By:

Daniel Salamanca
Laura Betancourt
Lorena Arvalo
Whats Greenpeace?
Greenpeace is an independent global
campaigning organization that acts to change
attitudes and behavior, to protect and
conserve the environment and to promote
peace by:
Catalysing an energy
revolution
Defending our oceans
Protecting the world's ancient
forests
Working for disarmament and
peace
Creating a toxic free future
Campaigning for sustainable
agriculture
Greenpeace History
In 1971, a small group of activists set sail from
Vancouver in a fishing boat they named
Greenpeace.
Activist wanted to save Amchitka Island from
nuclear experiments
The group was conormed by Dorothy and Irving
Stowe, Marie and Jim Bohlen, Ben and Dorothy
Metcalfe and Bob Hunter
The boat was intercepted by a U.S. navy ship and
forced to turn back but the voice of reason had
been heard.
1970s, Greenpeace spread to several countries and
began campaigning on various environmental issues
Greenpeace COLOMBIA
On September 23, 2009, in Bogota, with the help of
the office of Greenpeace Argentina, Greenpeace
was born in Colombia.
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Greenpeace took the moorland ecosystem, as a symbol
of their struggle to stop the climate crisis.
The team grew rapidly and support groups emerged in
cities such as Medellin, Cali, Pereira, Barranquilla and
Cartagena, with a strong commitment to wanting to
contribute in the various campaigns of the organization
worldwide.
ISUUES THEY WORK ON
Climate Change
Forests
Oceans
Agriculture
Toxic pollution
Nuclear
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SHIPS
The Greenpeace fleet of ships has a really important role in the
daily work: to protect the ecosystems in the whole world. These
ships are important for the campaigns, giving the information
about threats that the environment suffers.
Rainbow
Warrior III

Esperanza Arctic
Sunrise
Wins
October 2011 Barbie stopped destroying forests
March 2011 Princes looked for another way to collect tuna
December 2010 80 thousand hectares were declarated
preserved area for logging industry
November 2010 - 400 companies in the United States will start
to use refrigeration systems friendly to the environment since
2015.
July 2010 - Europe
bans illegal timber
trade
May 2010 - Nestl
agrees to stop
buying palm oil
Now lets see their web page
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/
Thank You!!