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Donors remain indifferent as moratorium breaches occur in the DRC
The forest industry in the DRC has been plagued for years by confusion, uncertainties and illegalities. Although the country pays lip service to the principles of reducing emission from deforestation and degradation (REDD), this is only in the guise to benefit from significant donor funding. Policy makers have repeatedly violated the moratorium without regards for…
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Donors dish out millions while the DRC government ups the moratorium breaches
Kinshasa, 1st February 2017: Greenpeace Africa has today revealed further breaches to the 2002 moratorium on industrial logging titles by top Congolese government officials. Barely a month after these breaches the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI) paid out $40 million to safeguard the DRC forest.
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SGSOC’S Social Investments
In 2009, Sithe Global Sustainable Oils Cameroon (SGSOC) signed an agreement to develop an oil palm plantation in Cameroon’s Southwest region. At the time, the project was known as Herakles Farms – the name of the US investor which withdrew in 2015.
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Greenpeace condemns appointment of Matshela Koko as Acting Eskom CEO
01 December 2016, Johannesburg: Reacting to the news that Matshela Koko has been appointed by Minister Lynne Brown as Eskom’s Acting CEO with effect from today, Melita Steele, Senior Climate and Energy Campaign Manager for Greenpeace Africa has said:
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Black Anniversary to SGSOC!
Sithe Global Sustainable Oils Cameroon (SGSOC), your provisional grant began on the 25th of November 2013 and today November 25 marks the end of your provisional grant. Thus, we the chiefs of Ikoti and Babensi II would like to present our anniversary wishes: May the end of this provisional grant be your END! This would be…
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New trade protections for sharks – but are they enough?
Like it or not, around the world many species of animals are seen as tradeable commodities – for things like food, fur, fashion or medicine. Of course we know that historically hunting animals for commercial gain has often been really bad news for the animals concerned. Just stop and think about some of the most…
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Greenpeace Africa welcomes Kenya’s stance on Lamu Coal Power Plant
Johannesburg,16 November 2016: Reacting to the Kenyan Energy Regulatory Authority’s stern stance on withholding the License of Lamu Coal Power plant, Greenpeace Africa’s Executive Director, Njeri Kabeberi has said:
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The gaps and omissions in the CCT audit report by Cameroon’s Ministry of Forestry brings to light the need for an Independent Forest Monitor
The Cameroon Ministry of Forestry recently published the results of an audit it commissioned of the Cameroonian company Compagnie de Commerce et de Transport (CCT). This audit concluded that the allegations made by Greenpeace Africa concerning illegal activities by some suppliers of timber to CCT were founded, but went further to state that these illegal…
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Greenpeace welcomes Brian Molefe’s resignation as CEO of Eskom
11 November 2016, Johannesburg: Responding to the news that Brian Molefe - who was heavily implicated in the ‘State of Capture’ report – has resigned from Eskom, Greenpeace Africa’s Senior Climate and Energy Campaign Manager Melita Steele has said: