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Human-wildlife conflicts: The situation remains alarming
A few days after the celebration of World Environment Day, Greenpeace Africa is once again raising the issue of human-wildlife conflicts in several regions of Cameroon.
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Cameroon plans to set aside 400,000 hectares of land, a real environmental and social problem: Greenpeace Africa.
Cameroon intends to implement a project to develop 400,000 hectares of land and install large-scale agricultural producers in the central plain, along the Batchenga-Ntui-Yoko-Tibati-Ngaoundéré corridor.
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Global Plastics Treaty must reduce plastic production – or it will fail
In regards to the outcome of the second Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting of the Global Plastics Treaty (INC2) in Paris, France which took place on May 29 to June 2, 2023
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How DRC’s Land Auction To Big Oil Threatens The World’s Biggest Carbon Sink
Peatlands and rainforests in the Congo Basin protect the planet by storing carbon. Now, a land auction to big oil is underway in a giant leap backwards for the climate.
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Ending the age of plastic: Why a global plastics treaty is essential
As delegates from different nations gather in Paris in a few days, the top most agenda for this historical meeting is to realise a global treaty that will deal with the impacts of plastic pollution from production to disposal.
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Congo oil auction: Perenco is interested, local communities want it out
The Anglo-French oil company Perenco has filed expressions of interest in two of the Coastal Basin blocks on offer in the giant oil auction the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) launched last July. Oil Minister Didier Budimbu visited the zone last Saturday to inaugurate new Perenco installations.
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Kenya Must Not BackSlide on Progress Made Against Plastic Pollution
Kenya is set to backslide on its own anti-plastic regulations following a proposal to remove excise duty from the locally produced plastics giving manufacturers a chance to revive plastic production.
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Greenpeace Africa responds to President’s remarks in front of National Assembly
11 May, Johannesburg – Today, while responding to questions in the National Assembly on South Africa’s energy crisis and the just transition, President Ramaphosa remarked that South Africa is not…
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Kenya’s Threatening Drought Cycle: The Way Forward.
Geographically, Kenya is strategically placed along the equatorial region with generally friendly climatic conditions that are moderate on both extreme ends. Despite receiving high and average amounts of rainfall, some…
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After floods killed two in Buea, Greenpeace Africa expresses its condolences to the affected families and urges the government to take further preventive measures.
Heavy rains have caused flooding and mudslides in the city of Buea, South West region, resulting in two deaths, injuries and extensive property damage. Greenpeace Africa sends its condolences to the families of the victims and calls on the Cameroonian government to be more proactive.
