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AMCEN 2024 : Greenpeace Africa Urges African Ministers to Champion Bold Climate Action and Plastic Reduction.
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, September 2, 2024 — As Ministers meet for the 10th Special Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) in Abidjan, Greenpeace Africa’s campaigners have urged African leaders to take decisive action to address the interlinked crises of plastic pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss.
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Shimmers of Green in a world of darkness: Community Food Gardens
“Food gives the children of our community hope,” Ziyanda Phandle tells me as the rain beats down on her patio office. Ziyanda is the farm manager at Love in a Bowl, a community cooperative that feeds 6000 children in 26 early childhood development centres (ECDs) and soup kitchens across Hout Bay.
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Greenpeace Africa Engage Key Stakeholders in the DRC to Tackle Environmental Challenges and Promote Community-led Conservation
Greenpeace Africa (GPAF) concluded a weeklong visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from August 12 to 17, aimed at addressing pressing climate-related challenges through collaborative working with key stakeholders including local civil society organizations and pertinent government authorities.
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Historic UN Tax Convention Draft A Promising Step Towards Global Tax Justice
The new draft reflects the mounting pressure on governments to ensure that multinational corporations and the ultra-wealthy contribute their fair share to the global economy.
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Murder, destruction and disease: the hidden costs of Tendele’s coal mining operation in Zululand
In the culturally rich and biodiverse region of Zululand, a pressing issue has emerged that demands our attention the impact of the Tendele’s coal mining operation and its proposed
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TotalEnergies’ Exit from South Africa Gas Exploration a Win for the Climate and Communities
Greenpeace Africa celebrates TotalEnergies' recent decision to cease its gas exploration activities in South Africa's offshore Blocks. This move marks a significant victory in the fight against fossil fuel extraction and its detrimental impact on the planet.
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Greenpeace Africa demands Big Polluters pay for the loss and damages
Accra- 18.07.2024: Greenpeace Africa hosted a side event on climate finance ahead of the celebration of AU ECOSOCC’s 20th anniversary happening this week in Ghana. The theme for this discussion…
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Greenpeace Africa applauds the South Africa president decision to assent the climate change bill
Johannesburg/ 24-07-2024 The South African President has just “signed into law the Climate Change Bill which sets out a national climate change response”, says the official communique. This decision implies…
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Why we need tax rules that work for people like me (not multinational corporations and the ultra rich)
As we stand on the cusp of a historic moment, the final negotiations of the content in the new UN Tax Convention, happening later this month, offers a pivotal opportunity to reshape global economic structures in favour of fairness and wellbeing for the majority. The discussion about new global tax rules is a chance to…
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In Congo-Brazzaville UN Deputy Secretary-General Greenwashes an Ecocidal Oil Permit
Following her visit to the Republic of Congo's Conkouati-Douli National Park on 6 July, Greenpeace Africa calls on the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina Mohammed to denounce the government’s decision to award an oil and gas exploration permit there last February.
