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Need for Basic Needs: Feedback from the Climate Justice Camp
It has come to my realisation that being an environmentalist and fighting for climate justice is not exactly what someone wishes to be. We become what we are because we see the truth behind all of the green washing, we see behind the scenes of how corporations and government officials manage to get away with…
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Food Security and Sovereignty Lies in Farmers Breeding Their Own Seeds: Greenpeace
Nairobi, 13 October 2022: Ahead of World Food Day, Greenpeace Africa has urged President Ruto to take concrete action to free Kenya’s food system from profit driven corporations that have…
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GMOs: A neo-colonial technology undermining food and seed sovereignty in Kenya
Kenya has lifted its 10 year ban on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines GMOs as organisms (plants, animals or microorganisms) whose genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally through mating and/or natural recombination.
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GREENPEACE AFRICA COMMENTS ON ESKOM’S PROPOSED RETAIL TARIFF RESTRUCTURE PLANS
Greenpeace Africa would like to thank the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (“Nersa”) for inviting the public to share their input on Eskom’s proposed retail tariff restructuring plan. Eskom’s proposed tariff increase has the potential to gravely impact society, standards of living, our environment and our economy.
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Greenpeace Africa calls for consistency in Ruto’s clean energy leadership
In a suprise turn of events, president Ruto has committed to building a natural gas pipeline from Tanzania's main city Dar es Salaam, to Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa and later to the capital Nairobi.
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Greenpeace Africa on Panyaza Lesufi’s election to Gauteng Premier
The climate crisis cannot be treated as an afterthought, but must be an integral part of the governance work carried out by the Premier's office.
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Historic fishmeal litigation: Factory pollutes environment and illegally dumps waste in local lake.
On the second day (6 October) of a historic legal action to shut down a polluting fishmeal factory in the town of Cayar, the High Court of Thiès was shown shocking laboratory evidence of toxic metals in drinking water from the town.
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Biggest Plastic Polluter named Sponsor for COP27
Biggest Plastic Polluter named Sponsor for COP27
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“We’ll keep our forests, you keep your dollars!” Report documents Congolese communities pledge to resist oil and gas auction
Report documents Congolese communities pledge to resist oil and gas auction
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Popular march for the Climate 2022: All united for climate justice for Africa – Road to COP27
A popular climate march was held in Limeté/Kinshasa this Friday, September 23, calling on African leaders days before the PreCOP27 climate conference to step up their actions against climate change.
