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Indigenous leaders demand respect of Indigenous People’s rights by UN biodiversity summit
Indigenous leaders traveled this week to Nairobi to demand that the UN biodiversity summit officially recognise the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities and their central…
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Montreal-bound biodiversity COP must recognise the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in protecting nature
21 June, Nairobi, Kenya – Now that the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP15 has confirmed the final talks will be held in December in Montreal, Canada, negotiators must take…
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Convention on Biological Diversity COP 15: Kenya’s Government Must Recognise Farmers Rights to Indigenous Seeds
As the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), COP 15 kicks off in Nairobi Kenya, Greenpeace Africa has called on Kenya’s government to recognise smallholder farmers' rights to indigenous seeds and amend the punitive seed laws that seek to criminalise farmers from sharing and selling seeds that are not certified or registered.
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Punitive Seed Laws Protect Big Corporations Over Kenya’s Farmers
Smallholder farmers across the country have been shocked to learn that the Seed and Plant varieties Act Cap 326 of 2012 prohibits farmers from sharing, exchanging or selling uncertified and unregistered seeds.
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Where it all Began: A Greenpeace Africa Activist Journey
One of my greatest victories in Greenpeace Africa as a climate Activist is my involvement in the fight against harmful pesticides in our food under the #FoodForLife campaign. The action…
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What Kenya should do to lower food prices
Over the past couple of weeks,Kenya’s social media has been awash with the hashtag #lowerfoodprices. With some social media users calling on President Uhuru Kenyatta to act on the skyrocketing food prices. Several political leaders have been named and blamed for the current food price hikes.
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Global plastics treaty: big, bold step to end plastic pollution
March 2, 2022, Nairobi, Kenya: The United Nations Environment Assembly announced today the outcome of the UNEA 5.2 meeting adopting a mandate to open negotiations for a legally binding global…
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Greenpeace Africa Calls on Governments to Endorse a Legally Binding Global Plastics Treaty
For the first time in history, consideration of a global plastics treaty to tackle the plastic crisis is one of the top priorities in the upcoming talks set to begin in Nairobi this week. Greenpeace Africa calls on all UN Member States to support the most comprehensive draft resolution and to adopt further measures to…
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Global Plastics Treaty Now
Plastic pollution is fast spiralling out of control and if left unchecked it might be too little too late by the time the world finally decides to do something about it. The current plastic crisis leaves no room for status quo and requires a global approach with all relevant players within the whole plastic life…
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Time for Kenyatta to Demonstrate True Leadership on Climate Change Issues; Greenpeace Africa
Nairobi, 07 February 2022: President Kenyatta has been selected to chair the Committee of African Heads of States and government on climate change. In response to these developments, Greenpeace Africa campaigner, Claire Nasike