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10 good reasons to protect whales
Killing whales for food has been happening for millennia. But it was commercial whaling – turning whales into barrels of oil for profit – that led to the wholesale destruction of most of the world’s populations of big whales.The loss of whales from our oceans is the same story as overfishing of big fish –…
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Cancellation of illegal logging concessions in the DRC a critical first step, but not enough says Greenpeace Africa
Kinshasa, Thursday 13 October 2016 - Greenpeace Africa welcomes the formal cancellation of three concessions illegally awarded in 2015, published in the “Journal Official” (official state journal of the DRC) on 15 September 2016.
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UMOJA – Supporter Newsletter
This first issue of the newsletter is dedicated to you, our loyal supporters who makes our work possible.
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African farmers embark on 4 day journey to demand investment in ecological farming
Nairobi, Tuesday October 11th 2016 - 30 smallholder farmers from Kiambu, Meru, Machakos and Makueni counties today, set off from Thika on a 4-day resilience journey that will see them engage county leaders and Kenyans on the ideal agricultural system that they envision for Kenya and the continent. They will exhibit produce, share knowledge and…
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Let’s stop SGSOC palm oil plantation project
When I arrived in Babensi II village last July, the whole community was desperately expecting Greenpeace and its partners to provide them with answers and solutions to get their land back. For three years now, many of them have been deprived of their farms and crops, taken by SG Sustainable Oils Cameroon (SGSOC) palm oil…
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244 Cameroonian farmers bring SGSOC palm oil plantation to justice
Yaounde, 4 October 2016 - Local communities affected by a large-scale palm oil plantation took their case to the Court of First Instance in Bangem, south-west Cameroon, with the first hearing set for 9 November. Greenpeace Africa, who documented the abuse made by the company for the last seven years, launches a call in support…
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Njeri Kabeberi appointed as Greenpeace Africa Executive Director
Johannesburg, September 25, 2016: Kenyan born Njeri Kabeberi, has been named as Executive Director for Greenpeace Africa after an extensive search for a combination of skills required to drive the organisation towards a people –powered movement.
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Let’s make it a green peace
Today (21 September), around the globe, we mark Peace Day knowing that for many, peace is nowhere to be found. Not today. And unless things change dramatically, not any time soon.
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Greenpeace turns 45!
Today Greenpeace Celebrates its 45th anniversary. 45 years ago a group of men and women found in them the courage to establish what has now become an internationally renowned environmental organisation "There's a joke that says, in any bar in Vancouver, Canada, you can sit down next to someone who claims to have founded Greenpeace.…
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Herakles Farms/SGSOC: The chaotic history of destructive palm oil project in Cameroon
Since 2010, Herakles Farms / SGSOC palm oil plantation in Cameroon's South-West region, multiplied misdeed towards the people living around the concession area. Greenpeace releases a report that builds on the work of several Cameroonian and International NGOs since 2010, and is a reminder of all the misdeeds of this company for the past six…