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Greenpeace Africa calls on the Senegalese authorities to explain the suspicious presence of a Russian factory ship in Senegalese waters
Greenpeace Africa is revealing the suspicious presence of a Russian factory trawler in Senegalese waters.
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Dakar 2 Summit: ‘Feeding Africa’ must mean protecting the continent’s fisheries
Greenpeace Africa is calling on African leaders attending the Dakar 2 Summit "Feed Africa: Food Sovereignty and Resilience" to take concrete action to protect the fisheries sector, which provides the livelihood of millions of people in Africa, by ensuring the sustainability of fish stocks, specifically small pelagic fish, which contribute significantly to the economy and…
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Cayar community launches new phase of legal challenge against polluting fishmeal factory after major campaign breakthrough.
The municipality of Cayar has banned the discharge of wastewater into a local lake and its surroundings, in a major win for a local community campaign against a nearby fishmeal factory and its polluting practices.
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Joint statement from Greenpeace Africa and Natural Justice
Responding to the decision by the President of the High Court of Thiès to dismiss the request to temporarily close the Touba Protéine Marine (formally ‘Barna’) fishmeal factory in Cayar on the basis that it is polluting the town’s air, soil and water source, a spokesperson for Greenpeace Africa said
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Historic fishmeal litigation: Factory pollutes environment and illegally dumps waste in local lake.
On the second day (6 October) of a historic legal action to shut down a polluting fishmeal factory in the town of Cayar, the High Court of Thiès was shown shocking laboratory evidence of toxic metals in drinking water from the town.
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The inhabitants of Cayar take the Touba Protéine Marine (formerly Barna Senegal) fishmeal factory to court
Representatives of the Taxawu Cayar Collective from the town of Cayar, Senegal, accompanied their lawyer today as he submitted a summons to the High Court of Thiès requesting an injunction that would temporarily close Cayar’s unpopular Touba Protéine Marine fishmeal factory (ex Barna Senegal).
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UN: sustainability of fisheries in Senegal is “of great concern” and demands the government improve fisheries management
Dakar, 30 June 2022 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has highlighted the devastating impact of the fishmeal and fish oil industry on West Africa’s fish…
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Africans are fighting to protect our oceans, food and jobs
What a difference six months makes. Last December, there was a surge of environmental optimism when Olaf Scholz became Germany’s Chancellor after pledging to “halt man-made climate change”. Germany has…
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World Oceans Day: As food insecurity worsens, Greenpeace Africa and fishing communities across West Africa demand action on the fishmeal and fish oil industry “to prevent a human catastrophe”
Fishing communities and civil society groups across West Africa will unite today (8 June, World Oceans Day) in a show of strength against the fishmeal and fish oil (FMFO) industry…
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Anti corruption report in Senegal: Greenpeace Africa urges Senegal to adopt transparency in the fishing sector
“The shortcomings raised by OFNAC confirm the concerns of Greenpeace Africa, which for years has been asking for an audit and the publication of the list of vessels authorized in Senegal,” says Dr Ba. “We must not allow this important sector to operate under such nebulous practices. This is why Greenpeace Africa is once again…