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  • Primary Forest in Papua. © Ulet  Ifansasti
    Protect the Environment
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    Greenpeace Africa instils forest values to youths during the 5th World Forest Day commemoration

    Yaoundé, 21st March 2017. Greenpeace Africa has today organised activities with youths to commemorate World forest day. This year’s festivities celebrated under the theme“Forest & Energy” underscores the importance of the forest with regards to energy. It’s for this reason that Greeenpeace and several young people in the Congo Basin region coined the social media…

    Greenpeace Africa •
    21 March 2017
    2 min read
  • Protest against Coal Plant Construction in Senegal. © Clément  Tardif
    Protect the Environment
    Oceans Fishing

    Greenpeace reveal new cases of bad fishing practices in West Africa

    Nouakchott, Mauritania, 13 March 2017 - Greenpeace today presented the results of 10 days of research on fishing practices along the West African coast to the Mauritanian Minister of Fisheries & Maritime Economy, the Minister of Environment & Sustainable Development and the Minister of Equipment & Transport. After witnessing several irregularities involving local and foreign…

    Greenpeace Africa •
    13 March 2017
    3 min read
  • Protect the Environment
    Oceans Fishing

    A day at sea: Wildlife encounters

    On March 1st 2017, the Esperanza ship sailed to the Praia harbour in Cape Verde to begin its journey in West African waters. One goal: show local governments that there is a serious need for strong regional fisheries management.

    Maryline Mangenot •
    9 March 2017
    1 min read
  • Bobov Dol Thermal Power Plant in Bulgaria. © Ivan  Donchev
    Protect the Environment

    Greenpeace Africa response to the coal truck driver strike action in Tshwane

    Johannesburg, March 1 2017 – Chaos has descended upon the capital city as truck drivers brought the city to a halt. Coming together under the leadership of the Coal Transporters Forum, the drivers have expressed grave concern over what they call “looming job losses” due to new agreements to be signed on IPPs, specifically the…

    Greenpeace Africa •
    2 March 2017
    1 min read
  • Beach Clean Up Activity in Yogyakarta. © Boy T Harjanto
    Protect the Environment
    Lifestyle DRC

    Greenpeace condemns deportation of French filmmaker and cancellation of employee’s visa in the DRC

    Kinshasa, 1 March 2017 - Greenpeace Africa is shocked by the deportation of a French filmmaker and the cancellation of the visa of a Greenpeace employee by the authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo following a filming trip in the Equateur Province.

    Greenpeace Africa •
    1 March 2017
    2 min read
  • Protect the Environment
    Oceans Fishing

    Our oceans, our responsibility

    For some people the oceans may seem vast - to me they are my garden and my home. For the last three decades I have spent most of my life as a sailor and a captain. So you can imagine I feel a special tie to our blue planet. The many years at sea also…

    Mike Fincken •
    24 February 2017
    3 min read
  • The Rainbow Warrior Arrives in Cape Town. © Justin Sholk
    Protect the Environment
    Oceans

    Greenpeace ship MY Esperanza sails into West Africa waters

    Praia, 24th February 2017. The Greenpeace ship My Esperanza has today docked at the port of Praia in Cape Verde. For eleven weeks the Esperanza will sail the waters of six West Africa States - Cape Verde, Mauritania, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Senegal to raise awareness on the state of fisheries through political…

    Greenpeace Africa •
    24 February 2017
    2 min read
  • Duvha Coal Power Station in South Africa. © Mujahid Safodien
    Inspire the Movement
    Energy SouthAfrica Coal

    SA pays the price: The Denton Deception

    February 22th 2017, Johannesburg: Reacting to the release of the “real” Denton report, Greenpeace Africa Senior Political Advisor Happy Khambule has said: “Not only have South Africans been deceived and stolen from by Eskom but there has been an overt cover-up.

    Greenpeace Africa •
    22 February 2017
    1 min read
  • Ecological Food Farmers' Trek in Kenya. © George Mimano
    Protect the Environment
    Food Farming

    Climate change and a failing food system open the door to the armyworm pest

    The fall armyworm has reared its ugly head in Africa wreaking havoc across the continent, destroying the maize crop which was much anticipated after droughts of the previous years. The armyworm pest is now present in Malawi, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Zambia and South Africa. In South Africa, this pest is new and the Government is working…

    Greenpeace Africa •
    14 February 2017
    1 min read
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    Greenpeace ships: Warriors at Sea

    1971. This was the year it all began. You’ve heard the story about how a boat load of (very brave) volunteers and journalists sailed to Alaska to stop the American government from running nuclear tests? The U.S government started feeling the pressure from all directions and was forced to abandon the nuclear tests the following…

    Lerato Tsotetsi •
    12 February 2017
    4 min read
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