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Greenpeace Africa calls for climate action after KZN storm
28 June, Johannesburg – Greenpeace Africa conveys its solidarity with those affected by the storms in KZN and calls for urgent climate action as extreme weather conditions continue to unfold in SA. When asked for comment, Climate and Energy Campaigner Thandile Chinyavanhu said, “The science is clear: we are in a climate emergency. There is…
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Ebo Forest: government backtracking jeopardises the return of Banen communities to their land
Yaounde, 21 June 2023: A decree signed by the Prime Minister on 27 April 2023, reclassifying part of the Ebo forest so that it will be easier for its timber…
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Human-wildlife conflicts: The situation remains alarming
A few days after the celebration of World Environment Day, Greenpeace Africa is once again raising the issue of human-wildlife conflicts in several regions of Cameroon.
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World Oceans Day 2023: The people of Senegal join forces to reforest mangroves, expose overfishing and take their destiny into their own hands.
At a series of World Oceans Day events in Joal, Senegal, yesterday (8 June) fishing communities and members of civil society demonstrated that only concrete action on the ground can help restore fish stocks.
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Modou Fall, the “plastic man” who travels the world to promote a global treaty against plastic pollution
Modou’s motivation is to make Africa a model continent where life is good and Africans are in harmony with nature. His speciality: fighting plastic pollution in our living environments. In…
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Cameroon plans to set aside 400,000 hectares of land, a real environmental and social problem: Greenpeace Africa.
Cameroon intends to implement a project to develop 400,000 hectares of land and install large-scale agricultural producers in the central plain, along the Batchenga-Ntui-Yoko-Tibati-Ngaoundéré corridor.
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The Real Story On The Harms That Seismic Blasting Causes
For decades, South Africa's Wild Coast has been a pristine and untouched coastline vital to the biodiversity of the Eastern Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal. Marine seismic blasting for oil and gas exploration is threatening to put an end to this.
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World Environment Day: Africa Can Lead The World in Beating Plastic Pollution
Greenpeace Africa joins the world in celebrating the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day, hosted by Côte d’Ivoire. This day has been set aside by the United Nations to raise awareness on environmental issues and call for action for the protection of our environment.
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Global Plastics Treaty must reduce plastic production – or it will fail
In regards to the outcome of the second Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting of the Global Plastics Treaty (INC2) in Paris, France which took place on May 29 to June 2, 2023
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How a small Senegalese fishing community is challenging the fossil fuel industry
Greenpeace Africa's Board of Directors recently travelled to Bargny, a Senegalese town just 30 km from Dakar, to show their solidarity with the communities and activists there. Bargny is facing environmental threats that put it at the risk of collapse.