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Green Gold: the Billion Dollar Question for the Congo Rainforest26 October 2021On the brink of an unprecedented environmental emergency, EU ambassadors to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) gathered earlier this month for a luxury river cruise hosted by the country’s…
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Democratic Republic of Congo: The Environment Minister fails to comply with the order of the President25 October 2021A week after the decision of the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, ordering the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Environment, Ms. Eve Bazaiba, to…
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African Union urged to address the threat of Congo forest logging driving extreme weather across sub-Saharan Africa21 October 2021Kinshasa, 21 October 2021 – industrial logging in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may severely disturb rainfall patterns across sub-Saharan Africa and bring about more extreme weather, including intense…
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Greenpeace Africa reacts to DRC President’s decision to suspend illegal logging concessions made by former Minister of the Environment18 October 2021The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, during the council of ministers on Friday, October 15th, ordered the suspension of all dubious logging concessions, including the…
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Greenpeace response: Kunming Declaration is a toothless tiger15 October 2021BEIJING 10/15/2021 — The COP15 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) concluded today in Kunming, China, after a week of virtual meetings. Ending the first round of negotiations that aim to…
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What air are you breathing?11 October 2021It has been sixteen years since the World Health Organisation (WHO) last updated its air quality guidelines - the last update being in 2005. These guidelines provide an assessment of…
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Greenpeace intercepts fish oil tanker as dramatic industry expansion threatens livelihoods in West Africa8 October 2021Dakar, Senegal, 7 October 2021 – Activists from the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in the English Channel have intercepted a tanker transporting fish oil taken from West Africa, as an…
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Greenpeace calls on the Cameroonian government to step up the fight to ban plastic7 October 2021Cameroonian authorities recently intercepted and destroyed just over 42 tonnes of non-biodegradable plastic that transporters were attempting to smuggle into Cameroon at night.
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Over 40 NGOs call on donor governments to intervene to stop new logging plans in the Congo rainforest23 September 2021As international donors prepare to announce a purported 1 USD billion forest protection agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the DRC government is planning to lift a moratorium on…
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NGOs letter to donor governments23 September 2021
Imminent threat to the Congo Basin rainforest from the lifting of the DRC moratorium on new logging concessions