GREENPEACE
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Saturday, 01:00 to 04:00 PM
Under Atty. Lydia A. Bundac
G
reen Peace is an independent
global campaigning organization
that acts to change attitudes and
behavior, to protect and conserve the
environment, and to promote peace.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHAT IS GREENPEACE?
Greenpeace is an independent organisation
campaigning to ensure a peaceful and
sustainable world for future generations.
Greenpeace stands for positive change
through action. We defend the natural
world and promote peace. We investigate,
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expose and confront environmental abuse
the world. We champion environmentally
responsible and socially just solutions,
including scientific and technical
innovation.
WHO WE ARE
Greenpeace is an independent global
campaigning organisation that acts to
change attitudes and behaviour, to protect
and conserve the environment, and to
promote peace.
We expose environmental criminals, and
challenge government and corporations
when they fail to live up to their mandate
to safeguard our environment and our
future.
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, non-
violent creative confrontation to raise the
level and quality of public debate.
And we believe that the struggle to
preserve the future of our planet is not
about us. It's about you. Greenpeace
speaks with the voice of 2.8 million
supporters worldwide, and encourages
many millions more than that to take
action every day.
To maintain our independence, we do not
accept donations from governments or
corporations but rely on contributions from
individual supporters and foundation
grants.
We take the name of our flagship, the
Rainbow Warrior, from a North American
Cree Nation legend. It described a time
when humanity's greed has made the Earth
sick. At that time, a tribe of people known
as the Warriors of the Rainbow would rise
up to defend her.
One of the longest banners we've ever
made summed things up: "When the last
tree is cut, the last river poisoned, and the
last fish dead, we will discover that we
can't eat money..."
WHAT IS GREENPEACE’S
MISSION?
Greenpeace exists because this fragile
earth deserves a voice. It needs solutions.
It needs change. It needs action. The
underlying goal of all our work is a green
and peaceful world – an earth that is
ecologically healthy and able to nurture
life in all its diversity. Greenpeace’s goal
is to ensure the ability of the earth to
nurture life in all its diversity. Greenpeace
campaigns are geared towards a
sustainable planet.
CORE VALUES
Our Mission
Our goal is to ensure the ability of the
earth to nurture life in all its diversity.
That means we want to:
 protect  biodiversity in all its
forms;
 prevent pollution and abuse of the
earth’s ocean, land, air and fresh
water;
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 end all nuclear threats;
 promote  peace, global
disarmament and non-violence;
Our core values
 Personal responsibility and
nonviolence. We take action based
on conscience. This means we are
accountable for our actions and
take personal responsibility. We
are committed to peacefulness;
everyone on a Greenpeace action
is trained in nonviolence.
 Independence. We do not accept
money from governments,
corporations or political parties.
Individual contributions, together
with grants from foundations, are
the only source of our funding.
 Greenpeace has no permanent
friends or foes. If your government
or company is willing to change,
we will work with you to achieve
your aims. Reverse course, and we
will be back. What matters isn’t
words, but actions.
 Promoting solutions. It’s not
enough for us to point the finger;
we develop, research and promote
concrete steps towards a green and
peaceful future for all of us.
 Transparency and Accountability
Greenpeace works actively to ensure
transparency and public accountability in
its campaigning, fundraising and financial
management practices.
WHERE DOES GREENPEACE GET
ITS FUNDING FROM?
 To maintain absolute independence, we
don’t accept money from companies,
governments or political parties. We’re
serious about that – we screen cheques,
and actually send them back when they’re
drawn on a corporate account. We depend
on the donations of individual supporters
to carry on our campaigns for a greener,
more peaceful world.
Our accounts are audited every year, and
we publish Annual Reports so you can see
exactly how much money we’re given and
how it gets spent. 
Greenpeace is a Member of Accountable
Now, a platform of international civil
society organisations. Together, we strive
