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Kenya Must Not BackSlide on Progress Made Against Plastic Pollution
Kenya is set to backslide on its own anti-plastic regulations following a proposal to remove excise duty from the locally produced plastics giving manufacturers a chance to revive plastic production.
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15 Indian Ocean Facts in 2023: Its Importance and The Threats It Faces
Big businesses threaten the Indian Ocean's wildlife, putting the livelihoods of coastal communities at risk. But Greenpeace is supporting them in fighting back.
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Greenpeace Africa responds to President’s remarks in front of National Assembly
11 May, Johannesburg – Today, while responding to questions in the National Assembly on South Africa’s energy crisis and the just transition, President Ramaphosa remarked that South Africa is not…
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Ubunifu Hub trainees graduate: empowered with environmental knowledge and skills
At Ubunifu Hub, our focus is to empower the minds and transform the hearts of the youth into environmental defenders and activists who are innovative and capable of...
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“I am about to kill those elephants” – how Industrial plantations displace protected elephants in Cameroon
“Tell the whole world that I am about to kill those elephants. If nothing is done, you will just see one day in the news that an elephant has been...
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Punitive seed law: an obstacle to food and seed sovereignty
Growing up in the rural village of Kibandahasara, I often saw members of our community growing different varieties of indigenous foods that were used to nourish their families. From rice…
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Kenya’s Threatening Drought Cycle: The Way Forward.
Geographically, Kenya is strategically placed along the equatorial region with generally friendly climatic conditions that are moderate on both extreme ends. Despite receiving high and average amounts of rainfall, some…
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Leasing land to grow maize in Zambia; a slap on Kenyan farmers’ face: Greenpeace
Despite concerns raised by industry players over the move by Kenya’s ministry of Agriculture to grow maize in Zambia, Agriculture CS, Mithika Linturi has formally made known his ministry’s intention to continue with the plan to secure 20,000 hectares of land for large-scale growing of maize in the Southern Africa nation.
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Greenpeace Africa responds to Eskom irregular expenditure exemption
Responding to news that Eskom has been exempted from disclosing irregular and fruitless expenditure in its annual financial statements