GreenPeace

Structure of presentation: Introduction Mission statement National and regional offices Priorities and campaigns Think tanks History Resource

Greenpeace is an international non-governmental organization for the protection and security of the environment. Greenpeace is a global environmental organization that consists of Greenpeace International (Stichting Greenpeace Council) in Amsterdam. Introduction part

Mission statements Problem solving climate change (global warming) Saving the oceans Saving ancient forests Peace and nuclear disarmament Promoting sustainable agriculture Eliminating toxic chemicals

National and regional offices: Greenpeace has a worldwide presence with national and regional offices in over 40 countries, which are affiliated to the Amsterdam-based Greenpeace International.

Oceania Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Zealand Europe Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Portugal Greenpeace Nordic: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe: Russia, Austria, Hungary, Slovak Republic, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia Greenpeace Mediterranean: Israel, Cyprus, Malta, Tunisia, Turkey, Americas Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico, United States Asia Lebanon,China, India, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand Africa

Priorities and campaigns The organization currently addresses many and varied environmental issues with a primary focus on efforts to stop global warming and the saving of the world's oceans and ancient forests. In addition to conventional environmental organization methods, Greenpeace uses nonviolent direct action in many of its campaigns.

Think tanks Think tanks, under the Greenpeace umbrella, propose blueprints for world's transition to renewable energy. The focus is to reduce carbon emissions without compromising on economic growth. Greenpeace think tanks also focus on individual nation's energy scenarios.

History The origins of Greenpeace lie in the peace movement and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament generally, and particularly in the “Don't Make A Wave Committee”. Bill Darnell has received the credit for combining the words "green" and "peace", thereby giving the organization its future name. Irving Stowe, Paul Coté and Jim Bohlen are co-founders of Greenpeace. Greenpeace History The year 1996 is a year of celebration for greenpeace

Resource: Http://www.greenpeace.org Http://www.wikipedia.org

I think that organization Greenpeace make a good job for our life. “If everybody to plant a tree we can easier to breathe. ”

Thanks for your attention! Maria Nesterova