in Nigerian universities whose work focuses on environmental sciences and sustainability.
The grants assist analysis in biodiversity conservation, environmental administration, and sustainable livelihoods, following a rigorous and clear adjudication course of involving teachers, professionals and stakeholders within the fields of conservation. Since inception, 48 candidates have been awarded this scholarship.
Based on the idea that defending nature is inseparable from securing human well-being, the legacy of S.L. Edu stays central to the lecture collection. His imaginative and prescient that conservation should be rooted in ethics, foresight, and intergenerational accountability continues to information NCF’s mission and advocacy as we speak.
The lecture convenes policymakers, religion leaders, conservation practitioners, teachers, members of the diplomatic corps, conventional establishments, growth companions, and native and worldwide media. It stays a cornerstone of NCF’s efforts to encourage dialogue, reflection, and an ethical re-orientation towards a extra sustainable and simply future.
