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Message from Greenpeace Africa Executive Director on the passing of former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
Following the news of the passing of former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Greenpeace Africa Executive Director Njeri Kabeberi has said: A great pillar of peace, justice, human rights and…
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Message from Greenpeace Africa Executive Director on the passing of former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
Following the news of the passing of former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Greenpeace Africa Executive Director Njeri Kabeberi has said:
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Can we count on Jeff to deliver renewable energy in the wake of the country’s challenges?
Just a few hours ahead of the long-awaited Department of Energy’s final release of South Africa’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) – it’s all eyes are on Minister Jeff Radebe, as…
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Jeff, where is the IRP?
16 August 2018, Johannesburg - Yet again, the Department of Energy has missed the deadline they had set for the release of the final Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) by the middle of August.
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Greenpeace Africa Applauds Kitui County Government for Setting Aside Funds Towards Climate Change Adaptation.
Nairobi, 9th August 2018 - In response to the news that Kitui County has enacted a law that sets aside one per cent of its annual budget towards climate change adaptation, Greenpeace Africa’s Food for Life Campaigner Claire Nasike has said:
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Greenpeace Africa expresses shock over Wijma activities in Cameroon
In response to news that controversial Dutch wood processing and trading company Wijma and her subsidiary CAFECO are ceasing timber operations in South West Region of Cameroon, Greenpeace Africa’s Forest Campaigner, Eric Ini said:
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Why We Must Never Take Clean Drinking Water for Granted
Few people would argue access to clean drinking water is a fundamental human right. Yet, a significant portion of the world’s population remains without. In the following article, Sidrah Ahmad, will explore why this is the case; the importance of access to water for all; as well as how water crises affect everyone – even…
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Greenpeace Reaction to Microplastic Pollution on South Africa’s Tap Water: The Scourge of Plastic Pollution is a Living Reality
Plastics continue to haunt us long after we have used them[1] because during the degradation process, they break down into microparticles, which then contaminate our water systems. We know that this has an impact on our oceans and the animals living in them, but the findings from the latest report commissioned by the Water Research…
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Greenpeace Africa Urges Machakos County Government to Allocate Budget Towards Sustainable Farming
Nairobi, 25th July 2018 - Greenpeace Africa has today handed over a petition to the Agricultural Committee of the Machakos County Assembly. The petition comes after a policy dialogue that was aimed at strengthening interactions between the policymakers; county officials in charge of agriculture and food security; farmers who practice sustainable agriculture and Greenpeace Africa.…
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Greenpeace Africa Urges Halcyon Agri to Stop Destroying Livelihood & Biodiversity in Cameroon.
Yaoundé, 24 July 2018- Greenpeace Africa has today published a report explaining how Singaporean based Halycon Agri and her Cameroonian subsidiary- Sudcam operate a sordid rubber plantation business in Cameroon. The report ‘Halcyon Agri’s Ruinous Rubber’ exposed the threats of Sudcam’s operations to the ecosystem and local and indigenous communities in the south of Cameroon.
