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About GreenpeaceGreenpeace exists because this fragile earth deserves a voice.

It needs solutions. It needs change. It needs action.

Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organisation that

acts to change attitudes and behaviour, to protect and conserve the

environment and to promote peace by:

A. Match these Greenpeace aims with their description:

1. Catalysing an energy revolution

2. Defending our oceans

3. Protecting the world's ancient forests

4. Working for disarmament and peace

5. Creating a toxic free future

6. Campaigning for sustainable agriculture

a. by challenging wasteful and destructive fishing, and creating a globalnetwork of marine reserves.

b. to address the number one threat facing our planet climate change.c. and the animals, plants and people that depend on them.d. by re!ecting genetically engineered organisms, protecting biodiversity

and encouraging socially responsible farming.e. with safer alternatives to ha"ardous chemicals in today#s products

and manufacturing.f. by tackling the causes of conflict and calling for the elimination of all

nuclear weapons.

Greenpeace is present in 40 countries across Europe, theAmericas, Asia, Africa 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.

Greenpeace has been campaigning against environmental

degradation since !" #hen a small boat of volunteers and

$ournalists sailed into Amchit%a, an area north of Alas%a #here

the &' Government #as conducting underground nuclear tests.

This tradition of (bearing #itness( in a non)violent manner

continues today, and our shipsare an important part of all our

campaign #or%.*e e+ist to e+pose environmental criminals, and to challenge

government and corporations #hen they fail to live up to their

mandate to safeguard our environment and our future.

n pursuing our mission, #e have no permanent allies or

enemies. *e promote open, informed debate about society(s

environmental choices. *e use research, lobbying, and -uiet

diplomacy to pursue our goals, as #ell as non)violent conflict to

raise the level and -uality of public debate.

And #e believe that the struggle to preserve the future of our

planet is not about us. t(s about you. Greenpeace spea%s for ./

million supporters #orld#ide, and encourages many millionsmore than that to ta%e action every day.

B.Fill in the table:Members worldwide:Local/nationalSections:Founded when:Founded where:

Adjectives thatdescribeGreenpeace as anorganization:

C. Are the following statementsTrue (T), False or Not Stated

(NT):. Greenpeace is an internationalorganization.

!. "he head#uarters o$ Greenpeace%nternational are in the&etherlands.

'. Greenpeace onl( accepts )nancialhelp $rom environment*$riendl(governments.

+. %t started with a protest against anuclear power station.

,. Greenpeace limits itsel$ to e-posingenvironmental crimes and

transgressions.. Greenpeace isnt worried about

what the eneral ublic thin0s

in: www.greenpeace.org

D. Fill in with the missing words:longest time) fish ) tribe from too% money greed ) rise up cut ) river

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