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Caring for the Amazon Rainforest in the age of fire
The world is witnessing in horror historic record high temperatures. The planet is on fire in nature's response to our inaction against climate change. But in the Amazon, the fires have a slightly different cause - greed.
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Africa Climate Summit: Time to shake off colonial legacy and shape up our green pan-African future
Two years after the Just Transition Partnership was announced by South Africa and Global North partners, a similar Just Transition Partnership has been announced with Senegal, as a part of…
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Africa Climate Summit: What is it and what does it mean for young people in Africa?
The Africa Climate Summit is a pivotal moment for our continent and the world. As a young person, I am excited to see how it will unfold and hopeful that it will mark a turning point in the fight against climate change in Africa.
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Carbon markets are a threat to the Amazon
Carbon offsets and carbon markets are false solutions to the climate crisis. Instead of falling into this farce, Amazonian countries must focus on protecting the existing forest.
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African feminist academy for climate justice: Uniting feminists for a sustainable future
AFACJ was an experience that left an indelible mark on my heart, mind, and soul and spoke to how far feminism in Africa has evolved from fighting stereotypical gender roles to a more authoritative “I am here.”
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Stand with Indigenous Auyu to Defend Papuan Forests
To the Auyu, the forest is an ‘eternal bank account’. Food, medicine, traditional clothing to building materials, the forest provides everything and is therefore entwined with the Auyu’s cultural identity.
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The calling of Raoni and the strength of now
Witnessing, alongside Indigenous Leader Raoni, the destruction caused by gold mining in the Kayapó Territory, is a wake-up call for urgent, effective and firm action: we need an Amazon free of illegal mining.
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Barbie vs Oppenheimer: two diametrically opposed universes that remind us of two existential threats
“Barbenheimer” is probably the film event of the year. For the Greenpeace community, these two films echo past and present campaigns against very real existential threats: deforestation, plastic pollution and nuclear annihilation.
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Climate emergencies photos from the year so far
As we celebrate World Environment Day today, it makes me incredibly proud to be a part of a group of pioneers across the globe.
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New report exposes hidden deforestation in Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) supply chain and RGE control of pulp mill under construction in Borneo – putting Indonesia’s rainforest at risk
A new investigative report, Pulping Borneo, finds that the Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) Group, the world’s largest viscose producer and major paper products company, continues to rely on deforestation.