Coming Together to protect the educational commons

Greenpeace is a non-profit organisation, with a presence in 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific.

To maintain its independence, Greenpeace does not accept donations from governments or corporations but relies on contributions from individual supporters and foundation grants.

Our Mission

Greenpeace is an independent, campaigning organisation that uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems, and force solutions for a green and peaceful future.

Greenpeace's goal is to ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its diversity.

We campaign to:

--Stop climate change

--Protect ancient forests

--Save the oceans

--Stop whaling

--Say no to genetic engineering

--Stop the nuclear threat

--Eliminate toxic chemicals

--Encourage sustainable trade

Greenpeace is committed to the principles of non-violence, political independence and internationalism. In exposing threats to the environment and in working to find solutions, Greenpeace has no permanent allies or enemies.

Greenpeace has been campaigning against environmental degradation since 1971 when a small boat of volunteers and journalists sailed into Amchitka, an area north of Alaska where the US Government was conducting underground nuclear tests. This tradition of 'bearing witness' in a non-violent manner continues today.

Greenpeace has played a pivotal role in, among other things, the adoption of:

- A ban on toxic waste exports to less developed countries.

- A moratorium on commercial whaling.

- A United Nations convention providing for better management of world fisheries.

- A Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary;

- A 50-year moratorium on mineral exploitation in Antarctica.

- Bans on the dumping at sea of radioactive and industrial waste and disused oil installations.

- An end to high-sea, large-scale driftnet fishing.

- A ban on all nuclear weapons testing - our first ever campaign.

Our Values

Greenpeace's cornerstone principles and core values are reflected in all our environmental campaign work, worldwide. These are:

* We 'bear witness' to environmental destruction in a peaceful, non-violent manner;

* We use non-violent confrontation to raise the level and quality of public debate;

* In exposing threats to the environment and finding solutions we have no permanent allies or adversaries;

* We ensure our financial independence from political or commercial interests;

* We seek solutions for, and promote open, informed debate about society's environmental choices.