At the heart of our work is the knowledge that a healthy environment is essential to a green and peaceful world. We protect the climate from fossil energy and unsustainable human activities that fuel catastrophes. We work to protect biodiversity in all its forms, from great global forests and oceans, to mighty rivers and plains. We aim to safeguard and restore the essential ecosystems for a healthy planet and all who call it home.
What you can do
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UN Climate Change Conference – COP29
Now in its 29th year and facing a crucial moment, the UN Climate Change Conference must agree on a new climate finance package. Finance is a cornerstone of global cooperation on climate change and a central component of the Paris Agreement’s commitments. Climate justice can only be achieved when we end the root cause of…
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A Breath of Fresh Air: Everyone deserves clean air
What comes to mind when you think of clean air? A beautiful landscape? Exercising outdoors? Picnicking in the park with loved ones or riding a bike? Submit your photo now and be a part of the change.
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Protect what you love!
Join us on a humble journey through the magical world of Mother Nature, to the land we rely on every day for the air we breathe and the water we drink. This land is our home, our source of livelihood, and a legacy for our children and grandchildren.
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COP28
The 28th UN Climate Conference is taking place at the end of a year when we saw record temperatures, thousands of people dying in floods in Libya and Algeria and wildfires spreading across Syria, Tunisia, and Lebanon. We are in a race against the climate crisis clock and it’s accelerating fast, so world leaders need…
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#ClimateJusticeNow
The Middle East and North Africa is warming at twice the global average – impacts are being seen in communities and the natural world throughout the region.
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Climate justice for the MENA youth.
Climate change is bad for everyone, but it is making some people’s lives worse. The basic essentials for good health and well-being of our generation, food, air and water, are all being heavily affected. The current economic system that was chosen by the Global North has created the climate disaster we now face and has…
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The climate justice clock is ticking.
The MENA region is particularly impacted by the adverse effects of climate change in every possible way. Children, women, indigenous communities, properties, crops and ecosystems are daily being reduced to mere figures and stories of climate change victims. They are our sisters, our brothers, our homes, our livelihood, our serenity and our culture.
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Have You Experienced the Impacts of Climate Change?
Since climate change is one of the most serious threats facing the Middle East and North Africa, and as part of our awareness project to combat and adapt to its impacts, we want to hear from you, and from citizens across the region who are witnessing the changes around them caused by global warming.
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Extreme Heat Waves and Wildfires: How to deal with them?
As temperatures keep rising to historic highs due to climate change, wildfires are becoming more frequent and severe in almost every region of the world. Therefore, it is necessary to spread awareness on how to prevent and deal with them. It is common knowledge that the culprit is climate change, so let us be prepared!
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FSO-SAFER: A ticking time bomb
FSO Safer is a floating oil storage and offloading vessel that is moored in the Red Sea north of the Yemeni city of Al Hudaydah . Safer was built in 1976 by the Hitachi Zosen Corporation in Japan as the oil tanker Esso Japan.
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Create an Antarctic Sanctuary
It would ensure a safe home for future generations of animals, and protect the waters from industrial fishing vessels, currently sucking up the tiny shrimp-like krill, on which all Antarctic life relies. The Antarctic ocean supports an abundance of incredible life: penguins, whales, fish, seals, and colossal squid.
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Defending Our Oceans
Now we have a chance to turn things around, by putting the most vulnerable and important parts of our oceans off-limits to destructive industries. Governments at the UN are starting work on a Global Ocean Treaty that will introduce laws to protect the oceans by creating sanctuaries.
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A Million Acts of Blue
We are calling on people around the world to create a “Million Acts of Blue” — actions to push retailers, corporations and businesses to reduce single-use plastic. It is going to take commitments both large and small to tackle the scale of the current plastic pollution crisis, and we all have a role to play.…
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Fight Climate Change!
Climate change is happening. Those who have contributed the least to the climate crisis are the most at risk. That’s why a growing number of communities are taking legal action: to hold governments and fossil fuel companies accountable and to secure their rights to a stable climate and healthy environment.
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Greenpeace warns in a report: European investments in energy and agriculture may worsen environmental and social harm in the Middle East and North Africa
European investments in energy and agriculture in the region may worsen environmental and social harm. Thus reveals a new report by Greenpeace MENA and the MENAFem Movement for Economic, Development, and Ecological Justice.
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Greenpeace MENA’s 2024/2025 UAE Wellbeing Economy Award
Greenpeace MENA and Ajman University are excited to announce the call for submissions for the “Wellbeing Economy Award” — 2024/2025. This Award is launched in partnership with Greenpeace MENA, Ajman University and the UAE Universities Climate Network (UCN). We collectively invite researchers, academics, professionals, and young visionaries to contribute innovative, ongoing or published research papers…
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Greenpeace MENA Award: Alternative Futures – UAE Project
Announcing the call for submissions for “the Alternative Futures – UAE” project. This visionary initiative invites researchers, academics, professionals, and young visionaries to contribute innovative already established research papers outlining alternative future scenarios addressing the challenges and opportunities in UAE’s sustainable development journey.
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MENA region warming at nearly twice the global average
Ecosystems, inhabitants and livelihoods in Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates are all suffering from the impact of rapid climate change according to a new report from Greenpeace Research Laboratories based at the University of Exeter in the UK, entitled ‘Living on the Edge: The Implications of Climate Change for Six…
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World’s highest court delivers historic protections for climate-impacted communities
World’s highest court delivers historic protections for climate-impacted communities
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Greenpeace warns in a report: European investments in energy and agriculture may worsen environmental and social harm in the Middle East and North Africa
European investments in energy and agriculture in the region may worsen environmental and social harm. Thus reveals a new report by Greenpeace MENA and the MENAFem Movement for Economic, Development, and Ecological Justice.
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Greenpeace MENA on the Conclusion of the 2025 World Future Energy Summit: A Call for Accelerating the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – The 2025 World Future Energy Summit, hosted by the UAE and held as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, concluded on January 16, serving as a pivotal platform to discuss strategies for advancing climate action and expediting the shift toward a sustainable, low-carbon future.