{"id":13,"date":"2018-05-08T14:32:59","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T14:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k8s.p4.greenpeace.org\/defaultcontent\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:28:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T11:28:04","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div data-hydrate=\"planet4-blocks\/carousel-header\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;carousel_autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;slides&quot;:[{&quot;image&quot;:60787,&quot;focal_points&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:1,&quot;y&quot;:1},&quot;header&quot;:&quot;Training forest guardians begins in schools&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;The forest is everywhere. It shapes the landscape, livelihoods, and the fragile balance that sustains daily life.&quot;,&quot;link_text&quot;:&quot;READ HERE&quot;,&quot;link_url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/blog\/60776\/at-mbandaka-training-forest-guardians-begins-in-schools\/&quot;,&quot;link_url_new_tab&quot;:false,&quot;image_url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/05\/4ac10f72-blog-6.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/05\/4ac10f72-blog-6-150x150.jpg 150w,https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/05\/4ac10f72-blog-6-300x200.jpg 300w,https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/05\/4ac10f72-blog-6-1024x684.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/05\/4ac10f72-blog-6.jpg 2048w&quot;},{&quot;image&quot;:60726,&quot;focal_points&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.97,&quot;y&quot;:0.21},&quot;header&quot;:&quot;A world without bees&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Why pollinator decline threatens Africa\u2019s\u00a0food security&quot;,&quot;link_text&quot;:&quot;READ HERE&quot;,&quot;link_url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/blog\/60720\/a-world-without-bees-why-pollinator-decline-threatens-africas-food-security\/&quot;,&quot;link_url_new_tab&quot;:false,&quot;image_url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/05\/4b8aff4e-gp1sv2hw_low-res-800px.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/05\/4b8aff4e-gp1sv2hw_low-res-800px-150x150.jpg 150w,https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/05\/4b8aff4e-gp1sv2hw_low-res-800px-300x225.jpg 300w,https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/05\/4b8aff4e-gp1sv2hw_low-res-800px.jpg 800w&quot;},{&quot;image&quot;:60458,&quot;focal_points&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.47,&quot;y&quot;:0.08},&quot;header&quot;:&quot;Legal poison!&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Ban toxic pesticides across Africa. Now.&quot;,&quot;link_text&quot;:&quot;SIGN NOW&quot;,&quot;link_url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/pages.greenpeaceafrica.org\/ban-toxic-pesticides\/?utm_campaign=food&amp;utm_source=home-page&amp;utm_medium=main-website&amp;utm_content=button&amp;utm_term=slider&quot;,&quot;link_url_new_tab&quot;:false,&quot;image_url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/04\/08bc40f2-pests.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/04\/08bc40f2-pests-150x150.jpg 150w,https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/04\/08bc40f2-pests-300x169.jpg 300w,https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/04\/08bc40f2-pests-1024x576.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/04\/08bc40f2-pests.jpg 1600w&quot;},{&quot;image&quot;:60199,&quot;focal_points&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.68,&quot;y&quot;:0.46},&quot;header&quot;:&quot;For the first time in history,&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&lt;strong&gt;we have submitted a case before Africa&#x27;s highest human rights court with a simple, powerful argument&lt;\/strong&gt;&quot;,&quot;link_text&quot;:&quot;ADD YOUR VOICE&quot;,&quot;link_url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/pages.greenpeaceafrica.org\/african-court-to-put-climate-justice-into-law?utm_campaign=climate-justice&amp;utm_source=home-page&amp;utm_medium=main-website&amp;utm_content=button&amp;utm_term=slider&quot;,&quot;link_url_new_tab&quot;:true,&quot;image_url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/03\/6a0b2ddd-gp0su6xnb_low-res-800px-1-1.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/03\/6a0b2ddd-gp0su6xnb_low-res-800px-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w,https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/03\/6a0b2ddd-gp0su6xnb_low-res-800px-1-1-300x200.jpg 300w,https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/03\/6a0b2ddd-gp0su6xnb_low-res-800px-1-1.jpg 800w&quot;}],&quot;currentImageIndex&quot;:0}\"><section class=\"block block-header alignfull carousel-header \" aria-label=\"Greenpeace highlights\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\"><div class=\"carousel-indicators-wrapper\"><div class=\"container\"><button aria-label=\"Autoplay\" class=\"carousel-autoplay-control stop\" aria-pressed=\"true\"><\/button><div class=\"visually-hidden\" aria-live=\"polite\">Slide resumed<\/div><ol class=\"carousel-indicators\" tabindex=\"-1\"><li class=\"active\"><button tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Go to Training forest guardians begins in schools slide\" aria-current=\"true\"><\/button><\/li><li><button tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Go to A world without bees slide\"><\/button><\/li><li><button tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Go to Legal poison! slide\"><\/button><\/li><li><button tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Go to For the first time in history, slide\"><\/button><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><nav aria-label=\"Greenpeace highlights carousel controls\"><button class=\"carousel-control-prev\" aria-label=\"Go to previous slide For the first time in history,\"><span class=\"carousel-control-prev-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i><\/i><\/span><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Previous<\/span><\/button><button class=\"carousel-control-next\" aria-label=\"Go to next slide A world without bees\"><span class=\"carousel-control-next-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i><\/i><\/span><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Next<\/span><\/button><\/nav><div class=\"carousel-wrapper-header\"><ul class=\"carousel-inner\" role=\"listbox\"><li class=\"carousel-item active\" tabindex=\"0\" area-hidden=\"false\" role=\"tabpanel\" alt=\"\"><div class=\"carousel-item-mask\"><div class=\"background-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/05\/4ac10f72-blog-6.jpg\" style=\"object-position:100% 100%\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/05\/4ac10f72-blog-6-150x150.jpg 150w,https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/05\/4ac10f72-blog-6-300x200.jpg 300w,https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/05\/4ac10f72-blog-6-1024x684.