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The Greenpeace Africa Office Story
Since the late 1990’s, Greenpeace has been actively campaigning on illegal logging in the Congo Basin Forest in Central Africa. Greenpeace opened its doors in the African continent by opening…
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Empowering women to empower the world of sustainability
Earth, our source of life, is now becoming the barren, toxic wasteland we have always feared with only 23% of our wildlife remaining.
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Greenpeace Africa to EU Ambassador: address forest destruction in Cameroon
Dear Ambassador, We are writing to urge the European Commission to swiftly present ambitious and effective legislation on forest and ecosystem risk commodities, in order to end the EU’s complicity in the destruction of forests and other ecosystems and in the related abuses of human rights and Indigenous People’s rights.
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What does it mean to have money on a dead planet?
The Earth’s systems deliver crucial services to humankind for example food security, protection against extreme weather events, medicines, recreation and it adds to the foundation of human culture.
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In Cameroon, plastic pollution is making floods even deadlier
There are recurring floods in my city, Douala. Every year during the rainy season, we experience flooding of houses and shops, as well as pavements. All this affects the quality of water and our food, and has ruined many people’s lives as they lose their homes, livelihoods and even family members.
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Everything you should know about single-use plastic
Single-use plastic is a massive issue that still isn’t being taken seriously
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Plastic pollution represents a real danger for our oceans: The numbers speak for themselves
According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), alongside climate change and biodiversity loss, pollution is part of the triple planetary crisis the world now faces.
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#AfricaDay | The scramble to dump plastic is ‘waste colonialism’
The continued exploitative relationship between countries in the global majority and their former colonisers erode the foundation of their liberty. There are many “forms and manifestations” in which colonialism still lingers right here on the African continent.
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Our Okavango, our choice.
Your child or grandchild will beg you to take a trip to the Okavango Delta, Kavango parks and the World Heritage sites there. What will you tell your child? We don’t have the funds or it’s too far? Or will you tell them the truth that the environment is still suffering from the damage fracking…
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One Man’s Journey to Save the Okavango
The Okavango Basin is an endorheic basin that covers an area of over 2.5 million km2 across Namibia, Angola and Botswana. The basin, which includes the Okavango Delta, is one of Africa’s most biodiverse habitats, home to a myriad of birds and megafauna species including the largest African elephant population left on the planet. The…