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Many of our favourite restaurants are overrun with single-use plastics. The drinks come with plastic straws, the food comes with plastic cutlery, and our leftovers are placed in styrofoam boxes…
Victory
The courageous efforts of Senegalese artisanal fishermen and female fish processors have resulted in a victory. The government’s decision not only helps secure the livelihoods of many coastal communit…
Story of Plastic
The Story of Plastic documents a cohesive timeline of how we got to our current global plastic pollution crisis. In the movie, you’ll see the alarming truth of how the oil and gas industry successfull…
#CleanAirNow
South Africa is in the midst of an #Airpocalypse. The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries and the National Air Quality Officer has the power to stop it. Take Action.
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People-powered development doesn’t include the destruction of our planet for the sake of profit. Tell Halcyon Agri to give the Baka people back their forest – indigenous communities know how to manage…
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HOW TO GUIDE 4: Water conservation
This how-to guide deals with methods to increase the amount of water stored in the soil profile by trapping or holding rain where it falls, or where there is some…
DEUTSCHE BANK’S LOAN TO HALCYON AGRI: A NEW LOW IN DUE DILIGENCE
Yaoundé, 03 July 2020 – Greenpeace Africa calls for the immediate cancellation of Deutsche Bank’s $25 million loan to Singapore-based rubber producer Halcyon Agri to support investments in its Cameroon…
Health & the Reuse Revolution: Is disposable safer than reusable? Let’s consult the science
Since the beginning of the pandemic, many companies have rightly taken steps to limit contamination in their restaurants and stores. In an emergency, they chose to ban the use of…
Systems Change is the answer. People Change is the authentic solution
I have never experienced anything of the same magnitude as what we are currently going through. 2020 is the year of disruption.
HOW TO GUIDE 3: Managing Weeds, Pest, & Diseases
This how to guide on pests, diseases and weed management will enable you to
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