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New Rainbow Warrior tours Australia to save the Great Barrier Reef
Over the next two months, Australia will host one of the world’s iconic ships, the new Rainbow Warrior. This extraordinary ship was funded entirely by donations from Australia and around the world.
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Rocking for the Environment
While browsing the Greenpeace photo archive today marveling at the organization’s rich history, I came across a few photos that I think you will dig. Blogpost by Dan Schreiber For those of you unaware of our history, it all started when the US government decided to start testing nuclear weapons on an island called Amchitka…
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Towards an Environment of (Gender) Balance
I was recently humbled to accept an invitation from UN Women Executive Director, Michelle Bachelet, to join her Global Civil Society Advisory Group. In reflecting on the appointment, I’d like to call to your attention the passionate environmentalist and politician Wangari Mathaai. Blog by Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International It’s almost a year since Wangari’s passing;…
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Victory for the oceans and freedom of speech in Taiwan
Blogpost by YuFen Kao, Greenpeace East Asia I began working for Greenpeace East Asia nearly two years ago, because I always wanted to work on environmental issues and to focus on increasing attention on global issues here in Taiwan. Since I’ve joined Greenpeace, I’ve been focused on changing minds and oceans policy here in Taiwan,…
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Who knows where volunteering could take you…
Monday December 5 is International Volunteer Day – and a great opportunity to celebrate and recognise those who have helped us achieve so much by donating their time to Greenpeace. On board the MY Esperanza for the 2nd leg of the Defending our Pacific ship tour we have a number of people who are here…