2. Greenpeace
• Greenpeace is a non-governmental
environmental organization with offices in
over forty countries.
3. Goals
• Greenpeace states its goal is to "ensure the
ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its
diversity“ and focuses its campaigning on
world wide issues such as global warming,
deforestation, overfishing, commercial
whaling, genetic engineering, and anti-nuclear
issues. Greenpeace uses direct
action, lobbying and research to achieve its
goals.
4.
5. Actions
• In the late 1960s Greenpeace evolved from
the peace movement and anti-nuclear
protests in Vancouver, British Columbia.
• Greenpeace is known for its direct actions and
has been described as the most visible
environmental organization in the world.
Greenpeace has raised environmental issues
to public knowledge, and influenced both the
private and the public sector
6.
7. Go Beyond Oil
• Greenpeace have launched the "Go Beyond
Oil" campaign. The campaign is focused on
slowing, and eventually ending, the world's
consumption of oil. With activist activities
taking place against companies that pursue oil
drilling as a venture.
8.
9. Forest campaign
• Greenpeace aims at protecting intact primary
forests from deforestation and degradation
with the target of zero deforestation by 2020.
Greenpeace has accused several corporations,
such as Unilever, Nike, KFC, Kit-Kat and
McDonald's of having links to the
deforestation of the tropical rainforests.
10.
11. Greenpeace say no to :
• Genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
• Nuclear power
• Toxic waste
12. Priorities and campaigns
• Defending our oceans by challenging wasteful and destructive
fishing, and creating a global network of marine reserves.
• Protecting the world’s remaining ancient forests which are
depended on by many animals, plants and people.
• Working for disarmament and peace by reducing dependence
on finite resources and calling for the elimination of all
nuclear weapons.
• Creating a toxin free future with safer alternatives to
hazardous chemicals in today's products and manufacturing.
• Campaigning for sustainable agriculture by encouraging
socially and ecologically responsible farming practices.