Greenpeace exists because this fragile Earth deserves a voice.
It needs solutions. It needs change. It needs action.


Mission of Greenpeace

Greenpeace stands for positive change through action to defend the natural world and promote peace.

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.

As a global organisation, Greenpeace focuses on the most crucial worldwide threats to our planet's biodiversity and environment. We believe that the struggle to preserve the future of our planet is not about us. It's about you. Greenpeace speaks for 2.8 million supporters worldwide, and encourages many millions more to take action every day.


History of Greenpeace

In 1971, motivated by their vision of a green and peaceful world, a small team of activists set sail from Vancouver, Canada, in an old fishing boat. Their goal was to protest peacefully against U.S nuclear testing in Amchitka, a tiny island off the West Coast of Alaska. Amchitaka is one of the world's most earthquake-prone regions and home to endangered animals.

Despite being intercepted, their protest sparked a huge public outcry against the tests. Nuclear testing on Amchitka ended that same year, and the island was later declared a bird sanctuary.

Greenpeace has grown from a few activists into a truly global organization with millions of supporters and activists worldwide. Yet we are still motivated by the same principles of those early activists: taking action to bring positive change. In pursuing our mission, we have no permanent allies or enemies. We promote open, informed debate about society's environmental choices. We use research, lobbying, and quiet diplomacy to pursue our goals, as well as high-profile, peaceful actions to raise the level and quality of public debate.