Greenpeace
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"We exist to expose environmental criminals, and to challenge government and corporations when they fail to live up to their mandate to safeguard our environment and our future." —Greenpeace[1]
Greenpeace is an influential international environmentalist organization with presence in 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Pacific. It was founded in 1971.[1] Headquartered in Amsterdam, Greenpeace has 2.8 million supporters worldwide.[2]
Its mission is:[3]
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The organization is known for its flagship carrier Rainbow Warrior, a sea vessel used to protest nuclear testing which was destroyed in a bombing by French agents. After the sinking of the first vessel, it started operating a second vessel also named Rainbow Warrior, sometimes called Rainbow Warrior 2.
Greenpeace is a prominent voice for reduction of anthropogenic global warming,[4] monitoring climate change[5], monitoring and controlling genetically modified food,[6][7] reducing pollution and nuclear power and other environmental issues.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 About Greenpeace
- ↑ http://www.greenpeace.org/international/about/history
- ↑ http://www.greenpeace.org/international/about/our-mission
- ↑ http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/oceans/globalwarmingoceans
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/take-action/online/genetic-engineering/our-right-to-know-gm-food-lab
- ↑ http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/gm-food-labelling-laws-weak-greenpeace-20100305-pojo.html