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Greenpeace Antarctica Expedition 1990/91 1st leg. World Park Base, Cape Evans. Enlarge Image

The Antarctic World Park

On December 1, 2009, Greenpeace celebrates the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty. From this treaty, an international landmark was created and a World Park was established to protect an entire continent. Take a look back with us to see how it all began.

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Greenpeace activists deliver over 7,000 stop whaling petitions to the Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C, Nov. 12, 2009. The visit to the embassy comes hours before Obama’s historic trip to Japan. Greenpeace wants Japan to end whaling in the Southern Ocean international whale sanctuary and is urging Japan to use this historic state visit as an opportunity to tell the world that they have decided to end whaling. Enlarge Image

Greenpeace delivers Stop Whaling petitions to Japanese Embassy

Greenpeace activists deliver over 7,000 stop whaling petitions to the Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C, Nov. 12, 2009. The visit to the embassy comes hours before Obama’s historic trip to Japan. Greenpeace wants Japan to end whaling in the Southern Ocean international whale sanctuary and is urging Japan to use this historic state visit as an opportunity to tell the world that they have decided to end whaling.

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Greenpeace nuclear policy expert Jim Riccio speaks to other Greenpeace activists in front of the One World Balloon in Montpelier, Vt., Oct. 23, 2009. Greenpeace is campaigning to get the Vermont legislature to close the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant, one of the nation's oldest operating reactors. Enlarge Image

Retire Vermont Yankee

Greenpeace is campaigning to get the Vermont legislature to close the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant, one of the nation's oldest operating reactors.

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Young activists wave signs in Manhattan Beach, California, Oct. 24, 2009, as part of a human chain on the Beach to help illustrate where climate change will push sea level rise if global warming is allowed to continue. Enlarge Image

Global Day of Climate Action

Greenpeace, 350.org and coalition partners joined to sponsor thousands of events around the world on a Global Day of Climate Action to change the negotiating environment as the international community heads towards crucial UN Climate Negotiations in Copenhagen in December 2009.

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Greenpeace voert campagne voor een wereldwijd netwerk van zeereservaten, ook in de Stille Oceaan. Enlarge Image

Months in pics - September 2009

View beautiful images from around the world.

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Trees in the Pacoima Canyon area of Los Angeles, Sept. 3,2009, burned by wildfires. Enlarge Image

California Wildfires 2009

As California fire fighters battle a devastating wildfire outside of Los Angeles, climate scientists say that there is an increased danger of wildfires due to global warming.

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A Greenpeace activist distributes a "future edition" of the Martha's Vineyard Times on Main Street in Vineyard Haven, on Martha's Vineyard, Mass., Aug. 27, 2009. Greenpeace distributed the Aug. 27, 2020, edition of the local newspaper to contrast the success and failure of dealing with climate change as President Obama vacations on the island. Enlarge Image

Climate Leadership Campaign on Martha's Vineyard

Greenpeace activists launched a sign held above the sea water by hands that looked to be part of a man underwater and distributed a "future edition" of the local newspaper to call on President Obama to take leadership in dealing with climate change as he vacationed on Martha's Vineyard.

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