Newton Jibunoh is a foremost environmentalist, who is passionate about mitigating desertification and climate change.
The octogenarian has embarked on several desert expeditions. Having seen the dangers of desertification, Mr Jibunoh founded the Fight Against Desert Encroachment (FADE), a Non-Governmental Organisation, as a vehicle for fighting desertification, drought, desert encroachment and its attendant issues such as migration, conflict and acute poverty in Northern Nigeria.
Mr Jibunoh, who is also the founder, Nelson Mandela Gardens, a conservation resort in Asaba, Delta State, has authored many books and published articles. His book, ‘Me, My Desert and I’, is a vivid account of his near-death experiences the second time he was crossing the Sahara.
