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Thousands of South Africans call for stricter plastic regulations from the DEFF Director General
The anti-single-use plastic coalition is calling for the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) Director-General Anben Pillay to adopt stricter measures to cut down production of single-use plastic on top of amendments already proposed. Over the weekend, 2,000 people have made submissions to the department via the coalition’s online form, which lets people send…
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Greenpeace Africa comments on meeting of African Development Bank and African Heads of State
Yesterday, the African Development Bank consulted with African Heads of State seeking advice on how to accelerate climate adaptation. In response, Greenpeace Africa has said:
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Greenpeace Africa welcomes new law on the rights of Congolese indigenous peoples
April 08, Kinshasa – Greenpeace Africa welcomes the decision by the DRC’s National Assembly to adopt a law that recognizes and protects the specific rights of Indigenous People.
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An Economy in Decline: Exploring the role of Renewable Energy to reverse youth unemployment
To effectively achieve equitable turn-around of the economy, the government needs to prioritise absorption of the youth in the workforce by scaling up infrastructure projects that create employment in urban areas. The renewable energy sector is the clear no-brainer solution.
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A good day for people and for the ocean:” Greenpeace lauds Gambia’s government for stopping the expansion of major fishmeal and fish oil plant
Greenpeace Africa welcomes the Gambian government's decision, which comes only days after Greenpeace Africa and Gambian environmental activists have condemned the expansion of the Golden Lead factory. Such plants are repeatedly exposed as destructive for fish stocks, as well as the health of the population.
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Greenpeace Africa Reacts to Alarming UN Plastic Report Findings
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launched a scaithing report about plastic and environmental inequality, which shows how countries within the Global South are being force-fed plastic pollution by wealthy countries.
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Greenpeace Africa reacts to strict measures against water sachets announced in Kinshasa
PRESS RELEASEKinshasa’s governor, Mr. Gentiny Ngobila, announced new measures last Friday to prosecute all sale or production of single-use plastic water sachets in the capital city
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Video: Greenpeace Plastic Lead exposes plastic plight of his community
Award-winning activist and documentarian Angelo Louw welcomed the world to his childhood neighbourhood in an online video, where he spoke about the impact of plastic pollution and the critical role that people of colour play in the climate justice movement.
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Urge the Namibian President to Save the Okavango Delta – Youth Climate Activists
After months of protests and campaigning, youth climate activists in Namibia are urging the public to send an email to Namibian President H.E. Dr. Hage G. Geingob to save the Okavango Delta from the threat of oil exploration in the environmentally sensitive area
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Deadly Pesticide Used in Kenya Despite Warnings Over Ineffective Safety Measures: Greenpeace
Investigations by Greenpeace’s UK journalism unit, Unearthed, and Swiss NGO, Public Eye reveals how global pesticide giant Syngenta – and its predecessor companies (ICI and Zeneca) – has known for decades that a key safety feature in the world’s deadliest weedkiller fails to prevent poisoning deaths but that it led regulators and the public to…