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/05\/4ac10f72-blog-6.jpg 2048w\"\/><\/div><div class=\"carousel-caption\"><div class=\"caption-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"container main-header\"><div class=\"carousel-captions-wrapper\"><h2 tabindex=\"0\">Training forest guardians begins in schools<\/h2><p>The forest is everywhere. It shapes the landscape, livelihoods, and the fragile balance that sustains daily life.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-4 action-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/blog\/60776\/at-mbandaka-training-forest-guardians-begins-in-schools\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary\" data-ga-category=\"Carousel Header\" data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\" tabindex=\"0\"><span>READ HERE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"carousel-item \" tabindex=\"-1\" area-hidden=\"true\" role=\"tabpanel\" alt=\"\"><div class=\"carousel-item-mask\"><div class=\"background-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/05\/4b8aff4e-gp1sv2hw_low-res-800px.jpg\" style=\"object-position:97% 21%\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/05\/4b8aff4e-gp1sv2hw_low-res-800px-150x150.jpg 150w,https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/05\/4b8aff4e-gp1sv2hw_low-res-800px-300x225.jpg 300w,https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/05\/4b8aff4e-gp1sv2hw_low-res-800px.jpg 800w\"\/><\/div><div class=\"carousel-caption\"><div class=\"caption-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"container main-header\"><div class=\"carousel-captions-wrapper\"><h2 tabindex=\"-1\">A world without bees<\/h2><p>Why pollinator decline threatens Africa\u2019s\u00a0food security<\/p><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-4 action-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/blog\/60720\/a-world-without-bees-why-pollinator-decline-threatens-africas-food-security\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary\" data-ga-category=\"Carousel Header\" data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span>READ HERE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"carousel-item \" tabindex=\"-1\" area-hidden=\"true\" role=\"tabpanel\" alt=\"\"><div class=\"carousel-item-mask\"><div class=\"background-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/04\/08bc40f2-pests.jpg\" style=\"object-position:47% 8%\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/04\/08bc40f2-pests-150x150.jpg 150w,https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/04\/08bc40f2-pests-300x169.jpg 300w,https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/04\/08bc40f2-pests-1024x576.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/04\/08bc40f2-pests.jpg 1600w\"\/><\/div><div class=\"carousel-caption\"><div class=\"caption-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"container main-header\"><div class=\"carousel-captions-wrapper\"><h2 tabindex=\"-1\">Legal poison!<\/h2><p>Ban toxic pesticides across Africa. Now.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-4 action-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.greenpeaceafrica.org\/ban-toxic-pesticides\/?utm_campaign=food&amp;utm_source=home-page&amp;utm_medium=main-website&amp;utm_content=button&amp;utm_term=slider\" class=\"btn btn-primary\" data-ga-category=\"Carousel Header\" data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span>SIGN NOW<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"carousel-item \" tabindex=\"-1\" area-hidden=\"true\" role=\"tabpanel\" alt=\"\"><div class=\"carousel-item-mask\"><div class=\"background-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/03\/6a0b2ddd-gp0su6xnb_low-res-800px-1-1.jpg\" style=\"object-position:68% 46%\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/03\/6a0b2ddd-gp0su6xnb_low-res-800px-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w,https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/03\/6a0b2ddd-gp0su6xnb_low-res-800px-1-1-300x200.jpg 300w,https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/03\/6a0b2ddd-gp0su6xnb_low-res-800px-1-1.jpg 800w\"\/><\/div><div class=\"carousel-caption\"><div class=\"caption-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"container main-header\"><div class=\"carousel-captions-wrapper\"><h2 tabindex=\"-1\">For the first time in history,<\/h2><p><strong>we have submitted a case before Africa&#8217;s highest human rights court with a simple, powerful argument<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-4 action-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.greenpeaceafrica.org\/african-court-to-put-climate-justice-into-law?utm_campaign=climate-justice&amp;utm_source=home-page&amp;utm_medium=main-website&amp;utm_content=button&amp;utm_term=slider\" class=\"btn btn-primary\" data-ga-category=\"Carousel Header\" data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span>ADD YOUR VOICE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-grey-100-background-color has-background\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/06\/11d07ef7-webinar-flyer-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1600px) calc((1320px - 24px) \/ 2),(min-width: 1200px) calc((1140px - 24px) \/ 2),(min-width: 992px) calc((960px - 24px) \/ 2),(min-width: 768px) calc((720px - 24px) \/ 2),(min-width: 601px) calc((540px - 24px) \/ 2),(min-width: 577px) calc((540px - 24px) \/ 1), calc(100vw - 24px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/06\/11d07ef7-webinar-flyer-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/06\/11d07ef7-webinar-flyer-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/06\/11d07ef7-webinar-flyer-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/06\/11d07ef7-webinar-flyer-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/06\/11d07ef7-webinar-flyer-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/06\/11d07ef7-webinar-flyer-1-1366x1366.