Ignite the change
So much environmental destruction, and so much of the grave impact of climate change on people’s lives in Africa goes unnoticed. You have the power to change that. With you, we can stop environmental destruction, hold companies and governments accountable and build a sustainable future for ourselves and for the planet.
Change My Community
Big change starts with small steps. It starts with you keeping nature…
#Plastics
We are producing more and more throwaway plastic and increasing our dependency…
Protect The Environment
A healthy environment is essential to a green and peaceful world. Oceans,…
#Forests
Our forests help stabilise the climate, and are home to a diversity…
Inspire The Movement
Millions of people standing up to power continue to inspire change we…
#Energy
Africa is crying out for clean, locally produced and cost-effective energy solutions.…
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Kenya’s nuclear plant in Siaya: how asking questions became “terrorism”
On the shores of Lake Victoria in western Kenya, communities opposing a KSh 500 billion nuclear plant are being arrested, shot at, and branded terrorists. Here is what is actually happening, and who these people really are.
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INC-5: Why the UN Tax Convention matters for climate justice
Africa is paying twice for the climate crisis: first through devastating floods, prolonged droughts and rising food prices and then through a global tax system that allows many of the world’s wealthiest individuals and largest multinational corporations to exploit loopholes that reduce their tax obligations, despite their disproportionate contribution to climate change.
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Greenpeace Africa convenes national stakeholders to strengthen DRC’s legal framework on plastic pollution
Greenpeace Africa, in collaboration with the Office of the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development and New Climate Economy, is convening a two-day multi-stakeholder consultation workshop to advance policy reforms aimed at tackling the growing plastic packaging pollution crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).