Greenpeace International (Amsterdam)

May 8

Congo-Kinshasa: Fighting for the (Human) Rights of DRC's Forests Communities [press release]

A key plank of Greenpeace's work on protecting forests around the world is an obvious yet important message of putting "people and forests first". Read more »
South Africa: Where a Coal Addiction Has Put Us - the Dirtiest Air in the World [press release]

Witbank, a town just outside of Johannesburg, has some of the world's most polluted air - that's according to new research reported yesterday. Read more »

Cameroon: Putting Food Security and Forest Protection First in Cameroon [press release]

As an African working for Greenpeace, I am often challenged when I speak out against the industrial exploitation of our continent's natural resources, disguised as "development".... Read more »
East Africa: Activists Protest Illegal Fishing in Mauritius [press release]

There is an African saying, "If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together." Read more »
East Africa: Hope On the High Seas [press release]

The royal blue waters of the Indian Ocean give nothing away. Keeping my eyes focused on the horizon, I search for the presence of a ship or a Fish Aggregating Device (a FAD). But... Read more »
Africa: The Help Our Communities Really Need [press release]

The world often sees government's relationship with Greenpeace Africa as shaky, at best. When Greenpeace isn't chaining themselves to power-station equipment, or dumping coal at... Read more »
Cameroon: Communities Discuss Innovations in Small-scale Farming [press release]

Responding to a recent spate of industrial palm oil projects in Cameroon, Greenpeace Africa is working with a Cameroonian NGO to show how small-scale farming projects are a better... Read more »

Africa: Finger Lickin' Good News - KFC Pledges a Better Bucket [press release]

We've got some good news for Indonesia's rainforests, and the endangered tigers living there. Read more »
Senegal: We Are All "Thiof" Defenders [press release]

Greenpeace's call for the preservation of the Senegalese "thiof" and the termination of its marketing by supermarkets, including the Casino Group, was a resounding success at the... Read more »

South Africa: A (South African) Flag for the Future [press release]

Margot Maritz, a sixteen-year-old eco activist from Pretoria, was recently honoured for coming in the top 5 of our "Flag for the Future" competition. We asked Margot to write... Read more »

Senegal: Our Congratulations to Senegal's President, Macky Sall [press release]

Greenpeace Africa congratulates President Macky Sall of Senegal on having won the "Excellence in National Stewardship of the Ocean" award in the 6th Edition of the Peter Benchley... Read more »
Africa: "Is the Future of Renewable Energy in Good Hands?" Questions Greenpeace [press release]

Wrong energy choices, informed by vested interests in coal and nuclear are stopping millions of South Africans from accessing electricity. According to a new Greenpeace report... Read more »
South Africa: Powering the Future [press release]

Our latest report, released on the eve of the BRICS summit in Durban, busts prevailing myths around green energy and reaffirms why renewables are the best option for powering South... Read more »
Africa: Deforestation Is Dehumanisation [press release]

In many cases we tend to separate the well-being of the environment from the well-being of ourselves as a human species, not realising that a healthy environment is connected to... Read more »

South Africa: South African Teen Creates Captivating Design [press release]

In a contest that inspired youth from around the world to create a flag that would symbolise peace, hope and global community, Greenpeace Africa supporter Margot Maritz was one of... Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Cut It Out - How illegal logging in DRC threatens livelihoods, forests and trade [press release]

Our latest report from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reveals how the country's logging sector is in a state of "organised chaos", with the DRC government's so-called "battle... Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: 'Organised Chaos' in Logging Sector Threatens Livelihoods, Forests and Trade [press release]

The logging sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is in a state of "organised chaos", according to a new report from Greenpeace Africa, which details how the DRC... Read more »
South Africa: A Green Monday [press release]

It's a blue Monday. Read more »
South Africa: Greenpeace Demands Transparency and Improved Liability Legislation in SA's Nuclear Build [press release]

Greenpeace Africa today commemorated the 2nd anniversary of the Fukushima disaster with a call to the South African government to ensure transparency and accountability in the... Read more »

South Africa: Eskom Spying - NGOs Quit Stakeholder Forum [press release]

Environmental NGOs Earthlife, groundwork, and Greenpeace have suspended their participation in Eskom's NGO forum following reports that Eskom contracted an intelligence company to... Read more »

South Africa: Has Eskom Resorted to Spying? [press release]

Earlier this week it emerged that Eskom seems to have been spying on unions, employees, and environmental groups, including Greenpeace Africa, Earthlife Africa, and GroundWork. Read more »

Cameroon: French and Cameroonian Presidents Meet, but Will They Talk About Palm Oil? [press release]

The French President Francois Hollande today received his Cameroonian counterpart, Paul Biya, at the Elysée Palace in Paris - and there was not a lack of potential topics... Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: The Huge Scale of Illegal Logging in DRC Laid Bare [press release]

Deep in the vast rainforest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, chainsaws are buzzing. Heavy machinery rumbles and growls, as loggers slice their way through the forest. Read more »
Senegal: Macky Sall, an Ocean Protector [press release]

The announcement of President Macky Sall as the winner of the sixth "Excellence in National Stewardship" inspires faith, hope and confidence in me. It gives me hope that there are... Read more »
Africa: Governments Must Confront Climate Change in 2013 [opinion]

I hope I am wrong. But in 2013, we can expect to witness more devastating extreme weather events, fuelled and supercharged by the destructive power of a warming planet brought... Read more »

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