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  • Plastic Cleanup Activity in Johannesburg. © Tawedzerwa  Zhou / Greenpeace
    Uncategorized
    Biodiversity Plastics Activism GreenpeaceAfrica

    10 Ways To Reduce Plastic Pollution

    The flow of plastics into our environment has reached crisis proportions, and the evidence is most clearly on display. It needs to stop. These are 10 ways that we can reduce plastic pollution.

    Joan Igamba •
    11 October 2023
  • Ecological Farm in Kenya. © Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Greenpeace
    Protect the Environment
    Forests Biodiversity GreenpeaceAfrica Kenya

    Lifting Kenya’s moratorium on logging shows poor judgement: here’s why

    We delve into why lifting Kenya’s moratorium on logging is a step in the wrong direction and the devastating consequences the country may experience.

    Karen Nkatha •
    14 September 2023
  • Inspire the Movement
    Forests GreenpeaceAfrica DRC

    Congo oil fields are quickly becoming uninsurable

    Any company granted exploration and exploitation rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) oil auction could find itself without financial protection, according to a report published today by Greenpeace Africa, Insure our Future, Reclaim Finance and Urgewald.

    Raphael Mavambu •
    8 September 2023
    4 min read
  • Climate Summit People's March in Nairobi. © Greenpeace
    Change my Community
    Activism GreenpeaceAfrica Kenya

    Africa Climate Summit fails to deliver on African solutions for a clean energy future

    6 sept. Nairobi: Today, the African Union released The African Leaders Nairobi Declaration on Climate Change and Call to Action on the last day of the Africa Climate Summit.

    Civil Society Organisations •
    7 September 2023
    7 min read
  • Global Climate Strike in Nairobi. © Evan Habil / Greenpeace
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    Activism GreenpeaceAfrica

    The Africa Climate Summit Could be Africa’s Big Break

    A first of its kind in Africa, the climate summit will be co-hosted by the Kenyan government and the African Union Commission under the theme “Green Growth and Climate Finance for Africa and the World.” 

    Karen Nkatha •
    5 September 2023
  • Climate Summit People's March in Nairobi. © Greenpeace
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    Activism GreenpeaceAfrica

    Seizing the African Climate Summit: A Call for Genuine African Priorities

    It is imperative, however, to critically examine whether the summit truly reflects the needs and aspirations of Africa or whether it has been hijacked by external agendas.

    Bertha Letsoko •
    5 September 2023
    2 min read
  • Uncategorized
    Activism Conservation GreenpeaceAfrica Kenya

    Africa Climate Summit: Africa can Leapfrog Towards a Clean and Sustainable Energy Future

    Ahead of the Africa Climate Summit, Greenpeace Africa has called on African governments to act now to minimise the devastating impacts of the climate crisis on the livelihoods of Africans.

    Hellen Kahaso Dena •
    1 September 2023
    2 min read
  • Solar and Wind Energy in Africa. © Bente Stachowske / Greenpeace
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    Energy Activism GreenpeaceAfrica

    Decarbonisation explained: Is Africa ready for this transition?

    Among the benefits Africa stands to gain from decarbonisation is reduced vulnerability to climate change. But is the continent well prepared to take such strides?

    Karen Nkatha •
    30 August 2023
  • International Convention Center Occupation. © Shayne Robinson
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    Activism GreenpeaceAfrica

    Climate Change In South Africa: 21 Stunning Facts About South Africa’s Climate Breakdown

    South Africa is reeling from the impacts of climate change. We break down indicators that we are smack in the middle of a climate crisis here in South Africa.

    Joan Igamba •
    30 August 2023
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    Plastics GreenpeaceAfrica

    AMCEN 2023: Africa’s Ministers of Environment Must Push for a Strong Africa Position on the Global Plastic Treaty

    At the 19th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment  (AMCEN), Greenpeace Africa has called on Africa’s 54 Ministers of Environment to urge Member States not to compromise in the negotiations for a treaty that would cap plastic production at the source

    Hellen Dena •
    16 August 2023
    2 min read
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