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  • Global Climate Strike in Nairobi. © Evan Habil / Greenpeace
    Blogs
    Conservation, GreenpeaceAfrica

    How climate change is affecting Africa right now, and what you can do about it.

    The effects of climate change in Africa are already visible. We must take action immediately.

    Greenpeace Africa •
    5 November 2021
    11 min read
  • Press Release
    Forests, DRC

    Greenpeace Africa hands over a petition against the lifting of the moratorium with more than 100,000 signatories to the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

    Greenpeace Africa, together with its partners “Rainforest rescue, Femme Environnement Nature Entrepreunariat Vert (FENEV), Rainforest UK and Save The Green World”, have succeeded in collecting more than 100,000 signatories from all over the world

    Raphael Mavambu •
    4 November 2021
    2 min read
  • Press Release
    Energy, GreenpeaceAfrica, SouthAfrica

    Greenpeace Africa responds to Just Transition Partnership

    Today, The South African government announced a historic partnership with the governments of France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as the European Union, to support a just transition to a low carbon economy and a climate resilient society in South Africa.

    Chris Vlavianos •
    3 November 2021
    1 min read
  • Action at Dept of Trade and Industry in South Africa. © Shayne Robinson / Greenpeace
    Press Release
    Coal, Energy, SouthAfrica

    Greenpeace Africa responds to Minister Mantashe’s announcement of preferred bidders

    Greenpeace Africa is relieved that the 25 preferred bidders for Bid window 5 were comprised of off-shore wind and solar PV projects, to aid in the diversification of our coal-addicted energy mix.

    Chris Vlavianos •
    29 October 2021
    1 min read
  • Press Release
    Forests, Biodiversity, DRC

    Democratic Republic of Congo Minister Implicated in Illegal Forest Concessions Scandal

    Kinshasa, 29 October: Greenpeace has learned that the Congolese Vice-Prime Minister and Environment Minister currently presenting her country as the world's carbon offsetting solution was promoting six illegal forest "conservation" concessions the size of the Bahamas only days before President Felix Tshisekedi ordered them suspended, in the run-up to COP26.

    Raphaël Mavambu •
    29 October 2021
    3 min read
  • Press Release
    Forests, Conservation, DRC

    Leading forest scientists call for a freeze on new logging in the Congo, urge governments to act

    Leading African and international scientists join today the growing call for the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to cancel its plans to lift a 20-year ban on new industrial logging concessions.

    Tal Harris •
    28 October 2021
    2 min read
  • Tree Felling in Ituri Forest . © Jan-Joseph Stok / Greenpeace
    Press Release
    Forests, Conservation, DRC

    Green Gold: the Billion Dollar Question for the Congo Rainforest

    On the brink of an unprecedented environmental emergency, EU ambassadors to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) gathered earlier this month for a luxury river cruise hosted by the country’s Environment Minister, Eve Bazaiba.

    Remy Zahiga, Jennifer Morgan and Martin Kaiser •
    26 October 2021
    4 min read
  • Logging in Ituri Forest. © Jan-Joseph Stok / Greenpeace
    Press Release
    Forests, DRC

    Democratic Republic of Congo: The Environment Minister fails to comply with the order of the President

    A week after the decision of the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, ordering the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Environment, Ms. Eve Bazaiba, to suspend any “dubious” forest concession, the minister defies his order.

    Raphaël Mavambu •
    25 October 2021
    2 min read
  • Press Release
    Forests, Biodiversity, DRC

    African Union urged to address the threat of Congo forest logging driving extreme weather across sub-Saharan Africa

    Kinshasa, 21 October 2021 – industrial logging in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may severely disturb rainfall patterns across sub-Saharan Africa and bring about more extreme weather, including intense…

    Tal Harris •
    21 October 2021
    2 min read
  • Publications
    Forests, Biodiversity, DRC

    Letter to H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture

    Save the Congo Basin Rainforest

    Greenpeace Africa •
    21 October 2021
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