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Greenpeace Africa demands Big Polluters pay for the loss and damages
Accra- 18.07.2024: Greenpeace Africa hosted a side event on climate finance ahead of the celebration of AU ECOSOCC’s 20th anniversary happening this week in Ghana. The theme for this discussion…
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Wild Coast communities, Environmental Justice organisations appeal Shell judgment at the Constitutional Court
Wild Coast communities, Sustaining the Wild Coast, All Rise Attorneys, Natural Justice and Greenpeace Africa have, last week, filed petitions in the Constitutional Court to appeal against the order of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in the legal battle over Shell’s exploration rights which allows them to conduct seismic testing on the Wild Coast…
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Protecting Rainforests with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities — traditional populations who have been living in a region for generations — have been living in harmony with forests around the world and fighting…
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Perennial flooding in Kenya needs a lasting solution
Floods in Kenya have killed dozens, washed away crops and destroyed property worth millions of shillings forcing people to flee with nothing. Approximately 300 people have lost their lives, while another 300,000 have been affected by the recent floods in Kenya. In Eastern Africa, over 600,000 people have been affected including 234,000 displaced according to…
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Greenpeace Africa Applauds Senegal’s Publication of Fishing Vessel List and Urges the Government to Join FiTI
Dakar, May 8, 2024 – Greenpeace Africa welcomes the decision of the new Senegalese government to publish the list of vessels authorized to fish in the country’s national waters. This…
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Greenpeace Africa Annual Report 2023
Download the full report: Greenpeace Africa Annual Report 2023
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INC-4: Greenpeace Africa is alarmed by the growing number of fossil fuel lobbyists in treaty negotiation
Ottawa, Canada, 25 April 2024 – Over 195 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have gained access to the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC4) to negotiate…
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INC 4: Another chance to close the plastic tap
In the last week of April I will be in Ottawa, Canada attending the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC 4) towards a Global Plastics Treaty. This is…
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Greenpeace Africa welcomes the condemnation of the Swiss government for climate inaction and sees it as a ray of hope for African communities
Yaoundé, 16 April 2024 – The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has condemned Switzerland for violating the European Convention on Human Rights. The verdict is a major victory for…
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INC-4: 8 in 10 people in South Africa support Global Plastics Treaty to cut plastic production
Johannesburg, 04 April 2024 – Ahead of the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC4) meeting for a Global Plastics Treaty to be held in Ottawa, Canada from April 23 to 29,…