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Greenpeace Africa Calls Out Unilever for Plastic Pollution: Protest at Durban HQ
Durban, October 15, 2024— Greenpeace Africa activists and concerned community members gathered at Unilever's headquarters in Durban to protest the multinational corporation's contribution to plastic pollution across Africa.
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Embracing the Polluter Pays Principle: A Defining Moment for Climate Finance
In the face of unprecedented profits in the fossil fuel industry, coupled with rising emissions and the tangible toll of climate-induced extreme weather, the moral, economic, and environmental justification for enforcing the polluter pays principle has never been stronger.
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Kenya: Greenpeace Africa commends the government decision to join the High Ambition Coalition to end plastic pollution
Nairobi 26/09/2024/ Kenya has officially joined the High Ambition Coalition aimed at eliminating plastics pollution, which now comprises 67 nations dedicated to establishing a robust international legally binding instrument based on a comprehensive and circular approach that mandates urgent actions and effective measures throughout the entire lifecycle of plastics.
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COP29: The Finance COP Must Deliver for Africa – A Call to Action for African Negotiators
Nairobi, Kenya, 19 September – As COP29 approaches in Azerbaijan, African negotiators have been urged to seize the moment to secure equitable climate finance for the continent.
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FAST FASHION, SLOW POISON: NEW REPORT EXPOSES TOXIC IMPACT OF GLOBAL TEXTILE WASTE IN GHANA
The report, titled “Fast Fashion, Slow Poison: The Toxic Textile Crisis in Ghana,” exposes the devastating impact of discarded clothing from the Global North, much of it fast fashion, on the environment, communities, and ecosystems in Ghana.
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Greenpeace Africa Welcomes Outcomes from AMCEN 2024: Calls for Urgent Action on Climate Finance and Plastic Reduction
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, September 7, 2024 — As the 10th Special Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) concludes, Greenpeace Africa commends African ministers for their leadership in tackling some of the continent’s most critical environmental issues—climate change, plastic pollution, and biodiversity loss.
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AMCEN 2024 : Greenpeace Africa Urges African Ministers to Champion Bold Climate Action and Plastic Reduction.
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, September 2, 2024 — As Ministers meet for the 10th Special Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) in Abidjan, Greenpeace Africa’s campaigners have urged African leaders to take decisive action to address the interlinked crises of plastic pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss.
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Shimmers of Green in a world of darkness: Community Food Gardens
“Food gives the children of our community hope,” Ziyanda Phandle tells me as the rain beats down on her patio office. Ziyanda is the farm manager at Love in a Bowl, a community cooperative that feeds 6000 children in 26 early childhood development centres (ECDs) and soup kitchens across Hout Bay.
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Greenpeace Africa Engage Key Stakeholders in the DRC to Tackle Environmental Challenges and Promote Community-led Conservation
Greenpeace Africa (GPAF) concluded a weeklong visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from August 12 to 17, aimed at addressing pressing climate-related challenges through collaborative working with key stakeholders including local civil society organizations and pertinent government authorities.
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Historic UN Tax Convention Draft A Promising Step Towards Global Tax Justice
The new draft reflects the mounting pressure on governments to ensure that multinational corporations and the ultra-wealthy contribute their fair share to the global economy.