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Protect Oceans, Whales and Seafood

Together we can help save the whales - take action right now.

All around the world, our oceans are in crisis. Three quarters of global fish stocks are suffering from overfishing and 90% of top marine predators are already gone.

Destructive fishing practices destroy critical ocean habitats, pirate fishing harms global fish stocks and as the ocean becomes more vulnerable—it will succumb more quickly to the harmful effects of global warming.

Whale slaughter continues to put endangered species at risk and pollution from land-based sources is turning the oceans into a dumping ground. Read more.

Protect Forests

Your individual voice can make a difference. Take action right now to protect the rainforests.

Ancient forests are disappearing before our eyes. Not only does forest loss eliminate wildlife habitat and harm biodiversity, but tropical deforestation releases tons of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. Help us protect forests and the climate. Read more.

Stop Global Warming

You can help. Take action right now to fight coal and help stop global warming.

We are changing our planet in a fundamental way. Our world is hotter today than it has been in two thousand years. By the end of the century, if current trends continue, the global temperature could climb so high that the climate and weather patterns that have given rise to human civilization would be radically different.

But it didn’t happen on its own. We’re driving climate change by burning fossil fuels like coal and oil. In fact, coal-fired power plants are the single largest U.S. source of global warming pollution.

America's coal-burning power plants, in addition to causing climate change, are killing tens of thousands of Americans, poisoning our air and water, and making our children sick. Read more.

Push for No New Nukes

Take action and tell the President that taxpayers should not take on the risk of building new nuclear plants.

Nuclear power is neither safe nor clean. There is no such thing as a "safe" dose of radiation and just because nuclear pollution is invisible doesn't mean it's "clean."

If a meltdown were to occur, the accident could kill and injure tens of thousands of people, leaving large regions uninhabitable. And, more than 50 years after splitting the first atom, science has yet to devise a method for adequately handling long lived radioactive wastes. Read more.

Eliminate Toxic Chemicals

Toxic chemicals are all around us. In order to create the products that we use every day, companies often produce and release thousands of chemical compounds every year.

Companies who use and produce these chemicals have inadequate government oversight and these dangerous chemicals are released into the environment—threatening our rivers, lakes, air, land, oceans, and ultimately ourselves and our future. Read more.

Our ships

The Greenpeace fleet of ships is a major tool we use in our actions to protect the environment. Our ships often sail to remote areas of the earth to go direct to the source of the environmental destruction we are working to protect against.
Read more about our ships.

Taking action

Greenpeace takes action for ground-breaking change to protect the environment. We take our message direct to the polluters and politicians. We are steadfast in our principles and put action behind our words.

Our victories

For over 40 years Greenpeace has been winning campaigns to protect the environment. We do not take any money from corporations, industry or government.

We are people powered, so please donate and help us win more campaigns.

Our history

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. Read more about our history.