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/06\/11d07ef7-webinar-flyer-1-340x340.jpg 340w\" class=\"wp-image-60864 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Debating Kenya&#8217;s Nuclear Plant on Lake Victoria&#8217;s Shore<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ZOOM WEBINAR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-action-yellow-700-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/greenpeace.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_z4ToVltORRikqlpYs47osQ\">RGISTER HERE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default has-action-yellow-500-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-action-yellow-500-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-grey-800-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-61d2b311f7de124a0d2b85651c8d74f6\"><strong>We don&#8217;t take any money from corporations or governments. 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data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/tag\/greenpeaceafrica\/\" rel=\"tag\">GreenpeaceAfrica<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/tag\/kenya\/\" rel=\"tag\">Kenya<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Title\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/press\/60851\/greenpeace-africa-calls-for-fossil-fuel-phase-out-and-accelerated-climate-action-on-world-environment-day\/\" target=\"_self\" >Greenpeace Africa calls for fossil fuel phase-out and accelerated climate action on World Environment Day<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On World Environment Day, Greenpeace Africa is calling on African governments to act on the climate emergency as extreme weather events continue to intensify across the continent, threatening lives, food systems, and the livelihoods of millions. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'>Ferdinand Omondi<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-05T12:05:08+00:00\">5 June 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-60847 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-protecttheenvironment tag-forests tag-cameroon tag-greenpeaceafrica p4-page-type-blog\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/blog\/60847\/rural-women-are-on-the-front-line-of-the-climate-crisis-it-is-time-the-world-acts-like-it\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Image\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/12\/08e7d553-gp04bx8_web_size-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Rural women are on the front line of the climate crisis. It is time the world acts like it.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/12\/08e7d553-gp04bx8_web_size-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/12\/08e7d553-gp04bx8_web_size-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/12\/08e7d553-gp04bx8_web_size-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/12\/08e7d553-gp04bx8_web_size-1-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-africa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2018\/12\/08e7d553-gp04bx8_web_size-1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Post Type Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/category\/issues\/protecttheenvironment\/\">Protect the Environment<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/tag\/forests\/\" rel=\"tag\">Forests<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/tag\/cameroon\/\" rel=\"tag\">Cameroon<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/tag\/greenpeaceafrica\/\" rel=\"tag\">GreenpeaceAfrica<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Title\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/blog\/60847\/rural-women-are-on-the-front-line-of-the-climate-crisis-it-is-time-the-world-acts-like-it\/\" target=\"_self\" >Rural women are on the front line of the climate crisis. It is time the world acts like it.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This year&#8217;s World Environment Day theme &#8220;From awareness to action&#8221; sounds urgent. But for the millions of rural women living alongside logging concessions, industrial agriculture and mining sites across Africa urgency is not a theme. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'>Stella Tchoukep<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-05T11:36:32+00:00\">5 June 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-60839 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-protecttheenvironment tag-forests tag-greenpeaceafrica tag-kenya p4-page-type-press\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/press\/60839\/the-destruction-of-imenti-forest-is-the-latest-price-kenya-is-paying-for-development-it-never-needed\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Image\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/06\/da59b4f1-gp0su7d68.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"The destruction of Imenti Forest is the latest price Kenya is paying for development it never needed\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/06\/da59b4f1-gp0su7d68.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/06\/da59b4f1-gp0su7d68-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/06\/da59b4f1-gp0su7d68-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/06\/da59b4f1-gp0su7d68-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/06\/da59b4f1-gp0su7d68-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-africa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2026\/06\/da59b4f1-gp0su7d68.