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Beach clean-up in Malibu, Senegal: communities come together for action on plastics – but we need to stop it at the source
Under the banner of Greenpeace Africa, around a hundred volunteers including local youth, passers-by, and community members gathered with gloves and bin bags for a large-scale beach clean-up and brand audit.
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Wild Coast communities, Environmental Justice organisations appeal Shell judgment at the Constitutional Court
Wild Coast communities, Sustaining the Wild Coast, All Rise Attorneys, Natural Justice and Greenpeace Africa have, last week, filed petitions in the Constitutional Court to appeal against the order of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in the legal battle over Shell’s exploration rights which allows them to conduct seismic testing on the Wild Coast…
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SCA dismisses Shell’s appeal but extends Shell a lifeline
Bloemfontein, 03 June 2024: The Supreme Court of Appeal today dismissed an appeal by Shell, Impact Africa and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy of the Makhanda High Court…
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Greenpeace Africa Applauds Senegal’s Publication of Fishing Vessel List and Urges the Government to Join FiTI
Dakar, May 8, 2024 – Greenpeace Africa welcomes the decision of the new Senegalese government to publish the list of vessels authorized to fish in the country’s national waters. This…
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UN Ocean Treaty one year old – Ratification processes must accelerate
Senegal, USA, 1 March 2024 - The UN Ocean Treaty agreed a year ago this week has still only been ratified by two countries, underscoring an urgent need for more governments to write the historic Treaty into national legislation.
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Greenpeace Africa Statement on South Africa Navy Marine Blasts
Underwater blasting and detonation of explosives by the South Africa Navy began at the Marine Protected area of False Bay, which hosts a sizable colony of endangered African penguins. The underwater blasting raises deep concerns about the possible harm to marine creatures in False Bay.
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Women and Empty Gourds: Guardians of Food Security in Senegal
On the Bargny beach, under the scorching Senegalese sun, a group of fifteen women stand united, each holding an empty gourd - a calabash bowl. Their faces mirror both determination and concern as they raise their fists in the air.
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A WIN FOR FISHING COMMUNITIES: Trawler licenses rejected
Greenpeace Africa welcomes the decision by Senegal's Minister of Fisheries to follow the conclusions of the advisory committee on the allocation of fishing licences, which recommended the rejection of all new license applications submitted to it.