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CAMVERT: A recurring nightmare
This illegal project is harmful to the people, to the forest, to biodiversity, to the climate - and to good governance. It only benefits a very small circle of people, including its promoter
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Urgent interdict filed to protect the Wild Coast
Yesterday evening four environmental and human rights organisations* - supported by environmental law firm, Cullinan & Associates - filed an urgent interim-interim interdict against Shell in the Eastern Cape Division of the Grahamstown High Court
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#RealZero video series shows how offsetting is the biggest book keeping trick of the century
A video series to highlight the dire consequences of falling for the world’s biggest polluters’ promises to “offset” their climate emissions hopes to inspire people to force decision-makers to take real climate action
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World Fisheries Day: Greenpeace Africa calls for strong action from Senegal to preserve artisanal fishing.
“The seas in West Africa are a treasure that we must protect. All over the world, illegal fishing and overfishing is emptying our seas, and threatening the livelihoods and food security of so many people,” said Dr Aliou Ba, Oceans Campaign Manager for Greenpeace Africa.
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Tradelink affair: Greenpeace Africa denounces the lies and attempts at intimidation by the Ministry of Environment
Kinshasa, 5 November 2021 – Greenpeace Africa is outraged by the lack of professionalism and attempts at intimidation from the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MEDD) in reaction to…
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Greenpeace Africa hands over a petition against the lifting of the moratorium with more than 100,000 signatories to the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Greenpeace Africa, together with its partners “Rainforest rescue, Femme Environnement Nature Entrepreunariat Vert (FENEV), Rainforest UK and Save The Green World”, have succeeded in collecting more than 100,000 signatories from all over the world
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What air are you breathing?
It has been sixteen years since the World Health Organisation (WHO) last updated its air quality guidelines - the last update being in 2005. These guidelines provide an assessment of the health impacts of air pollution, and thresholds for harmful pollution levels. On 22 September 2021 WHO provided a revised version of its air quality…
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Greenpeace calls on the Cameroonian government to step up the fight to ban plastic
Cameroonian authorities recently intercepted and destroyed just over 42 tonnes of non-biodegradable plastic that transporters were attempting to smuggle into Cameroon at night.
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Three takeaways as Kenya marks 4 years since the ban on single-use plastic bags.
It is exactly four years since Kenya banned the use of single-use plastic carrier bags. It is important that as we mark the 4th anniversary, and as the world enters…
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Wheel of Change in motion
As we celebrate 50 years of campaigning for a greener and more peaceful future, I am proud to be part of such an amazing and bold organisation.