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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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“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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Good news for African communities
The European Parliament passed a law on Tuesday, 13th September banning the import of deforestation products into the European Union. A large majority of MEPs supported the proposal, which Greenpeace campaigned for internationally.
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Farmers File a Court Case to Stop Punitive Seed Laws
Nairobi, 20 September 2022 – Smallholder farmers with the support of Greenpeace Africa have filed a case in court over a 2012 punitive seed law that criminalise farmers for selling…
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Insurrection in KwaZulu Natal left hundreds of people devastated.
During the insurrection businesses were looted and burnt caused by the Kwazulu Natal political protests the past few months , any business was a target in any suburb – but…
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Illegal sand harvesting in Mai Mahiu area
Mai Mahiu area is a sleepy truck stop town located along the Nairobi – Naivasha road, using the Longonot route at the bottom of the escarpment. It’s a quiet and…
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Indigenous women losing their forest in Cameroon
Indigenous women face a lot of difficulties due to deforestation. While celebrating them, the world should have more concrete actions in favor of the preservation of the forest.
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Greenpeace Africa responds to President’s electricity crisis addres
In response to President Ramaphosa's address to the nation on the electricity crisis, Greenpeace Africa's Climate and Energy Campaigner Thandile Chinyavanhu has said:
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My Perspective of the Kenyan Presidential Manifestos: Do they Address The Pertinent Issues of Food and Agriculture, Environment and Climate Change?
The cost of living has risen, so has the prices of essential commodities such as food. According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, as per the 30th of June 2022, a 2kg packet of maize flour retailed at an average price Kshs.186, up from an average price of Kshs 129 in June 2021. Maize…
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Convention on Biological Diversity COP 15: Kenya’s Government Must Recognise Farmers Rights to Indigenous Seeds
As the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), COP 15 kicks off in Nairobi Kenya, Greenpeace Africa has called on Kenya’s government to recognise smallholder farmers' rights to indigenous seeds and amend the punitive seed laws that seek to criminalise farmers from sharing and selling seeds that are not certified or registered.