to be transparent, responsive to
stakeholders and focused on delivering
impact. We have signed ten globally-
agreed-upon Accountability
Commitments  and seek to respect human
rights, be independent and work ethically
and professionally.
Annually Greenpeace reports publicly on
our economic, environmental and social
performance according to the Accountable
Now  Reporting Framework  to an
Independent Review Panel. Learn more
about our work and responsibility towards
our stakeholders in our Accountability
Reports.
HOW IS GREENPEACE
ORGANISED?
Greenpeace is present in more than 55
countries across Europe, the Americas,
Asia, Africa and the Pacific. Greenpeace
consists of Greenpeace International in
Amsterdam, and Greenpeace national and
regional offices.
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Greenpeace International monitors the
organisational development, oversees our
fleet of ships, coordinates planning and
implementation of our global campaigns
and monitors compliance with core
policies.
Greenpeace is one of the most well-
known, effective, and ambitious
environmental organisations in the world.
Greenpeace has consultative status with
the United Nations and has been
nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
IN THE PHILIPPINES
Greenpeace presence has contributed to
the safeguarding of the Filipino’s
constitutional rights to a balanced and
healthful ecology.
Since it opened its office in Manila on
March 1, 2000, Greenpeace, together with
its allies and working with communities,
has worked to champion the following:
 renewable energy,
 combat illegal fishing and
 campaign for clean seas,
 support and amplify the Filipinos’
call for climate justice, and call for
the elimination of toxic chemicals
in our environment.
Today, Greenpeace Philippines continues
to create positive change in the lives of
millions of Filipinos as the country strives
to grow and develop towards a sustainable
future.
HOW DID GREENPEACE START?
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. These activists, the
founders of Greenpeace, believed a few
individuals could make a difference.
Nowadays, Greenpeace has 2.8 million
supporters worldwide and a presence in 41
countries.  WHERE
HISTORY
The 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. These activists, the
founders of Greenpeace, believed a few
individuals could make a difference.
Their mission was to “bear witness” to US
underground nuclear testing at Amchitka,
a tiny island off the West Coast of Alaska,
which is one of the world’s most
earthquake-prone regions.
Amchitka was the last refuge for 3000
endangered sea otters, and home to bald
eagles, peregrine falcons and other
wildlife.
Even though their old boat, the Phyllis
Cormack, was intercepted before it got to
Amchitka, the journey sparked a flurry of
public interest.
The US still detonated the bomb, but the
voice of reason had been heard. Nuclear
testing on Amchitka ended that same year,
and the island was later declared a bird
sanctuary.
Today, Greenpeace is an international
organisation that prioritises global
environmental campaigns.
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Based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands,
Greenpeace has 2.8 million supporters
worldwide, and national as well as
regional offices in 41 countries.
DOES THE NAME
RAINBOW WARRIOR COME
FROM?
Bob Hunter, one of the founders of
Greenpeace, tells a story in his book,
Warriors of the Rainbow, about how this
legend crossed his path.
On the first voyage of a Greenpeace ship,
the Phyllis Cormack, Bob had taken on
board a small book of Indian myths and
legends that contained some striking
prophesies. A chapter that particularly
inspired Hunter related a story an old Cree
Indian woman, ‘Eyes of Fire’ told to her
great grandson. Just as they were being
overthrown, The Cree Indian people
foresaw a time when the white man’s
materialistic ways would strip the earth of
its resources, but just before it was too late
the Great Spirit of the Indians would return
to resurrect the braves and teach the white
man reverence for the earth. They would
become known as the Warriors of the
Rainbow. The story circulated in
Greenpeace for many years, and in 1978
our first ship, a rusting North Sea Trawler
named the “Sir William Hardy” was
rechristened “Rainbow Warrior.”
As of January, 2007, 2.9 million had taken
out or renewed their financial membership
within the last 18 months. Our financial
supporters are the people who keep our
ships on the oceans and our campaigners
in the field. Millions of people around the
world who take action with us every day
as online activists or local groups, or as
volunteers.

