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Ebo forest is a blessing to more than 40 communities, numerous threatened species and the planet
Ebo forest in Cameroon is one of the intact forest ecosystems in the Gulf of Guinea, stretching over 2000km. It is a massive biodiversity hotspot, which is why in 2006…
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Greenpeace Africa disgusted by Dr Khumalo’s comments on radio amid pandemic
02 April 2020, Johannesburg — This morning, South Africa’s National Air Quality Officer (NAQO), Dr Thuli Khumalo, appeared on SAFM to discuss the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries’ last-minute…
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Cameroon government pushes new logging plans amidst a global coronavirus crisis
Yaoundé, 26 March 2020 – Greenpeace Africa joins a call by local people in Cameroon’s Littoral Region to immediately cancel government plans to turn an area of nearly 150,000 hectares…
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SA government gazettes approval for air pollution increases
Johannesburg, 28 March 2020 — Barbara Creecy, Minister of the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries this week gazetted the doubling of the minimum emissions standards for Sulphur Dioxide (SO2),…
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CAFI and illegal award of DRC logging concessions
Dear Ms. Bretas, Let me first extend my best wishes to the Board in this time of global crisis. We’re writing with reference to CAFI’s silence regarding the illegal award…
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A letter to the COVID 19
Dear Coronavirus I was on a plane to Durban a few weeks ago to see Durban Greenpeace Africa Volunteers for our usual meetings and planning of activities. A lady sneezed…
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Let’s Save a Little Water for Everyone
Experts say keeping good hygiene would reduce the risk of transmitting and contracting the COVID-19. Indeed clean water is our first line of defense during this time of turbulence. Access…
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Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic: Coordinated Efforts Needed to Continue the Fight Against Locusts
Nairobi, 24 March 2020 – Responding to reports that Kenya’s government has abandoned the fight against locusts which are still ravaging many parts of the country, Greenpeace Africa’s Food Campaigner,…
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Water is central to our humanity – Greenpeace Africa
22 March 2020, Johannesburg — This World Water Day, the nexus of coal, water security, and air pollution is at the centre of the discussion for Greenpeace Africa. South Africa’s…
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On World Forest Day, Greenpeace says ‘no thanks’ to 1 Trillion Trees campaign
X 20 March, 2020 — On International Forests Day, Greenpeace X published its rejection of corporate and government tree-plantation initiatives to offset emissions, reinforcing the long-term importance of natural ecosystem…