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Three Basins Summit in Brazzaville can open doors for an alternative future
Primary forest protection and the restoration of degraded natural forests must be priorities for the landmark Three Basins Summit in the Republic of the Congo
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30 Plastic Facts
We’ve compiled 30 alarming facts about plastic that will make you rethink the use of this dangerous material.
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10 Ways To Reduce Plastic Pollution
The flow of plastics into our environment has reached crisis proportions, and the evidence is most clearly on display. It needs to stop. These are 10 ways that we can reduce plastic pollution.
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Lifting Kenya’s moratorium on logging shows poor judgement: here’s why
We delve into why lifting Kenya’s moratorium on logging is a step in the wrong direction and the devastating consequences the country may experience.
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Greenpeace Africa Calls for Reinstatement of Ban on Illegal Logging
“Greenpeace Africa is alarmed by these developments. During last year's Mashujaa day celebrations, president Ruto made a commitment to increase the forest cover to 30% by 2032. Greenpeace Africa is perturbed that 8 months down the line the president has made a u-turn on his own words.
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World Oceans Day 2023: The people of Senegal join forces to reforest mangroves, expose overfishing and take their destiny into their own hands.
At a series of World Oceans Day events in Joal, Senegal, yesterday (8 June) fishing communities and members of civil society demonstrated that only concrete action on the ground can help restore fish stocks.
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Cameroon plans to set aside 400,000 hectares of land, a real environmental and social problem: Greenpeace Africa.
Cameroon intends to implement a project to develop 400,000 hectares of land and install large-scale agricultural producers in the central plain, along the Batchenga-Ntui-Yoko-Tibati-Ngaoundéré corridor.
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The Real Story On The Harms That Seismic Blasting Causes
For decades, South Africa's Wild Coast has been a pristine and untouched coastline vital to the biodiversity of the Eastern Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal. Marine seismic blasting for oil and gas exploration is threatening to put an end to this.
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World Environment Day: Africa Can Lead The World in Beating Plastic Pollution
Greenpeace Africa joins the world in celebrating the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day, hosted by Côte d’Ivoire. This day has been set aside by the United Nations to raise awareness on environmental issues and call for action for the protection of our environment.
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How DRC’s Land Auction To Big Oil Threatens The World’s Biggest Carbon Sink
Peatlands and rainforests in the Congo Basin protect the planet by storing carbon. Now, a land auction to big oil is underway in a giant leap backwards for the climate.