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Recognising and celebrating the true stewards of the environment
These messages are profound in and of themselves, but together, they represent the growing transnational movement of Indigenous solidarity and leadership that can inspire and guide us all.
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Lokolama: At the heart of indigenous forestry solutions in the Congo Basin
Earlier this month I set off for the village of Lokolama with the Greenpeace Africa team, in to immerse ourselves in the living heritage of Indigenous Peoples.
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Karura wins in court – now let’s protect every forest in Kenya
Last week, this legacy was reaffirmed when the Environment and Land Court delivered a historic ruling that stopped a plan to carve out more than 51 hectares of the forest for the expansion of Kiambu Road.
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Travel diary from the heart of the Congo Basin: voices and hopes of indigenous peoples
In August 2025, Greenpeace Africa led an exceptional expedition to the heart of the Congo Basin, to the villages of Lokolama and Penzélé, as well as to Mbandaka, in Equateur Province.
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We, the Indigenous People of the forest, refuse to be ignored any longer
Every year on August 9, the world briefly turns its gaze toward Indigenous Ppeoples. Our cultures are celebrated, our songs and painted faces put on display. And then, silence returns. Behind the cliche, our communities remain marginalized, dispossessed, and forgotten. This must end.
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No, we cannot cut down trees for concrete. Forests must stand in a growing Nairobi.
Let’s be clear: the idea that cutting down forests is an acceptable cost of urbanization is not just outdated, it’s destructive.
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Historic forest congress ends with pressing demands from Indigenous Peoples and local communities
In a show of unity, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) from the world’s largest tropical forest basins, the Amazon, Congo, Borneo-Mekong-Papua and Mesoamerica, have concluded their first-ever global congress with an urgent call for protection, recognition and respect for the forests as well as the provision of direct access funds for the communities.
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62 years on: it’s time to repair, reclaim and rise
As the African Union (AU) marked 62 years since the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the occasion was more than a celebration of history -it was a clarion call.
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Public participation, licensing, and transparency concerns emerge in the luxury eco-lodge development in Ngong Road Forest
Greenpeace Africa participated in the public stakeholders meeting convened by the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) on 27th May 2025, regarding the controversial construction of a luxury eco-lodge in Ngong Road Forest.
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Greenpeace calls for global recognition and urgent actions at the first global congress of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities from the 3 forest basins
In the quiet court corridors of Machakos, a storm has been brewing—one not about legal technicalities, but about seeds, sovereignty, and the survival of a farming culture.