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5 Madiba Quotes to Reflect on this Mandela Day
Former South African president Nelson Mandela has become an international beacon of public service; he sacrificed 27 years of his life, serving a prison term for the liberation of his people.
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Pressing forward with Greenpeace Africa: gender parity worth emulating
A question that keeps lurking in my mind in our competitive world is: “Does gender equality make the world a better place?” I will say YES! It’s saddening after how…
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Greenpeace Africa’s Executive Director Wins a Prestigious Human Rights Award
Nairobi, January 30, 2018: Greenpeace Africa’s Executive Director, Njeri Kabeberi, has won the 2017 Munir Mazrui ‘Lifetime Achievement Human Rights Defenders Award’ in a ceremony organised by the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (NCHRD-K) at the Royal Netherlands embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. This is one of three categories of Human Rights Defenders (HRD) Awards…
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UMOJA
In this January edition, learn about our journey through the Congo Basin forest, the Climate March at the UN Climate Conference in Bonn, what we got upto on International Coastal Clean-Up Day and more!
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UMOJA
This edition is packed with victories, from the Congo forest to supermarkets in Australia phasing out single use plastics.
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Celebrating Women’s Day with Jenn Coles
"One small act of kindness has a ripple effect as it reverberates in individual’s lives, in communities and ultimately in transforming the very fabric of our beloved country."
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We bring culture and nature together to celebrate World Environment Day
Environmental protection is no doubt among the top issues facing the world today. World Environment Day commemorated on June 5, reminds us to sensitise and encourage people to be more conscious of their actions on the environment. This year’s theme was ‘Connecting People to Nature’ and we the Environmental Ambassadors of Cameroon were at the…
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We speak for the trees
When Resolute Forest Products, Canada’s largest logging company, threw two multi-million dollar lawsuits at Greenpeace and Stand.Earth for speaking out for the protection of the Canadian boreal forest, people around the world did not sit idly by.
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How Trump succeeds to put himself on the wrong side of history on climate change
For many watching the environmental space in South Africa, this was late night news that came with very little surprise. It had been a long day, filled with bitter anticipation of the disaster that was to come. And so it did. The US, one of the largest contributors of climate change, has now clearly chosen…
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2017 Annual Report
In 2017, we laid the groundwork for an environmental movement in Africa. Overall, Greenpeace Africa had a great year and we are looking forward to an even more impactful 2018,…