Protect The Environment
A healthy environment is essential to a green and peaceful world. Oceans, forests, rivers, wildlife – we work to protect nature in all its biodiversity.
What you can do
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Stop the attack on Kenya’s forests now!
Iconic Kenyan forests making up almost 10 times the size of Nairobi are under threat.
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Stop Deep Sea Mining
In Africa, where biodiversity flourishes on land and in its surrounding seas, the deep sea is a treasure trove of biodiversity and home to untold wonders and possibilities. It is also one of our best allies against climate change.
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Stop Shell’s seismic blasting – News and ways to get involved
Shell plans to survey for oil and gas deposits on the South Africa Wildcoast. Join to stop them.
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Camouflaged destruction: Plundering of Campo Forests under the pretext of a so-called “Development” Project
On 16 February 2022, the Minister of Forestry and Wildlife signed a series of orders granting localized timber sales in the Campo Subdivision, Ocean Division, South Region.
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Concerns regarding the Democratic Republic of Congo oil and gas auction and donor financing of pre-COP27
1. Greenpeace Africa would like to take this opportunity to alert you to the death threats our staff has received from anonymous callers related to its criticism of the 28-29 July oil and gas auction. These threats occurred as Greenpeace was preparing to set out on field missions to potentially impacted communities in Tshuapa, Equateur…
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Greenpeace Africa and Greenpeace USA call for the Protection of Forests & Peatlands and the End of Oil and Gas Expansion in DRC
WASHINGTON DC (August 10, 2022) — On the back of their face-to-face meeting in Kinshasa, Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula, announced a formal working group to protect forests and peatlands. The DRC is currently exploring a plan to auction off 26 oil…
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Both the UK and Congo think they’re climate leaders – COP26’s fallout shows how far adrift they are / Irène Wabiwa Betoko
From the fall-out of the pandemic to the interlocking cost of living and energy security crises currently gripping the world, it has been fascinating to see the world’s richest governments bending over backwards to help fossil fuel companies. Meanwhile households are battling a cost of living crisis and the climate crisis is raging on, threatening…
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Kenya: Withdrawal of Finance Bill 2024 an Opportunity for an Inclusive and Sustainable Dialogue
Nairobi, Kenya, 26 June — Greenpeace Africa acknowledges President William Ruto’s decision to withdraw the Finance Bill 2024 in response to the widespread outcry from Kenyans.
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Lagos plastics ban is a bold step forward, not a threat to industry
Greenpeace Africa and the Nigeria Climate Justice Movement respond to MAN’s opposition
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Bezos’ Venice wedding divorced from reality: Why it’s time to tax the super-rich
On June 23rd, together with “Everyone Hates Elon”, we took over Venice’s Piazza San Marco with a 20-meter banner of billionaire Jeff Bezos.
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One year on: reaffirming the right to peaceful protest and civic participation in Kenya
As we mark one year since the Finance Bill demonstrations of June 25, 2024, Greenpeace Africa expresses its solidarity with the people of Kenya, particularly young Kenyans, who continue to engage constructively in national conversations around justice, accountability, and inclusive governance.