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Greenpeace Africa lauds Kenyan Government’s Declaration of Public Holiday in recognition of climate change, while warning we can’t plant our way out of the crisis
[Nairobi, Kenya, November 6th] – Greenpeace Africa commends the Kenyan government’s progressive step in declaring Monday 13th November, a public holiday dedicated to landscape and ecosystem restoration. On this day,…
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The Global Plastics Treaty: Why a Global Plastics Treaty is essential to Africa Part 2
In this blog, we'll explore the far-reaching consequences of plastic pollution on Africa's health, environment and economy, and why a strong Global Plastics Treaty is a lifeline for Africa.
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Greenpeace Africa Statement on the reinstatement of GMO Maize cultivation in Kenya, Friday 13th October
Kenya’s environment court dismissed a petition challenging the importation and cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) Maize in Kenya. Following this judgement, Greenpeace Africa’s Food Campaigner Elizabeth Atieno had this response.
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Farmers’ Rights Over Corporations: A Plea to Amend the Seed and Plant Varieties Act
A punitive law in Kenya punishes farmers with a jail term of up to two years or a fine of 1 million shillings (about 6800 USD) for sharing indigenous seeds without certification or registration.
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Greenpeace Africa responds to reinstatement of logging ban
Nairobi, 12 October 2023 – Today, the environmental court has barred the government from lifting the ban on logging, but allowed the felling of 5000 hectares of mature forest. In…
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Hands Off Our Forests
Hands off our forests! Is the famous call by Tracy Makheti who has been bold enough to challenge President William Ruto on his decision to lift the 2018 logging ban in our forests.
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Lifting Kenya’s moratorium on logging shows poor judgement: here’s why
We delve into why lifting Kenya’s moratorium on logging is a step in the wrong direction and the devastating consequences the country may experience.
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Africa Climate Summit fails to deliver on African solutions for a clean energy future
6 sept. Nairobi: Today, the African Union released The African Leaders Nairobi Declaration on Climate Change and Call to Action on the last day of the Africa Climate Summit.
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Africa Climate Summit: Africa can Leapfrog Towards a Clean and Sustainable Energy Future
Ahead of the Africa Climate Summit, Greenpeace Africa has called on African governments to act now to minimise the devastating impacts of the climate crisis on the livelihoods of Africans.
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Kenya Lifts Ban on Logging: Have we progressed only to regress?
Back in 2018, under the leadership of then-President Uhuru Kenyatta, the Kenyan government implemented a moratorium on logging in public forests. This action was taken to curb illegal logging and the depletion of the country’s water towers.