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Anti corruption report in Senegal: Greenpeace Africa urges Senegal to adopt transparency in the fishing sector
“The shortcomings raised by OFNAC confirm the concerns of Greenpeace Africa, which for years has been asking for an audit and the publication of the list of vessels authorized in Senegal,” says Dr Ba. “We must not allow this important sector to operate under such nebulous practices. This is why Greenpeace Africa is once again…
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#ToHellWithShell – Desiree Laverne
I recall that nauseating feeling when we discovered that Shell was about to start Seismic blasting on the Wild Coast… panic soon replaced nausea.. OMW, we have to stop this disaster from unfolding on our pristine coastline..
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FSO SAFER OIL TANKER OFF YEMEN
I am writing to you with concern over the threat posed by the tanker the FSO Safer, moored off the coast of Yemen with an estimated 1.1 million barrels of oil on board (140,000 tonnes). With close proximity to Africa’s eastern shorelines, this poses an imminent threat to the Red Sea, the biodiversity and the…
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Empty pledges to plant more trees will not save the Congo Basin
UN General Assembly has proclaimed 21 March as the International Day of Forests. It serves as an opportunity for both ordinary people and governments to profess their love for forests and their commitment to their protection.
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The General Inspectorate of Finance report on logging in DR Congo: The Minister of Environment persists in sowing confusion
Kinshasa, April 27, 2022: On April 12, following the publication of the audit report of the General Inspectorate of Finance (IGF) of the logging industry, Minister of the Environment Eve…
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Greenpeace Africa calls on Senegal to follow Mauritania’s example in transparency on industrial fishing licenses
Welcoming the launch of Mauritania’s Report to the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), yesterday, Monday 25 April 2022, Abdoulaye NDIAYE, Oceans Campaigner for Greenpeace Africa urges Senegal to follow Mauritania’s example…
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Why be optimistic about Mauritius after the oil spill?
This blog presents our rapid response work in Mauritius following the 2021 oil spill, along with some of the positive outcomes that would help this never happens again
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DR Congo chooses oil over rainforests and human rights: Greenpeace Africa calls to scrap “historic error” to auction 16 new oil blocks
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has approved at the fortieth meeting of the council of ministers last week a plan to auction 16 oil blocks. This action would have cataclysmic consequences for the global climate and local communities.
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GPAF calls for climate action after KZN floods
13 April, Johannesburg – The devastating torrential rains in Kwa-Zulu Natal continue to claim lives, and drive loss, damage and displacements in the region. This has quickly become a humanitarian…
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1000 red masks unmask 52 boats in search of fishing permits in Senegal!
While the pandemic of COVID 19 is raging in all the regions of Senegal and affects the activities of many fishermen, the Senegalese authorities through its Ministry of Fisheries, wanted by masked maneuvers, granted 52 fishing licenses to foreign boats.
