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Plastic water bottles: reuse yes… but choose carefully to protect your health and the planet
At Greenpeace Africa, we strongly encourage reducing single-use plastic and transitioning to sustainable practices such as refilling and reusing. These simple actions help cut plastic waste and reduce the pollution that threatens ecosystems, particularly in Africa.
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Greenpeace initiate legal action against meat giant JBS, as activists shut down first Dutch shareholder meeting
Greenpeace Netherlands has taken the first step towards legal action against meat giant JBS, demanding disclosure of information on its climate, nature and human rights impacts in order to challenge in court its business policies, including its planned US$6 billion global expansion, of which almost half is for Nigeria.
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The $2.5 billion secret: what harm the world’s largest meat company is hiding in Nigeria
When we talk about the climate crisis, we know Shell's name well, from the Niger Delta to the Cape. "Fossil fuel giants have become synonymous with planetary destruction.
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New report exposes deadly cost of delaying coal phase-out in South Africa
A new report released today by Greenpeace Africa, the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), and GroundWork reveals that delaying the phase-out of coal-fired power in South Africa will result in devastating health and economic consequences.
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Unmasked: The health and economic cost of delaying coal phase-out in South Africa
South Africa's government is choosing to keep coal plants running for a decade longer, and the hidden price is 32,000 additional deaths, 37,000 preterm births, and USD 38 billion in health damages that will fall hardest on children and communities who never lit a single coal furnace.
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REPORT | Food or Poison? The Silent Environmental Cost of Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Africa
This report highlights the growing reliance on Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) across the continent, particularly in Kenya, Ghana, and South Africa. While these chemicals are often marketed as essential for boosting crop yields, the report argues they are actually "poisoning the foundations of our food systems" by destroying soil health and killing critical pollinators like…
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Landmark e-waste policy brief exposes toxic dumping in Kenya and Ghana – PR
Waste-pickers in Kenya are paying a heavy price for an escalating e-waste crisis in Kenya.
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Fields of gold PART 3: Voices on extractive economies from Ebenhaeser and Hondeklipbaai
The river starts to gather strength in the Winterhoek mountains around Ceres. From there the water begins a descent to the Atlantic ocean approximately 280 kilometers long.
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I exist
Fishmeal and fish oil factories are diverting resources that should feed local populations. And now, oil and gas developments are placing additional pressure on already fragile coastal ecosystems.