What are the main aims of Greenpeace?

What are the main aims of Greenpeace?

Greenpeace states its goal is to “ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its diversity” and focuses its campaigning on worldwide issues such as global warming, deforestation, overfishing, commercial whaling, genetic engineering, and anti-nuclear issues.

What does Greenpeace do in Australia?

Greenpeace Australia Pacific is an independent environmental campaigning organisation that uses non-violent direct action to work for solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future.

What does Greenpeace fight against?

We defend the natural world and promote peace by investigating, exposing, and confronting environmental abuse, championing environmentally responsible solutions, and advocating for the rights and well-being of all people.

What are the core values of Greenpeace?

Our core values

• Personal responsibility and nonviolence. We take action based on conscience.
• Independence. We do not accept money from governments, corporations or political parties.
• Greenpeace has no permanent friends or foes.
• Promoting solutions.

What is Greenpeace advocacy?

Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organisation that acts to change attitudes and behaviour, to protect and conserve the environment, and to promote peace. Greenpeace speaks with the voice of 2.8 million supporters worldwide, and encourages many millions more than that to take action every day.

Why should we support Greenpeace?

We’re able to do this – and to be effective – because unlike other environmental organizations we’re 100% independent. We don’t accept donations from corporations or governments. This is why Greenpeace monthly donors are so important. They give us the ability to effectively tackle power and make real change happen.

What does Planet Ark do?

Planet Ark Environmental Foundation is an Australian not-for-profit organisation that helps individuals, communities, governments and businesses reduce their impact on the environment. We are one of Australia’s leading environmental behaviour change organisations, with a focus on working collaboratively and positively.

How can we support Greenpeace?

You can help Greenpeace in many ways – by volunteering your time or services to an existing Greenpeace office, or by getting involved as an online activist.

How does Greenpeace promote sustainability?

Greenpeace investigates, documents and exposes the causes of environmental destruction. We work to bring about change by lobbying, consumer pressure and mobilising members of the general public. And we take peaceful direct action to protect our Earth and promote solutions for a green and peaceful future.

How is Greenpeace successful?

For nearly 50 years, Greenpeace campaigns have been changing the world for the better. From saving the whales to getting rid of polluting cars, here are some of the victories Greenpeace has achieved. And the iconic Greenpeace ships allow us to protect the most remote and precious environments on Earth.

What campaigns have Greenpeace been involved in?

We take a look at five of the most high-profile, innovative campaigns that Greenpeace has launched, and the results.

• Lego and Shell.
• Gazprom.
• Volkswagen.
• Fashion detox.
• Asia Paper and Pulp (APP)

Who funds Planet Ark?

Planet Ark is a charity Planet Ark relies on support from the community, businesses and government to deliver our much-loved and essential programs.

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