Greenpeace

Extracted Attributes

• Founded

  1971-01-01

• Headquarters

  Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Network Size

  26 national and regional organizations in over 55 countries

• Funding Source

  3 million individual supporters and foundation grants

• Legal Liability

  $660 million USD for damages and defamation (March 2025)

• Founding Location

  Vancouver, Canada

• Consultative Status

  General consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council

Timeline

• Activists set sail from Vancouver to Amchitka, Alaska, to protest US nuclear testing, marking the organization's founding. (Source: Greenpeace USA)

  1971-09-15

• Japanese ships are denied entry into US waters of the Bering Sea following a Greenpeace campaign against driftnets. (Source: Greenpeace UK)

  1984-01-01

• The Antarctic Treaty is signed, protecting the continent from mining following Greenpeace advocacy. (Source: Greenpeace UK)

  1991-01-01

• A worldwide ban on large driftnets in the high seas is established by the UN. (Source: Greenpeace UK)

  1992-01-01

• The European Union decides to ban the import of illegal timber following a ten-year campaign. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2010-07-01

• Greenpeace participates in the Standing Rock Protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2016-01-01

• Norilsk Nickel oil spill occurs in the Arctic; Greenpeace later highlights the record $2 billion fine paid by the firm. (Source: Greenpeace International)

  2020-05-29

• The Paris Administrative Court finds the French State at fault for failing to tackle the climate crisis. (Source: Greenpeace International)

  2021-02-01

• A North Dakota jury finds Greenpeace liable for more than $660 million in damages and defamation related to the Standing Rock protests. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-03-01

Greenpeace

Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning network, founded in Canada in 1971 by a group of environmental activists. Greenpeace states its goal is to "ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its diversity", and focuses its campaigning on worldwide issues such as climate change, deforestation, overfishing, commercial whaling, genetic engineering, anti-war, and anti-nuclear issues. It uses direct action, advocacy, research, and ecotage to achieve its goals. The network comprises 26 independent national/regional organisations in over 55 countries across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific, as well as a coordinating body, Greenpeace International, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The global network does not accept funding from governments, corporations, or political parties, relying on three million individual supporters and foundation grants. Greenpeace has a general consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council and is a founding member of the INGO Accountability Charter, an international non-governmental organization that intends to foster accountability and transparency of non-governmental organizations. Greenpeace is known for its nonviolent direct actions and has been described as one of the most visible environmental organizations in the world. It has raised environmental issues to public awareness and knowledge, and influenced both the private and the public sector. The organization has received criticism; it was the subject of an open letter from more than 100 Nobel laureates urging Greenpeace to end its campaign against genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The organization's direct actions have sparked legal actions against Greenpeace itself and activists. In March 2025, a nine-person North Dakota jury found Greenpeace liable for more than $660 million in damages and defamation for the 2016 to 2017 Standing Rock Protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Additionally, activists received fines and suspended sentences for destroying a test plot of genetically modified wheat, and according to the Peruvian Government prosecutors and the court's decision for damaging the Nazca Lines, a UN World Heritage site.

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• Greenpeace

  Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning network, founded in Canada in 1971 by a group of environmental activists. Greenpeace states its goal is to "ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its diversity", and focuses its campaigning on worldwide issues such as climate change, deforestation, overfishing, commercial whaling, genetic engineering, anti-war, and anti-nuclear issues. It uses direct action, advocacy, research, and ecotage to achieve its goals. The network comprises 26 independent national/regional organisations in over 55 countries across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific, as well as a coordinating body, Greenpeace International, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. [...] Greenpeace aims to protect intact primary forests from deforestation and degradation with the target of zero deforestation by 2020. The organization has accused several corporations, such as Unilever, Nike, KFC, Kit Kat and McDonald's of having links to the deforestation of the tropical rainforests, resulting in policy changes in several of the companies. Greenpeace, together with other environmental NGOs, also campaigned for ten years for the EU to ban import of illegal timber. The EU decided to ban illegal timber in July 2010. As deforestation contributes to global warming, Greenpeace has demanded that REDD (Reduced Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) should be included in the climate treaty following the Kyoto Protocol. [...] Greenpeace is known for its nonviolent direct actions and has been described as one of the most visible environmental organizations in the world. It has raised environmental issues to public awareness and knowledge, and influenced both the private and the public sector. The organization has received criticism; it was the subject of an open letter from more than 100 Nobel laureates urging Greenpeace to end its campaign against genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

