Our history, victories and successes
For over fifty years – on all continents and oceans – together we have spoken truth to power, borne witness, stopped, blocked and placed our bodies in the way of environmental destruction.
We have investigated and documented ecological contamination and crime. We have conducted scientific studies, litigated and lobbied. We have tried, failed and tried again. We have also succeeded!
Our founders
There’s a joke that in any bar in Vancouver, Canada, you can sit down next to someone who claims to have founded Greenpeace. In fact, there was no single founder: name, idea, spirit and tactics can all be said to have separate lineages.
Yet, some people clearly stand out.
Victories timeline
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Global Ocean Treaty: Decades of history and international cooperation come of age
On 17 January, all anyone will hear will be the sea doing what it has always done. But on this day, humanity’s relationship with the world’s oceans will profoundly change.
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Hope comes alive when we take action: 8 Good News stories 2025
So much can seem wrong in this world right now yet one thing remains certain: in troubling times, hope is an act of resistance. Action fuels hope.
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Victory: Three oil fields in the North Sea declared illegal
Borgarting Court of Appeal agreed with Greenpeace Nordic and Natur og Ungdom that three oil fields in the Norwegian North Sea are illegal.
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From Hope to Victory: A historic milestone for ocean protection, and what’s next
After nearly 15 years in the making, more than 60 countries have now ratified the Global Ocean Treaty.