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A day to remember / Bruneau Laurette, Rama Valayden, Melita Steele, Hisayo Takada
At 1am July 25 2020 in Tokyo, Mr. Junichiro Ikeda, then-CEO of shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), was most likely already in bed. At the same time in London, Bernard Looney, CEO of British Petroleum (BP), was probably enjoying a most pleasant weekend. Both have probably had a rather routine day. In many ways…
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Global Plastic Treaty a Non-Negotiable in Tackling Africa’s Plastic Crisis.
The world is living in a state of multiple crises; climate crisis, plastic crisis, health crisis and social crisis. Today, globalisation connects almost every part of the planet through a series of well-established trade routes. This presents us with great opportunities to collaborate and enable meaningful cooperation to address most of these challenges that we…
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Kenya’s Post Covid Recovery has to be People Centered NOT Coal Centered.
The Post Covid Recovery Budget needs to address the climate and COVID-19 crises faced by Kenyans and not funding coal.
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What does it mean to have money on a dead planet?
The Earth’s systems deliver crucial services to humankind for example food security, protection against extreme weather events, medicines, recreation and it adds to the foundation of human culture.
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In Cameroon, plastic pollution is making floods even deadlier
There are recurring floods in my city, Douala. Every year during the rainy season, we experience flooding of houses and shops, as well as pavements. All this affects the quality of water and our food, and has ruined many people’s lives as they lose their homes, livelihoods and even family members.
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Everything you should know about single-use plastic
Single-use plastic is a massive issue that still isn’t being taken seriously
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Greenpeace Africa responds to the cancellation of oil blocks in Salonga National Park, urging similar decisions to be taken in Virunga and the rest of the Cuvette Centrale threatened by oil blocks
On Monday the UNESCO World Heritage Committee decided to remove Salonga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from the List of World Heritage in Danger.
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Africa is calling for a Global Plastic Treaty. Will the world listen?
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), considers pollution as one of three threats our planet is facing, along with the climate crisis and the loss of nature. Among all sources of pollution and waste, plastic occupies the very top.
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Lifting DRC’s moratorium on new logging concessions would be a human rights and climate disaster, warn Greenpeace Africa, Rainforest Foundation UK and Rainforest Foundation Norway
13 July 2021, Kinshasa – Greenpeace Africa, the Rainforest Foundation UK and the Rainforest Foundation Norway are alarmed over a plan announced by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Environment…
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Plastic pollution represents a real danger for our oceans: The numbers speak for themselves
According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), alongside climate change and biodiversity loss, pollution is part of the triple planetary crisis the world now faces.