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    Biodiversity Conservation GreenpeaceAfrica

    Greenpeace Africa: COP 28 Agreement Good, But Action Better for Climate Crisis

    "Today's agreement represents a hopeful stride in our collective journey limiting warming to 1.5 degrees. However, its true value will be measured by the tangible actions it prompts, particularly in the communities that have long borne the brunt of climate change."

    Ferdinand Omondi
    13 December 2023
    3 min read
  • Protect the Environment
    Coal GreenpeaceAfrica

    Climate and Energy Campaigners Demand that African Leaders to End Fossil Fuel Investment

    African climate campaigners and renewable energy industry advocates convened a press conference at COP28 in Dubai today, urging African leaders to put their communities…

    Ferdinand Omondi
    3 December 2023
    2 min read
  • END THE AGE OF PLASTIC march with partners. © Greenpeace / Selvin Marete
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    Plastics Activism GreenpeaceAfrica Kenya

    History in the making: Africa’s stand against the plastic pollution crisis at INC3

    Last week, as I attended one of the most historic events as world leaders came together to negotiate a Global Plastics Treaty, made me realise that I am not just a visitor from South Africa to Kenya.

    Natanya Harrington, Gerance Mutwol
    29 November 2023
  • Inspire the Movement
    Activism Conservation GreenpeaceAfrica Kenya

    African scientists urge African leaders to reject fossil fuels at COP28

    Ahead of the COP28 climate summit, 50 African scientists and over 4000 youth across 30 African countries have called on African leaders to seize the opportunity to transition the continent to 100% renewable energy and reject the destructive path of fossil fuels.

    Ferdinand Omondi
    28 November 2023
    2 min read
  • Air Pollution Action at Eskom's Megawatt Park in Johannesburg. © Shayne Robinson / Greenpeace
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    Energy Activism Conservation GreenpeaceAfrica

    Air Pollution in South Africa: The Silent Killer That Demands Urgent Action

    Air pollution is linked to a number of human health and environmental impacts and must be addressed. We talk about the real solution to air pollution and whether a carbon tax cuts it.

    Joan Igamba
    22 November 2023
  • Fast Fashion Research in Kenya. © Kevin McElvaney / Greenpeace
    Change my Community
    Activism SocialJustice Conservation GreenpeaceAfrica

    How fast fashion is fuelling the fashion waste crisis in Africa

    Fashion waste from fast fashion brands and second-hand clothes shipped from the Global North is killing both local textile industries and the environment in Africa.

    Karen Nkatha
    21 November 2023
  • Change my Community
    Oceans Activism Fishing Senegal

    Women and Empty Gourds: Guardians of Food Security in Senegal

    On the Bargny beach, under the scorching Senegalese sun, a group of fifteen women stand united, each holding an empty gourd - a calabash bowl. Their faces mirror both determination and concern as they raise their fists in the air.

    Amagor Robert NIANG
    21 November 2023
  • Protect the Environment
    Oceans Fishing SocialJustice

    Fishing communities coalition launches with demand for coastal reserves.

    21 November 2023 - Fishing communities from Senegal, Indonesia and Thailand joined forces to mark World Fisheries Day, delivering letters to officials demanding protections for the communities’ traditional fishing waters - and for the right to stewardship of those coastal areas.

    Greenpeace Africa
    20 November 2023
    3 min read
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    Oceans SocialJustice GreenpeaceAfrica

    World Fisheries Day: communities come together to demand coastal reserves

    It's easy to feel pessimistic about the state of our oceans. In the coastal waters of Senegal; in the seas of Chana District, Thailand; in the ocean around the Indonesian island of Sangihe; and around the world, trawlers steal fish and industrial fishers use aggregating gear to plunder fish populations. On Sangihe, gold mines scar…

    Greenpeace Africa
    20 November 2023
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    Plastics Biodiversity SocialJustice

    UN INC3 ends in frustration as low ambition countries derail Global Plastics Treaty

    19 November 2023, Nairobi: The third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC3) for a Global Plastics Treaty ends on a disappointing note for the fight against the plastic and climate crises.

    Ferdinand Omondi
    19 November 2023
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