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Cameroon: forest communities demand a regional Congo Basin forest day
Yaoundé, March 21, 2025 – As deforestation accelerates and food security worsens, Indigenous and local communities in Cameroon are demanding urgent action. On the International Day of Forests, Greenpeace Africa…
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Civil society says court decision blocking GM crops “a pivotal moment”, calls for protection of farmers’ rights and food sovereignty
NAIROBI, KENYA – Greenpeace Africa, Kenya Peasants League, and BIBA Kenya have praised the recent landmark decision by the Court of Appeal temporarily halting the importation of genetically modified (GM) crops into Kenya.
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Cameroon: Greenpeace Africa calls on the government to cancel the decree creating Ma Mbed Mbed Park
Cameroon’s Far North is already facing significant challenges, particularly concerning security, and is one of the regions most affected by climate change. Last year, it experienced multiple waves of flooding. Food insecurity remains a persistent issue.
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Beach clean-up in Malibu, Senegal: communities come together for action on plastics – but we need to stop it at the source
Under the banner of Greenpeace Africa, around a hundred volunteers including local youth, passers-by, and community members gathered with gloves and bin bags for a large-scale beach clean-up and brand audit.
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Activists block heliport at Davos to call on governments to tax the super-rich
Thirteen activists from across Europe blocked delegates arriving at Davos Lago heliport today for the opening of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
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Greenpeace Africa concerned by lobbyists flooding Plastics Treaty negotiations
Busan, South Korea - In response to an analysis conducted by Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) which revealed that 220 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists, the highest at any negotiation so far analysed by CIEL, have gained access to the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC5) to negotiate for a Global…
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Embracing the Polluter Pays Principle: A Defining Moment for Climate Finance
In the face of unprecedented profits in the fossil fuel industry, coupled with rising emissions and the tangible toll of climate-induced extreme weather, the moral, economic, and environmental justification for enforcing the polluter pays principle has never been stronger.
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Kenya: Greenpeace Africa commends the government decision to join the High Ambition Coalition to end plastic pollution
Nairobi 26/09/2024/ Kenya has officially joined the High Ambition Coalition aimed at eliminating plastics pollution, which now comprises 67 nations dedicated to establishing a robust international legally binding instrument based on a comprehensive and circular approach that mandates urgent actions and effective measures throughout the entire lifecycle of plastics.
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COP29: The Finance COP Must Deliver for Africa – A Call to Action for African Negotiators
As COP29 approaches in Azerbaijan, African negotiators have been urged to seize the moment to secure equitable climate finance for the continent. Greenpeace Africa and climate justice movements have presented a document to the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) demanding a push for an ambitious, needs-based climate finance framework.
