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Women and Empty Gourds: Guardians of Food Security in Senegal
On the Bargny beach, under the scorching Senegalese sun, a group of fifteen women stand united, each holding an empty gourd - a calabash bowl. Their faces mirror both determination and concern as they raise their fists in the air.
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World Fisheries Day: communities come together to demand coastal reserves
It's easy to feel pessimistic about the state of our oceans. In the coastal waters of Senegal; in the seas of Chana District, Thailand; in the ocean around the Indonesian island of Sangihe; and around the world, trawlers steal fish and industrial fishers use aggregating gear to plunder fish populations. On Sangihe, gold mines scar…
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The Third Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee Meeting: Africa’s stand against the plastic pollution crisis
As our world grapples with the out of control plastic pollution crisis, the upcoming third Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC3) meeting taking place at the UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to solve this crisis.
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Achieving a strong global plastics treaty requires cooperation among the member states of Africa.
An estimated 2400 tonnes of waste is produced daily in Nairobi, about 20% of this is plastic waste. These may just be meaningless numbers to many, until the rains come and the sight of choked drainage and waterways becomes an eyesore.
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Greenpeace Africa lauds Kenyan Government’s Declaration of Public Holiday in recognition of climate change, while warning we can’t plant our way out of the crisis
[Nairobi, Kenya, November 6th] – Greenpeace Africa commends the Kenyan government’s progressive step in declaring Monday 13th November, a public holiday dedicated to landscape and ecosystem restoration. On this day,…
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The Global Plastics Treaty: Why a Global Plastics Treaty is essential to Africa Part 2
In this blog, we'll explore the far-reaching consequences of plastic pollution on Africa's health, environment and economy, and why a strong Global Plastics Treaty is a lifeline for Africa.
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30 Plastic Facts
We’ve compiled 30 alarming facts about plastic that will make you rethink the use of this dangerous material.
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10 Ways To Reduce Plastic Pollution
The flow of plastics into our environment has reached crisis proportions, and the evidence is most clearly on display. It needs to stop. These are 10 ways that we can reduce plastic pollution.
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Why Greenpeace is calling on governments to cut plastic production by at least 75% by 2040
The data is clear. Global plastic production doubled from 2000 to 2019, reaching 460 million tonnes (Mt) per year, and without action is anticipated to nearly triple by 2050 and projected to consume 13% or more of Earth’s remaining carbon budget to keep warming
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Hands Off Our Forests
Hands off our forests! Is the famous call by Tracy Makheti who has been bold enough to challenge President William Ruto on his decision to lift the 2018 logging ban in our forests.