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Oil and gas drilling returns to haunt South African coast
Johannesburg, 18 August 2020 — News reports this week indicated that oil and gas drill rig DeepSee Stavanger has arrived in Cape Town en route to Brulpadda prospects off the…
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Greenpeace warns against the sinking of MV WAKASHIO into the Indian Ocean
Johannesburg, 19 August, 2020. Greenpeace Africa and Greenpeace Japan react to Mauritius’ plans of sinking the front part of the MV Wakashio vessel. Wakashio is a huge vessel, from the…
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“False Solutions” to Plastic Pollution Impact the Forest
Greenpeace Africa Campaigner Awa Traoré explains why substituting single-use plastic with paper is a “false solution” to the plastic pollution crisis
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Mauritius Oil Disaster – Open Letter
On the 25th of July 2020 your ship, the MV Wakashio struck a beautiful and irreplaceable coral reef on Mauritius' southeast coast. On the 9th August you publicly expressed an apology for the environmental disaster that has been caused, but many unanswered questions remain.
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Greenpeace Africa response to Mauritius oil spill
Johannesburg, South Africa, 7 August, 2020. Greenpeace Africa responds to reports about the MV Wakashio bulk carrier leaking tonnes of diesel and bunker fuel into the Indian Ocean.
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Volunteer Blog: Showcasing the Baka Culture and Beliefs
I’m called Sineh Edel-queen, a Greenpeace Africa volunteer in Cameroon (Environmental Ambassadors of Cameroon). I had the opportunity to take part in the Baka community festival in Assok-Mintom March 2019…
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Cameroon’s Government sentenced Ebo forest to death. This is why we should care.
What would logging mean for Ebo forest and its ecosystems? Asks Greenpeace Africa Campaigner Sylvie Djacbou Deugoue
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3 Reasons We Don’t Say Climate Change Anymore
Talking about climate change requires critical language skills. Is it really an accurate way to describe one of the planet's biggest existential threats?
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Plastic pollution is making our seals suffer!
Marine plastic debris is one of the most pressing environmental concerns facing the world today. From microplastic ingestion to bioaccumulation of toxins and endocrine system disruption in humans – these…
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Greenpeace Africa: “Cameroon’s government just decided to massacre Ebo forest”
Yaoundé, 23 July 2020 – Greenpeace Africa and local communities denounce a decision by the Government of Cameroon to open up 68,385 hectares of pristine rainforest to logging. The fate…
