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Greenpeace Africa is at COP31, the UN Climate Change Conference in Antalya, Türkiye. It’s the “implementation COP”, and we’re here to make sure the promises are funded through grants, built around local needs, and delivered to frontline communities.
Your donation helps break that cycle – supporting diverse indigenous seeds that farmers can grow, save, multiply, and share, building lasting seed independence.
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Day Three: COP 31 Leaders Summit begins, Africa calls for grants, not debt. Others demand end fossil fuels and fund just transition, while electrification pledge gains momentum
On the third day of COP 31, the Turkish government announced that a total of 102 leaders representing 95 countries and seven international organisations are expected to attend the UN’s COP31 Climate Change Conference in Türkiye, with participation from six continents.
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Day Two: COP 31 holds an open dialogue on a Roadmap to Transition Away from Fossil Fuels, while electrification continues to gain momentum
Chaired by COP 30 president, André Do Lago, with a keynote speech by the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, Former U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, COP 26 President Alok Sharma of the UK, and Ana Toni – National Secretary for Climate Change / Chief Executive Officer of the COP30 Presidency, the dialogue was a contribution…
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Environment Ministry snubs 60,622 Kenyans, skips promised forest meeting
The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry has skipped a meeting it promised forest defenders and ignored a 30-day deadline to answer 60,622 Kenyans, Greenpeace Africa said today.
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Protect world’s largest Forest Reserve
World’s largest Forest Reserve threatened by mining, logging, oil and gas. Let’s change that.
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End the plastic pollution crisis in South Africa
Add your name now to demand that South Africa implement a total ban on unnecessary single-use plastic and invest in refill-and-reuse systems.
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Legal poison! Ban toxic pesticides across Africa. Now.
Add your voice now, demand that African leaders ban the production, trade, and use of toxic pesticides across the continent.
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Support landmark change to African law across the continent
This is your moment to be part of history. Let’s tell the African Court to put climate justice into law.
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Seed is sovereign
Kenyan government: scrap law that JAILS Kenyan farmers for sharing indigenous seeds
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Stop the industrial plunder of West Africa
The industrial fishing lobby is powerful, and West Africa’s fishing communities can’t fight this battle alone.
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Time to Resist
Billionaires like Elon Musk were born in Africa but now use their power to infiltrate global politics, destroy the world and hurt the poorest in society.
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Wellbeing for All
The richest 1% have captured twice as much wealth as the 99% of the world’s population, between 2020 and 2023. The Finance Bill in Kenya would have ONLY managed to collect 2.68 billion dollars from the average person. While 480 BILLION DOLLARS are lost to tax abuse by billionaires and multinationals (including big oil corporations).
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Stop the attack on Kenya’s forests now!
Iconic Kenyan forests making up almost 10 times the size of Nairobi are under threat.
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Stop Ghana From Becoming Europe’s Textile Waste Dumpsite
Enough is enough! Instead of importing the Global North’s fast-fashion waste problem let’s put African solutions first. Will you sign the petition now?