• How Greenpeace changed the world

  # How Greenpeace changed the world Greenpeace campaigns are changing the world for the better. From saving the whales to getting rid of polluting cars, here are some of Greenpeace’s biggest victories. Greenpeace is working towards a greener, healthier and more peaceful world – one that can sustain life for generations to come. Powered by individual donations, dedicated volunteers and millions of supporters, our campaigns combine cutting-edge science, investigative journalism, political lobbying, mass mobilisation and creative peaceful protests. And the iconic Greenpeace ships allow us to protect the most remote and precious environments on Earth. [...] ## Greenpeace campaign ends the use of deadly drift nets Greenpeace campaigned for 15 years against destructive fishing practices like bottom trawls and driftnets. Activists campaigned at sea, and produced a documentary exposing the reckless destruction they caused. This led to widespread public outrage, and even saw Japanese ships being denied entry into US waters of the Bering Sea in 1984. The UN eventually agreed a moratorium on using large driftnets in the high seas, followed by a worldwide ban in 1992. 1991 ## Antarctic Treaty protects the continent from mining [...] ## How Greenpeace creates change Investigate and expose Our investigations provide research, evidence and intelligence about environmental crimes and their perpetrators to inform and enable our campaigns. Communicate and confront We make sure that our campaign demands are clearly heard by decision-makers like politicians and business leaders, and we ask them to translate these demands into real action that protects the environment. Mobilise millions Our campaigns give people a chance to channel their love for our world into real action. Millions of people play a part in Greenpeace’s work, working together to demand a better world. Take peaceful direct action

• Greenpeace

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

• 10 inspiring environmental victories of 2021 - Greenpeace

  Ending coal-fired power is a global imperative – for the climate and public health. In 2020 a report from Greenpeace South East Asia showed that air pollution generated from burning fossil fuels is attributed to approximately 4.5 million premature deaths worldwide every year. ## 8. Russia – Norilsk Nickel mining firm pays record $2bn fine over Arctic oil spill This is the largest compensation for environmental damage in the history of Russia. On May 29, 2020 over 20 thousand tons of diesel leaked into the water and soil from a storage tank owned by Norilsk Nickel near Norilsk, turning the Ambarnaya River red. According to official data, the oil spill in Norilsk is the largest ever in the polar Arctic. [...] Skip to Navigation Skip to Content Skip to Footer Issues we work on Get involved News and Stories About us Home Issues we work on + Climate and Energy + Biodiversity + Social and Economic Get involved + Choose your Act of Resistance + Winter Olympics + Fight the billionaire takeover + Respect the Amazon + Stop deep sea mining News and Stories + Stories + Press centre + Publications + Podcasts About us + Work with us + Find a Local Organisation + Our History & Successes + Dutch Anti-SLAPP Lawsuit + Donate today + Leave a legacy + Fundraising principles Stories Energy | Nature | Social and Economic # 10 inspiring environmental victories of 2021 Greenpeace International • 8 min read [...] This is another major victory for the climate: in February 2021, a landmark ruling by the Paris Administrative Court found the French State at fault for not doing enough to tackle the climate crisis. The Court ordered the French government to take additional measures to increase its emissions reductions. Following the landmark decision in the Urgenda case in the Netherlands in 2019 and the Irish Supreme Court’s decision on the national Climate Case in 2020, France becomes the third EU Member State that is judged to fail in protecting citizens from the climate crisis. Governments need to do better, much better, and fast. ## 5. The Gambia – Government stops the expansion of major fishmeal and fish oil plant

• About us

  # About us Greenpeace is a global network of independent campaigning organizations that use peaceful protest and creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems and promote solutions that are essential to a green, just, and joyful future. ## Our work The fight to save the planet and everyone who calls it home is at a tipping point. The devastating impacts of climate change, an extractivist, racist, and inequitable socioeconomic system, the destruction of ecosystems by greed-fueled corporations and governments, and the deterioration of our oceans grow more dire by the minute. The time for gradual change has passed. What we need is a transformational change — and the stakes are too high to wait. ##### Energy Transfer’s $300M Lawsuit ##### Protecting the oceans [...] Skip to Navigation Skip to Content Skip to Footer About us Our work What you can do News and stories Home About us + Our history + Greenpeace ships + Our leadership + Contact Our work + Energy Transfer’s SLAPP lawsuit + Protecting the oceans + Fighting plastic pollution + Ending the climate crisis + California climate emergency + Defending democracy + Past campaigns What you can do + Learn + Volunteer + Work with us + Take online action + Share your story News and stories + News and media center + Our research + Campaign updates Give + Make a monthly gift + Leave a legacy + Other ways to give + Manage your donation # About us [...] ## Our history In 1971, a handful of determined activists set sail from Vancouver, Canada in an old fishing vessel called the Phyllis Cormack. Their mission: to protest nuclear testing by the US military at Amchitka, a tiny volcanic island off western Alaska. Despite being intercepted by the US Coast Guard, their bravery brought worldwide attention to the dangers of nuclear testing. These activists and those who supported them started the movement that Greenpeace is today. We are willing to go to the ends of the earth to safeguard our planet for generations to come. Our committed activists and supporters have come together to ban commercial whaling, stop nuclear testing, protect the Arctic, pass the Global Oceans Treaty — the strongest climate treaty in history — and so much more.

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