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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.
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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How this seed bank network is rescuing Kenya’s indigenous seeds
Supporting community seed banks is therefore an investment not only in seeds, but in the farmers and communities who safeguard them.
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Ahead of UN General Assembly President Tshisekedi urged to halt expansion of extractive projects in Kivu-Kinshasa Green Corridor
Greenpeace Africa and its partners released an open letter addressed to the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), His Excellency Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, calling on him to take concrete action to safeguard the integrity of the Kivu-Kinshasa Green Corridor (KKGC) from the expansion of new oil, gas and mining projects.
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From our soil to the UN General Assembly: Africa’s women farmers demand change
From farms and rural communities across Africa to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), women farmers are calling for food and climate policies built on rights, ecological resilience, and their lived realities.
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Protect the EnvironmentProtect 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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Protect the EnvironmentEnd 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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Protect the EnvironmentLegal 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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Protect the EnvironmentSupport 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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Protect the EnvironmentSeed is sovereign
Kenyan government: scrap law that JAILS Kenyan farmers for sharing indigenous seeds
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Protect the EnvironmentStop 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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Inspire the MovementTime 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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Inspire the MovementWellbeing 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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Protect the EnvironmentStop 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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Protect the EnvironmentStop 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?