GREENPEACE AFRICA URGES MINISTERS TO TAKE BOLD ACTION ON PLASTICS, CLIMATE JUSTICE, AND FOREST PROTECTION.

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Hellen Dena, (center) Project lead, Pan African Plastic Project at Greenpeace Africa conference. Photo credits 

By: Glad Tv reporter

As the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) convenes in Nairobi, Greenpeace Africa is calling on the continent's environmental ministers to demonstrate bold leadership on critical environmental challenges facing Africa and the world. The 20th session of AMCEN brings together ministers from all 54 African countries at a time when decisive action on plastic pollution, climate justice, and biodiversity loss is more urgent than ever.

Greenpeace Africa is urging ministers to prioritize three critical areas: upholding strong plastics treaty commitments, making polluters pay, and protecting forests through direct community finance and rights recognition.

"The plastic pollution crisis is disproportionately affecting African communities," said Hellen Dena, Project Lead, Pan African Plastic Project. "AMCEN must resist industry pressure and maintain its call for plastics production caps in the Global Plastics Treaty."

New polling data reveals overwhelming public support for making oil and gas corporations pay for climate damage. A Greenpeace-Oxfam study shows 81% of respondents across 13 African countries support taxes on fossil fuel companies to fund climate recovery.

"AMCEN must champion reparations for climate damages and ensure that those who profited most from environmental destruction contribute to addressing the damage," said Sherelee Odayar, Oil and Gas Campaigner. "This is not just environmental policy but a matter of justice for communities suffering the worst climate impacts."

As deforestation accelerates across the continent, AMCEN must commit to implementing deforestation action plans that center Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities with direct access to finance and recognition of their rights.

Greenpeace Conference. Photo credits 

"African forests are being decimated while those who have protected them for generations are sidelined," said Dr. Lamfu Yengong, Greenpeace Africa’s Lead Forest Campaigner. "AMCEN must ensure direct finance and recognition of the rights of the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities who are the most effective guardians of our biodiversity."

The outcomes of AMCEN will directly shape Africa's positions at major international forums, including INC 5.2, COP 30, and UNEA 7. Unity across the continent is essential to ensure that African priorities are not compromised in global negotiations.

"Africa's strength lies in its unity," added Koaile Monaheng, Greenpeace Africa’s Pan African Political Strategist. "Our leaders must act with courage, not caution—with conviction, not compromise. The people of Africa are demanding action, and AMCEN must deliver."

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