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Greenpeace Africa alarmed over the launch of Phase 2 of the CongoPeat Project in the Republic of Congo [Updated]
Following the announcement of the launch of the second phase of the CongoPeat Project by Congolese Minister of Environment Arlette Soudan-Nonault, Victorine Che Thoener, Project Leader of the Congo Basin…
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Greenpeace Africa invited to present NO2 findings to SA Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs
As a result of Greenpeace’s groundbreaking analysis of satellite data, the South African Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs has invited Greenpeace Africa to present on the findings of this report…
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Greenpeace Africa responds to accusations by NUM
Johannesburg, 5 November 2018: Responding to accusations of recklessness made by NUM, as reported by TimesLive, Greenpeace Africa Senior Climate and Energy Campaign Manager, Melita Steele has said: “People’s lives…
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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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IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C and its implications for South Africa
The approval and launch of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on 1.5°C warming will happen on October 8, 2018 in Incheon, Korea. The report highlights the…
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Over 90% of sampled salt brands globally found to contain micro-plastics
Dakar, Senegal, 18 October 2018 – Over 90% of sampled salt brands globally were found to contain microplastics, with the highest number coming from salt sourced in Asia, according to…
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World Food Day 2018: Kenyans Demand Healthy Food
Nairobi, 16th October 2018 – Consumers and small scale farmers have today handed over a petition to Parliament and the Ministry of Agriculture calling for an overhaul of Kenya’s food…
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Reactive on IPCC Report
Kinshasa, 9th October 2018: In October, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre industrial levels…
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Africa’s Forests Under Threat
From chocolate spread to toothpaste, shampoo to Melba toast, palm oil can be found in countless everyday products.
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Cut from Congo
From 2000 to 2013, the global area of intact forest landscapes (IFLs) decreased by 7.2%, a reduction of 90 million hectares, with industrial timber extraction as the lead driver behind this fragmentation and degradation globally. In Africa, selective logging is the dominant cause of IFL loss.
