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Allocation of logging rights to Camvert: MINFOF violates the law three times over
Yaounde, 26 October 2022/ Green Development Advocates, in partnership with Greenpeace Africa, has just published an Analysis Note which highlights the legal irregularities surrounding the attribution by the Cameroonian government…
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Good news for African communities
The European Parliament passed a law on Tuesday, 13th September banning the import of deforestation products into the European Union. A large majority of MEPs supported the proposal, which Greenpeace campaigned for internationally.
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Camvert: A blow to the Cameroonian economy
Camvert SA. is benefiting from tax exemptions in the implementation of its 60,000 hectare palm plantation project in Campo and Niete, a decision which shows how empty and unfounded Al Fatih's promises to destroy the forest to support the economy are.
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In the Ebo forest, the Oscars isn’t Dicaprio’s
This opinion piece was originally published on Al Jazeera
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CAMVERT: A recurring nightmare
This illegal project is harmful to the people, to the forest, to biodiversity, to the climate - and to good governance. It only benefits a very small circle of people, including its promoter
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Greenpeace calls on the Cameroonian government to step up the fight to ban plastic
Cameroonian authorities recently intercepted and destroyed just over 42 tonnes of non-biodegradable plastic that transporters were attempting to smuggle into Cameroon at night.
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To stop greenwashing deforestation – banks too must be reined in
Mbil Thomas was a central stop in the hunting and gathering routes of Indigenous Baka People in Cameroon’s rainforest. Its trees provided fruit and honey and medicine for pregnant women…
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Flooding in Cameroon: Greenpeace Africa demands effective and rapid government response
Cameroon is plunged under water every rainy season. Greenpeace Africa is calling on the government to put in place an effective disaster risk management plan.
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Greenpeace Africa to EU Ambassador: address forest destruction in Cameroon
Dear Ambassador, We are writing to urge the European Commission to swiftly present ambitious and effective legislation on forest and ecosystem risk commodities, in order to end the EU’s complicity in the destruction of forests and other ecosystems and in the related abuses of human rights and Indigenous People’s rights.