Greenpeace

Greenpeace is an independent non-profit global organisation that works on a number of campaigns such as:

• Preventing climate change 150,000 people die each year and thousands of species face extinction as a result of climate change. But catastrophic climate change isn't inevitable. By reducing our dependence on fossil fuels, increasing energy efficiency and adopting renewable energy alternatives like wind power and decentralised energy, we can prevent the worst effects of climate change.
• Protecting the world's oceans It has been estimated that almost a quarter of all creatures caught in fisheries worldwide are thrown back either dead or dying. At the same time bottom trawling is destroying ocean seabeds and wiping out entire ecosystems while pair trawling is killing dolphins in their thousands.
• Nuclear disarmament and finding a solution to end nuclear contamination
• Preserving ancient rainforest 80% of the world's ancient forests have already been destroyed or degraded. Industrial and often illegal logging is still destroying an area of ancient forest the size of a football pitch every two seconds. As a result the plants, animals and people that rely on these forests are under threat.

Greenpeace is committed to the principles of non-violence, political independence and internationalism and does not solicit or accept funding from governments, corporations or political parties. Greenpeace is funded by the voluntary donations of individual supporters, and on grants from foundations.