{"id":60,"date":"2018-05-09T13:35:15","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T13:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k8s.p4.greenpeace.org\/defaultcontent\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2026-05-05T12:08:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:08:24","slug":"movement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/explore\/movement\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspire the Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-pattern-p4-page-header is-style-parallax\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-background-color has-background\">\n                            Inspire The Movement\n                        <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1.25rem\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Millions of people standing up to power continue to inspire change we once thought impossible. Shifting power and minds is our common struggle.<\/span>\n                        <\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3456\" height=\"2557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/58042254-inspire_protest.jpg\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 601px) 50vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/58042254-inspire_protest.jpg 3456w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/58042254-inspire_protest-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/58042254-inspire_protest-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/58042254-inspire_protest-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/58042254-inspire_protest-1846x1366.jpg 1846w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/58042254-inspire_protest-460x340.jpg 460w\" class=\"wp-image-3908 size-full\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div data-hydrate=\"planet4-blocks\/gallery\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;gallery_block_style&quot;:2,&quot;gallery_block_title&quot;:&quot;Africa driving the change&quot;,&quot;gallery_block_description&quot;:&quot;Our work seeks to connect Africa and the world. Greenpeace Africa challenges the practices that drive cultures of consumption, and the policies that tear down our forests, pollute our water and put our family\\u2019s\\u2019 health at risk. A better future is achievable. People are building a movement - together we can drive change.rnrnBe part of the movement to fight environmental injustices, expanding from Africa to the world.&quot;,&quot;multiple_image&quot;:&quot;3787,5357,532&quot;,&quot;gallery_block_focus_points&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;image_data&quot;:[],&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/7b46b888-gp02l8n-768x510.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/7b46b888-gp02l8n-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/7b46b888-gp02l8n-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/7b46b888-gp02l8n-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/7b46b888-gp02l8n-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/7b46b888-gp02l8n.jpg 1200w&quot;,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:&quot;(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px&quot;,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;Action at Kusile Power Station in Africa. \\u00a9 Benedicte  Kurzen&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Aerial image shows Greenpeace activists hanging from a crane inside Eskom&#039;s Kusile power plant in the Delmas municipal area of the Mpumalanga province, with banners reading &#039;Kusile: Climate Killer&#039;.  Greenpeace is calling on the state owned utility ESKOM to abandon Kusile coal fired power plant, which is set to become world\\u2019s fourth most polluting power plant in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and to instead invest in both green energy sources and jobs.&quot;,&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;credits&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Benedicte  Kurzen&quot;},{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/9d08015b-gp0stscs7-768x512.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/9d08015b-gp0stscs7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/9d08015b-gp0stscs7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/9d08015b-gp0stscs7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/9d08015b-gp0stscs7-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/9d08015b-gp0stscs7.jpg 1200w&quot;,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:&quot;(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px&quot;,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;Action at Mandela Bridge in South Africa. \\u00a9 Shayne Robinson&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Greenpeace Africa activists in collaboration with the Life After Coal Campaign scale Mandela bridge in protest against the inclusion of new coal infrastructure in South Africa&#039;s draft electricity plan (IRP2018).&quot;,&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;credits&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Shayne Robinson&quot;},{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/d09f09ad-d09f09ad-gp01jis_web_size-768x510.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/d09f09ad-d09f09ad-gp01jis_web_size-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/d09f09ad-d09f09ad-gp01jis_web_size-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/d09f09ad-d09f09ad-gp01jis_web_size-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/d09f09ad-d09f09ad-gp01jis_web_size.jpg 799w&quot;,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:&quot;(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px&quot;,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;credits&quot;:&quot;&quot;}]}}\"><section class=\"block split-three-column \"><header><h2 class=\"page-section-header\">Africa driving the change<\/h2><\/header><p class=\"page-section-description\">Our work seeks to connect Africa and the world. Greenpeace Africa challenges the practices that drive cultures of consumption, and the policies that tear down our forests, pollute our water and put our family\u2019s\u2019 health at risk. A better future is achievable. People are building a movement &#8211; together we can drive change.rnrnBe part of the movement to fight environmental injustices, expanding from Africa to the world.