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Journey with me to learn more about ecological agriculture
I took a trip to Cameroon late last year to visit communities that practice Ecological Agriculture. My motivation was to listen: why it is important, how to start an ecological…
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#NOTINMYCOUNTRY: Celebrating Kenya’s Victory Against Coal
Kenya is endowed with an abundance of renewable energy resources such as wind, solar, geothermal, hydro and biomass. The renewable energy sector in Kenya is among the most active in…
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Ten Steps Backwards on Kenya’s Energy Future: Greenpeace
Nairobi, 17 July 2019 – The Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) has contracted China National Nuclear Corporation to determine the most suitable location to construct a nuclear power plant…
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State House Should Embrace Clean Energy Alternatives
Nairobi, 11 July 2019 –Responding to the news that State House has advertised a tender for the supply of charcoal, Greenpeace Africa’s Campaigner, Claire Nasike has said: “With a…
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Meat Laced with Lethal Chemicals Exposes a Broken Food System
Nairobi, 16 July 2019: In response to the expose by NTV revealing that meat sold in local markets is laced with dangerous chemicals to make it look fresh for longer,…
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The airpocalypse in the room: Greenpeace Africa responds to budget vote speeches
11 July 2019, Johannesburg — Today, Minister Gwede Mantashe delivered his budget vote speech for the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy and Minister Barbara Creecy delivered her budget vote…
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DRC: Greenpeace Africa welcomes the criminal conviction of three wildlife traffickers
Kinshasa, 9 July 2019 – Following the conviction of three wildlife traffickers to a term of five months imprisonment and the payment of damages of $ 5,000 by the Tribunal…
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Illegal logging concessions should be urgently cancelled – Greenpeace Africa
Kinshasa, 05 July 2019 – Civil society organisations who are signatories of the CSO declaration on the allocation of new forest concessions by the State have made recommendations [1] to…
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Why West African Coastal countries should phase out fishmeal/fish oil
It’s incredible to realize how a simple conversation with a person could change your life’s perspectives. I had a very intense chat with a woman processor of Bargny, in Senegal.…
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Nestlé swaps throwaway plastic for throwaway paper on snack bars
Vevey, Switzerland – Nestlé announced today it has switched from plastic packaging to paper wrappers for its YES! snack bars, and that it plans to roll this out for other…