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Post Type Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/category\/issues\/protecttheenvironment\/\">Protect the Environment<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/tag\/forests\/\" rel=\"tag\">Forests<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/tag\/greenpeaceafrica\/\" rel=\"tag\">GreenpeaceAfrica<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/tag\/kenya\/\" rel=\"tag\">Kenya<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Title\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/press\/60839\/the-destruction-of-imenti-forest-is-the-latest-price-kenya-is-paying-for-development-it-never-needed\/\" target=\"_self\" >The destruction of Imenti Forest is the latest price Kenya is paying for development it never needed<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In September 2025, Greenpeace Africa sounded the alarm. Reports had emerged that 50 acres of Imenti Forest in Meru County were being considered for a State Lodge, a golf course and an airstrip &#8211; a directive said to have come from the President himself during a meeting with Meru leaders. We called for an immediate&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'>Greenpeace Africa<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-04T05:23:32+00:00\">4 June 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons carousel-controls is-horizontal is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-044bd602 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button carousel-control-prev\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Prev<\/button><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button carousel-control-next\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Next<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item see-all-link wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/news-stories\/?post-type=blog\"><span data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"See More Link\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">See all stories<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query actions-list p4-query-loop is-custom-layout-carousel is-layout-flex wp-block-query-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TAKE ACTION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:32px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-60213 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-protecttheenvironment tag-greenpeaceafrica\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/03\/6a0b2ddd-gp0su6xnb_low-res-800px-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/03\/6a0b2ddd-gp0su6xnb_low-res-800px-1-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/03\/6a0b2ddd-gp0su6xnb_low-res-800px-1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/03\/6a0b2ddd-gp0su6xnb_low-res-800px-1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/03\/6a0b2ddd-gp0su6xnb_low-res-800px-1-1-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-africa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2026\/03\/6a0b2ddd-gp0su6xnb_low-res-800px-1-1.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group group-stretched-link is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\">Protect the Environment<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\" data-ga-category=\"Actions List\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/act\/support-landmark-change-to-african-law-across-the-continent\/\" target=\"_self\" >Support landmark change to African law across the continent<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This is your moment to be part of history. Let\u2019s tell the African Court to put climate justice into law. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group read-more-nav is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><a data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\" data-ga-category=\"Actions List\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/act\/support-landmark-change-to-african-law-across-the-continent\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-small\" aria-label=\"Get Involved\">Get Involved<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-59955 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-protecttheenvironment tag-greenpeaceafrica tag-oceans\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/02\/7a595796-gp0styezj.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"World Fisheries Day Activity in Senegal. \u00a9 Cl\u00e9ment  Tardif \/ Greenpeace\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/02\/7a595796-gp0styezj.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/02\/7a595796-gp0styezj-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/02\/7a595796-gp0styezj-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/02\/7a595796-gp0styezj-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/02\/7a595796-gp0styezj-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-africa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2026\/02\/7a595796-gp0styezj.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group group-stretched-link is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\">Protect the Environment<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\" data-ga-category=\"Actions List\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/act\/stop-the-industrial-plunder-of-west-africa\/\" target=\"_self\" >Stop the industrial plunder of West Africa<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The industrial fishing lobby is powerful, and West Africa&#8217;s fishing communities can&#8217;t fight this battle alone. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group read-more-nav is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><a data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\" data-ga-category=\"Actions List\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/act\/stop-the-industrial-plunder-of-west-africa\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-small\" aria-label=\"Get Involved\">Get Involved<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-57420 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-inspirethemovement tag-greenpeaceafrica\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2025\/04\/372b4329-gp0su55ia_medium-res-1200px.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2025\/04\/372b4329-gp0su55ia_medium-res-1200px.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2025\/04\/372b4329-gp0su55ia_medium-res-1200px-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2025\/04\/372b4329-gp0su55ia_medium-res-1200px-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2025\/04\/372b4329-gp0su55ia_medium-res-1200px-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2025\/04\/372b4329-gp0su55ia_medium-res-1200px-453x340.