<\/p><\/section><\/div><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div data-render=\"planet4-blocks\/columns\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;columns_block_style&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;columns_title&quot;:&quot;Our campaigns&quot;,&quot;columns_description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:[{&quot;attachment&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/9d08015b-gp0stscs7-510x340.jpg&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;#Activism&quot;,&quot;cta_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/africa\\\/en\\\/tag\\\/activism\\\/&quot;,&quot;attachment_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/9d08015b-gp0stscs7-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/9d08015b-gp0stscs7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/9d08015b-gp0stscs7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/9d08015b-gp0stscs7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/9d08015b-gp0stscs7.jpg 1200w&quot;},{&quot;attachment&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/09\\\/4c1c9bf1-gp0stpnoc-510x340.jpg&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;#Plastics&quot;,&quot;cta_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/africa\\\/en\\\/tag\\\/plastics\\\/&quot;,&quot;attachment_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/09\\\/4c1c9bf1-gp0stpnoc-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/09\\\/4c1c9bf1-gp0stpnoc-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/09\\\/4c1c9bf1-gp0stpnoc-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/09\\\/4c1c9bf1-gp0stpnoc-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/09\\\/4c1c9bf1-gp0stpnoc.jpg 1200w&quot;},{&quot;attachment&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/8af90205-wind-510x321.jpg&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;#Energy&quot;,&quot;cta_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/africa\\\/en\\\/tag\\\/energy\\\/&quot;,&quot;attachment_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/8af90205-wind-510x321.jpg 510w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/8af90205-wind-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/8af90205-wind-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/8af90205-wind-1024x645.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/8af90205-wind-2048x1290.jpg 2048w&quot;},{&quot;attachment&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/7b46b888-gp02l8n-510x340.jpg&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;#Coal&quot;,&quot;cta_link&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/africa\\\/en\\\/tag\\\/coal\\\/&quot;,&quot;attachment_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/7b46b888-gp02l8n-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/7b46b888-gp02l8n-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/7b46b888-gp02l8n-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/7b46b888-gp02l8n-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-africa-stateless\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/7b46b888-gp02l8n.jpg 1200w&quot;}],&quot;className&quot;:&quot;is-style-image&quot;}}\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-query actions-list p4-query-loop is-custom-layout-actions-list is-custom-layout-grid is-layout-grid wp-container-core-query-is-layout-29f43435 wp-block-query-is-layout-grid\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you can do<\/h2>\n\n        \n<p style=\"margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:32px\"><\/p>\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-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                <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                <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-55599 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-protecttheenvironment tag-oceans\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2024\/06\/9c19eb7b-gp0stwlow_low-res-800px-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\/06\/9c19eb7b-gp0stwlow_low-res-800px-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2024\/06\/9c19eb7b-gp0stwlow_low-res-800px-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2024\/06\/9c19eb7b-gp0stwlow_low-res-800px-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2024\/06\/9c19eb7b-gp0stwlow_low-res-800px-1-510x287.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=\"2024\/06\/9c19eb7b-gp0stwlow_low-res-800px-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                <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-deep-sea-mining\/\" target=\"_self\" >Stop Deep Sea Mining<\/a><\/h3>\n                <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In Africa, where biodiversity flourishes on land and in its surrounding seas, the deep sea is a treasure trove of biodiversity and home to untold wonders and possibilities.\u00a0It is also one of our best allies against climate change. <\/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-deep-sea-mining\/\" 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                <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                <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. 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Climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental injustice continue to threaten both people and ecosystems<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Defined by urgency and possibility for climate and environmental justice across Africa, 2025 saw the continent and communities face the accelerating impacts of the climate crisis: floods, droughts, displacement, and increasing pressure on livelihoods and ecosystems. <\/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'>Dr. Oulie Keita, Greenpeace Africa Executive Director<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-27T12:36:38+00:00\">27 May 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-60776 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-changemycommunity tag-greenpeaceafrica tag-drc tag-forests 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\/60776\/at-mbandaka-training-forest-guardians-begins-in-schools\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Image\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/05\/4ac10f72-blog-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"At Mbandaka, training forest guardians begins in schools\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/05\/4ac10f72-blog-6.jpg 2048w, 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-6-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/05\/4ac10f72-blog-6-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2026\/05\/4ac10f72-blog-6-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-africa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2026\/05\/4ac10f72-blog-6.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\/changemycommunity\/\">Change my Community<\/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\/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\/drc\/\" rel=\"tag\">DRC<\/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\/forests\/\" rel=\"tag\">Forests<\/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\/60776\/at-mbandaka-training-forest-guardians-begins-in-schools\/\" target=\"_self\" >At Mbandaka, training forest guardians begins in schools<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In Mbandaka, some realities cannot simply be explained \u2014 they must be lived. The forest is everywhere. It shapes the landscape, livelihoods, and the fragile balance that sustains daily life. 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