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 WHAT ARE SOME OF THE KEY
ISSUES THAT GREENPEACE IS
FOCUSED
PHILIPPINES?
ON IN THE
Currently, Greenpeace Philippines
campaigns to raise awareness and bring
real action to solve pressing environmental
issues concerning our climate, oceans,
food, plastic, livable cities, as well as
social justice. 
SUSTAINABILITY
The current economic system is driven by
the lie that endless growth is both good
and sustainable. And it is the corporations
(and often governments) that are
benefiting the most from this consumer
culture.
This is why we’re challenging the
practices and business models that drive
this culture of consumption, through
individual actions and sustained pressure
on corporations and key decision makers
to put us on a sustainable path before it’s
too late.
OUR VISION
We are aiming for a transformation of how
we see the world and ourselves in it. We
want to support a shift from consumption
to sharing, from competition to
collaboration.
We need a world where oceans and forests
are protected and are allowed to flourish.
We need a new story to emerge, one that
places the entire Earth’s ability to thrive
above the greed of a few.
#Climate #Energy #Food #Oceans #Plastic  also work to stop the flow of money to
#Pollution
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C limate. Extreme weather events,
rising sea levels and droughts are
just some of the symptoms of
climate change. With the Earth’s
temperature increasing, this planet and its
people are paying high prices for
unhealthy practices. We must act to keep
the temperature from rising to catastrophic
levels and stabilize our delicate climate.
Choices that we make in our everyday
lives – such as the food we eat, the mode
of transport we take, how we heat our
homes – can have far-reaching effects.
But this isn’t just about changing personal
habits. We must call upon governments,
corporations and decision-makers to make
significant changes that aren’t focused on
profits but on preservation, and by taking
industry-wide decisions to move to
environmentally-friendly alternatives,
including a total shift from fossil fuels to
sustainable energy resources and
protection of our forests from deforestation
and industrial farming practices - all of
which are harmful to our climate.
As a global community we can act
together, take positive steps and reverse
the trends that are having such a
significant impact upon our world. Join us
in building a safer, greener and more just
world.
E nergy. We fight to put an end to
polluting dirty energy projects.
We challenge the power of fossil
fuel corporations, bolster support for
renewable and citizen-powered energy and
seek to hold big polluters to account. We
dirty and destructive coal and nuclear
industries.
F ood. We believe that healthy food
comes from where it’s sourced
and how it’s produced. But
corporations are destroying ecosystems
and driving climate change through
industrial meat and dairy production, with
profit prioritized over human and planetary
health.
We want a future where locally sourced,
plant-based choices are widely available
and promoted, and where healthy
ecological farming is supported. We, along
with a growing movement of farmers,
citizens and entrepreneurs know a better,
healthier food future is possible.
O ceans. Oceans feed us and
stabilize the climate. They are
being emptied of life and filled
with plastic. We must protect them for all
life.
There is so much more below the waves
for us to discover. They contain some of
the largest and least visible creatures on
Earth, and some of the most intelligent too.
Every second breath we take comes from
the oceans. To protect our shared oceans,
we have to challenge industrial fisheries
and to create vast sanctuaries to replenish
them.
Let's protect our blue planet together.
P lastic. We believe in a world
where the land, sky, oceans, and
water are home to an abundance of
life, not an abundance of plastic, and
where the air we breathe, the water we
drink and the food we eat is free of toxic
by-products of plastic pollution.
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P ollution. Mindless consumption
and a throwaway culture has filled
our oceans with plastic pollution.
The cutting down of forests has reached a
scale that has previously been
unimaginable.
This has to stop.
If we put people and planet over profit, a
world free from pollution and
environmental degradation is possible.
GET INVOLVED 
How do I make donation?
Thank you for considering donating to
Greenpeace, it means a lot to us as we are
the only global environmental charity that
accepts no corporate or government
donations so we can maintain a much
needed independent voice. So we rely
totally on individual supporters like you to
fund our work.
Please go to our Donation page for a step-
by-step guide on how you can support our
work in the Philippines.
How do I update my donation
information?
Please check our Fundraising page, for the
different ways of getting in touch with our
supporter-donor care team.
I cannot afford to make a donation to
Greenpeace, but I want to help and receive
regular information about Greenpeace.
What else can I do?
Check the Take action section of our
website to participate in online campaign
activities. You’ll also receive a free
newsletter via email with plenty of options
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How can I volunteer for Greenpeace?

Check our Volunteer page, for volunteer

news and updates.

There’s an environmental polluter in my

town: what can I do about it?

Please be aware that due to our limited

resources we need to focus on major
threats to ecosystems and species – sad but
we simply don’t have the ability to address
destruction at all levels. Instead, we have
to count on people like you. For such
cases, we recommend reporting it to your
local authorities or starting a campaign via
Bataris (http://www.bataris.org.ph).

I’m a student writing a report about an

environmental problem. Can you send me
information?

We get many requests at Greenpeace for

help with general school reports about
pollution and other environmental issues.
We wish we could help each of you
individually, but we try to keep focused on
the tasks that people donate to Greenpeace
for: to win campaigns for the
environment.  Please don’t forget that you
can search through all the information here
in our website.

How do I get to work for Greenpeace?

If you’re interested in working for us, have

a look at the list of current positions open
at the Jobs page.