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Oceans are one of our greatest support systems to cope with climate change. But, today, ocean life is more threatened than ever before in human history. We need to protect them!
For decades artisanal fishermen in Senegal were able to provide for their families by catching fish from the sea. Year by year, they are forced to risk their lives and travel further in search for catch. And many never return home. Find out why.
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Johannesburg, 4 September 2019 – Greenpeace Africa denounces the surprise signature of a CAFI Letter of Intent (LoI) by the presidents of France and the Republic of the Congo giving…
Manaus, Brazil, 4 September 2019 – As fires continue to ravage the Amazon, Greenpeace International has launched a campaign asking fast food giants Burger King, McDonald’s and KFC to reject…
Kinshasa, 30 August 2019. Greenpeace Africa documented large scale fraudulent logging of mukula timber in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in August 2016. Today, the protected status of the…
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