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Banned in Europe, booming in Africa: the dirty secret of pesticide exports
Following World Food Day, we examine how EU-banned pesticides are still being exported to Africa – and why we must speak out and demand stronger protection laws.
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Ending the subsidies that destroy our seas: one battle won, many ahead
On 15 September 2025, the World Trade Organization (WTO) finally made history: the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies entered into force. This marks the first binding global step to curb billions of dollars in harmful fishing subsidies that deplete our seas and threaten livelihoods.
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1,000 voices for the forest: Mbandaka celebrates International Day of Indigenous Peoples
More than 1,000 students, 100 indigenous representatives, local authorities, members of civil society, and the Climate Justice Movement (CJM) gathered at the University of Mbandaka for a historic day that was both festive and full of demands.
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The Cameroon we want for the next 7 years – electoral demands in Cameroon by the Movement for Climate Justice in Cameroon.
Cameroon, one of the six countries of the Congo Basin, is also confronted with these challenges. In response, Greenpeace Africa launched the Climate Justice Movement (CJM) in Cameroon — a coalition that brings together civil society, local and Indigenous communities, and young people around a shared vision of environmental justice and sustainable governance of natural…
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A new generation committed: Volunteers serving their communities
A total of 22 young graduates participated in this session, coming to listen, debate, and learn how to become agents of change within their communities. The history of Greenpeace, its values, its mission, and its victories were shared enthusiastically by the volunteers in attendance.
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Cameroon – 2025 Presidential Election: The Climate Justice Movement Calls on Candidates to Act on the Climate Emergency
Yaoundé, October 7, 2025 – Just days before the presidential election, the Climate Justice Movement (MJC) in Cameroon is calling on candidates to place environmental protection and climate justice at the heart of their programs.
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Trump’s climate denial at the UN wasn’t theater. It was a blueprint for harm.
Climate denial as political strategy, not a mistake
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Our forests, our lives: when the children of Lokolama draw the future of the Congo Basin
The village of Lokolama was filled with color and laughter during a workshop unlike any other. Entitled “Our forests, our lives,” this creative space brought together 46 indigenous children around a mission: to draw their vision of the forest and its future.
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The answer is us: Indigenous youth climate and biodiversity message
Indigenous forest defenders forged a new alliance this past week in the heart of West Papua's rainforest. The Forest Defender Camp, constructed among the trees by the Sira Village community on Tehit-Knasaimos Indigenous territory, accommodated Indigenous youth from all seven customary regions of West Papua.
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African Energy Week: Police drag away chained climate activists at Africa’s biggest OIL CONFERENCE
Protesters demand 5 trillion-dollar payment from fossil fuel executives at "African Exploitation Week”