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Health & the Reuse Revolution: Is disposable safer than reusable? Let’s consult the science
Since the beginning of the pandemic, many companies have rightly taken steps to limit contamination in their restaurants and stores. In an emergency, they chose to ban the use of…
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How To Guide 2: Ensuring Healthy Soil for High Yields
This how to guide is designed for both farmers and consumers interested in growing healthy, safe and chemical free food. It is designed to help you understand what ecological agriculture is and it’s role in food safety and environmental protection. It also gives you a step by step guide on how to transition from conventional…
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Greenpeace Africa comments on loggers demands excluded from finance law revision
Yaoundé, 11 June 2020 – A request for massive tax reduction made two weeks ago by the loggers’ association GFBC was not included in the revision of the finance law…
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34 Plastic Bans in Africa | A Reality Check
Africa has come a long way on the journey to creating a single-use plastic-free world with many victorious milestones to celebrate across the continent. We’ve been said to be leading…
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SA government gazettes approval for air pollution increases
Johannesburg, 28 March 2020 — Barbara Creecy, Minister of the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries this week gazetted the doubling of the minimum emissions standards for Sulphur Dioxide (SO2),…
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On World Forest Day, Greenpeace says ‘no thanks’ to 1 Trillion Trees campaign
X 20 March, 2020 — On International Forests Day, Greenpeace X published its rejection of corporate and government tree-plantation initiatives to offset emissions, reinforcing the long-term importance of natural ecosystem…
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West Africa breaks free from Plastic | Time to celebrate Victories
Last week, an important decision was taken by the Senegalese Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development. Starting April this year, all water sachets and plastic cups will be banned in…
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Air pollution from fossil fuels costs the world R120 billion every day: Greenpeace
Johannesburg, 12 February 2020 – Air pollution from burning fossil fuels – primarily coal, oil, and gas – is attributed to an estimated 4.5 million deaths each year worldwide and…
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Greenpeace Africa calls on new Chair of the African Union, President Cyril Ramaphosa, to make 2020 the year of pan-African climate action
Johannesburg, 10 February 2020 – Upon commencing his year-long tenure as chair of the African Union, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa must seize the opportunity to unify the continent on…
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World Fisheries Day or Worst Fisheries Day?
As the world is celebrating the “World Fisheries Day” today, it is the right time to further reflect on the state of the fisheries which deserve mourning rather than celebration…