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A happy coincidence led Paul Israel to become a Greenpeace supporter for more than 26 years.
"I was studying commerce and had to do a communications project. My group decided to study the whaling industry. I became interested in whales and their plight. I think they're incredible, magnificent animals. I read about Greenpeace and, not long after that, someone knocked on my door and asked if I'd like to join. I said, 'Yes, I would' and that's how it started! Greenpeace in Australia was in its infancy then."
Over the years, Paul's concern for the environment has broadened. These days, he is particularly concerned about illegal logging of forests in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Brazil. "It's full of corruption and well out of hand," he says. "We have to help.
"We should give donations to the experts and Greenpeace is a good organisation. It's a very, very positive thing that Greenpeace takes on big issues globally. You need a worldwide organisation with clout. I see Greenpeace as a watchdog, making people aware."
So what would he most like to see Greenpeace achieve in 2004?
"To get the Indonesian government to regulate their timber industry."
"I was studying commerce and had to do a communications project. My group decided to study the whaling industry. I became interested in whales and their plight. I think they're incredible, magnificent animals. I read about Greenpeace and, not long after that, someone knocked on my door and asked if I'd like to join. I said, 'Yes, I would' and that's how it started! Greenpeace in Australia was in its infancy then."
Over the years, Paul's concern for the environment has broadened. These days, he is particularly concerned about illegal logging of forests in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Brazil. "It's full of corruption and well out of hand," he says. "We have to help.
"We should give donations to the experts and Greenpeace is a good organisation. It's a very, very positive thing that Greenpeace takes on big issues globally. You need a worldwide organisation with clout. I see Greenpeace as a watchdog, making people aware."
So what would he most like to see Greenpeace achieve in 2004?
"To get the Indonesian government to regulate their timber industry."
