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Hope for the oceans: Greenpeace divers discover ocean paradise off the coast of Cape Town12 November 2019Cape Town, 12 November 2019 – A team of Greenpeace activists, divers and scientists onboard Greenpeace’s iconic Arctic Sunrise discovered a biodiversity haven on the Vema Seamount, 1 000km off…
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Greenpeace Africa on floods across the continent: “Without Climate Action we’ll be queuing for Noah’s Ark”5 November 2019Nairobi, 5 November 2019 – With floods hitting at least 16 African countries [1], Greenpeace Africa urges leaders to act for the people and against climate change. Rains have increasingly…
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Greenpeace exposes destructive fishing vessels in the South Atlantic1 November 2019Montevideo, Uruguay, 31 October 2019 — Greenpeace Andino activists protested today against the lack of regulation for the fishing industry in the South Atlantic by displaying a 25 meter-long banner…
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Greenpeace on Inga III: Congo’s natural Resources belong to the Congolese – not to Multinationals29 October 2019Kinshasa, 28 October 2019 Greenpeace Africa welcomes a new report from Resource Matters and Congo Research Group confirming suspicions that the $14 billion Inga III hydroelectric project in the Democratic…
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Indigenous leaders interrupt global summit to tell top brands: “our survival is at stake”25 October 2019Johannesburg, South Africa, 24 October 2019 – Today, Indigenous leaders targeted CEOs and senior management of some of the world’s biggest brands, including Nestle, Unilever and Mondelēz, at a summit…
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SA nuclear liability amounts TRIPLED following Greenpeace legal action FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE24 October 2019Johannesburg, 24 October 2019 — South Africa’s inadequate nuclear liability regulations[1] have finally been updated and gazetted[2] by Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe. This news comes after…
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Greenpeace Africa commends Laikipia county’s investment in solar22 October 2019Nairobi, 22 October 2019 Greenpeace Africa commends Laikipia county’s move to invest in 40MW solar energy plant. Investing in clean renewable energy sources will facilitate increased access to modern energy…
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Environmental justice organisations condemn SA’s plans for more coal electricity18 October 2019In the wake of a new bout of load-shedding, the long-overdue Integrated Resource Plan for Electricity (IRP) was finally published for implementation today – following nearly a year of deliberations,…
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World Food Day 2019: Activists Deliver a Statement to Prof Boga Demanding A Ban on Harmful Chemicals in Kenya’s Food16 October 2019Makueni, 16th October 2019 – Activists from Greenpeace Africa and Smallholder farmers from Makueni county brought the world food day celebrations to a stand still when they delivered a statement…
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Maintain the GMO Ban to Safeguard Kenya’s Food System: Greenpeace4 October 2019Nairobi, 4 October 2019 – Responding to the news that Kenya is closer to commercialising the Genetically Modified (GMO) cotton (Bt Cotton), Greenpeace Africa’s Food for Life Campaigner Claire Nasike…