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-africa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2025\/04\/372b4329-gp0su55ia_medium-res-1200px.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group group-stretched-link is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\">Inspire the Movement<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\" data-ga-category=\"Actions List\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/act\/time-to-resist\/\" target=\"_self\" >Time to Resist<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Billionaires like Elon Musk were born in Africa but now use their power to infiltrate global politics, destroy the world and hurt the poorest in society. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group read-more-nav is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><a data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\" data-ga-category=\"Actions List\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/act\/time-to-resist\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-small\" aria-label=\"Get Involved\">Get Involved<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-56141 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-inspirethemovement tag-activism tag-greenpeaceafrica\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2025\/03\/37822eb3-gp0su4ixr.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"G20 - Tax The Super Rich - Action in Pretoria. \u00a9 Natanya Harrington \/ Greenpeace\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2025\/03\/37822eb3-gp0su4ixr.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2025\/03\/37822eb3-gp0su4ixr-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2025\/03\/37822eb3-gp0su4ixr-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2025\/03\/37822eb3-gp0su4ixr-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2025\/03\/37822eb3-gp0su4ixr-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-africa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2025\/03\/37822eb3-gp0su4ixr.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group group-stretched-link is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\">Inspire the Movement<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\" data-ga-category=\"Actions List\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/act\/wellbeing-for-all\/\" target=\"_self\" >Wellbeing for All<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The richest 1% have captured twice as much wealth as the 99% of the world\u2019s population, between 2020 and 2023. The Finance Bill in Kenya would have ONLY managed to collect\u00a02.68 billion dollars from the average person. While 480 BILLION DOLLARS are lost to tax abuse by billionaires and multinationals (including big oil corporations). <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group read-more-nav is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><a data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\" data-ga-category=\"Actions List\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/act\/wellbeing-for-all\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-small\" aria-label=\"Get Involved\">Get Involved<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-57070 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-protecttheenvironment tag-greenpeaceafrica tag-forests tag-kenya\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2025\/02\/a8de84ef-kenya-forest-gif.gif\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-africa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2025\/02\/a8de84ef-kenya-forest-gif.gif\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group group-stretched-link is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\">Protect the Environment<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\" data-ga-category=\"Actions List\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/act\/stop-the-attack-on-kenyas-forests-now\/\" target=\"_self\" >Stop the attack on Kenya&#8217;s forests now!<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Iconic Kenyan forests making up almost 10 times the size of Nairobi are under threat. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group read-more-nav is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><a data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\" data-ga-category=\"Actions List\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/act\/stop-the-attack-on-kenyas-forests-now\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-small\" aria-label=\"Get Involved\">Get Involved<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-56413 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-protecttheenvironment tag-textile-waste tag-greenpeaceafrica\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2024\/09\/645050fb-gp0stypvk_pressmedia-2500px-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2024\/09\/645050fb-gp0stypvk_pressmedia-2500px-1.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2024\/09\/645050fb-gp0stypvk_pressmedia-2500px-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2024\/09\/645050fb-gp0stypvk_pressmedia-2500px-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2024\/09\/645050fb-gp0stypvk_pressmedia-2500px-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2024\/09\/645050fb-gp0stypvk_pressmedia-2500px-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2024\/09\/645050fb-gp0stypvk_pressmedia-2500px-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2024\/09\/645050fb-gp0stypvk_pressmedia-2500px-1-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-africa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2024\/09\/645050fb-gp0stypvk_pressmedia-2500px-1.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group group-stretched-link is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\">Protect the Environment<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\" data-ga-category=\"Actions List\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/act\/stop-ghana-from-becoming-europes-textile-waste-dumpsite\/\" target=\"_self\" >Stop Ghana From Becoming Europe&#8217;s Textile Waste Dumpsite<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Enough is enough! Instead of importing the Global North\u2019s fast-fashion waste problem let\u2019s put African solutions first. 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