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Cameroon – 2025 Presidential Election: The Climate Justice Movement Calls on Candidates to Act on the Climate Emergency
Yaoundé, October 7, 2025 – Just days before the presidential election, the Climate Justice Movement (MJC) in Cameroon is calling on candidates to place environmental protection and climate justice at the heart of their programs.
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Trump’s climate denial at the UN wasn’t theater. It was a blueprint for harm.
Climate denial as political strategy, not a mistake
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Our forests, our lives: when the children of Lokolama draw the future of the Congo Basin
The village of Lokolama was filled with color and laughter during a workshop unlike any other. Entitled “Our forests, our lives,” this creative space brought together 46 indigenous children around a mission: to draw their vision of the forest and its future.
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The answer is us: Indigenous youth climate and biodiversity message
Indigenous forest defenders forged a new alliance this past week in the heart of West Papua's rainforest. The Forest Defender Camp, constructed among the trees by the Sira Village community on Tehit-Knasaimos Indigenous territory, accommodated Indigenous youth from all seven customary regions of West Papua.
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African Energy Week: Police drag away chained climate activists at Africa’s biggest OIL CONFERENCE
Protesters demand 5 trillion-dollar payment from fossil fuel executives at "African Exploitation Week”
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Matadi in action: Greenpeace Africa denounces Coca-Cola and calls for urgent action against plastic pollution
On World Environment Day, Greenpeace Africa volunteers in Matadi staged a symbolic and striking performance to denounce the destructive grip of plastic pollution and call out corporations fueling the crisis. At the centre of their action: Coca-Cola, named the world’s number one plastic polluter for the sixth consecutive year.
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Smoke over Karura Forest: will we heed the call before the fire?
Today, smoke is rising again over Karura Forest. If we ignore it, we risk losing not just trees, but a vital part of our history, our environment, and our future.
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Stories, songs, and wisdom around the fire: Indigenous youth pass on the spirit of the forest
Upon returning from the forest expedition, as night fell on the village of Lokolama, a special atmosphere settled around a campfire. More than 60 indigenous youth gathered with Greenpeace Africa volunteers to share a unique moment of songs, dances, and ancestral stories.
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Cameroon: Greenpeace Africa leads joint push to expose environmental issues
Greenpeace Africa, in partnership with Transparency International Cameroon, has launched a capacity-building training to equip investigative journalists with the tools and techniques needed to uncover environmental issues with a focus on illegal logging practices and promote transparency in the timber trade across the Congo Basin.
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When will it end? Kenya’s Imenti Forest now under threat
This is not the first time Kenyans have been here. From Karura to Mau, Aberdare to Ngong Road and Suam, citizens have fought to protect forests from encroachment disguised as progress.
