{"id":67265,"date":"2024-11-20T17:37:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T04:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?page_id=67265"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T20:34:22","slug":"what-does-greenpeace-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/what-does-greenpeace-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What does Greenpeace do?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-pattern-p4-page-header is-style-parallax\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-background-color has-background\">How Greenpeace creates change<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1.25rem\">What does Greenpeace do? Greenpeace brings about change through direct action, creative confrontation, lobbying, investigations and mobilising large numbers of people. These tactics help us to protect nature and promote a green and peaceful future.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/12\/618369c8-gp0stwscs_medium_res_with_credit_line-1024x703.jpg\" alt=\"Members of the Hauraki Gulf Alliance hand in a petition calling for a ban on bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf, received by Green MP Eugenie Sage. Greenpeace Aotearoa Ban Bottom Trawling campaign, at NZ Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand on Thursday, 22 June 2023. \u2028People present are Angie Warren-Clark (Labour Party MP), Benn Winlove (Legasea), Scott Simpson (National Party MP), Helen White (Labour MP), Bianca Ranson (Forest &amp; Bird), Teanau Tuiono, (Green Party MP) Eugenie Sage (Green Party MP), Ellie Hooper (Greenpeace), Ricardo Menendez (Green Party MP)\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 601px) 50vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/12\/618369c8-gp0stwscs_medium_res_with_credit_line.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/12\/618369c8-gp0stwscs_medium_res_with_credit_line-600x412.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/12\/618369c8-gp0stwscs_medium_res_with_credit_line-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/12\/618369c8-gp0stwscs_medium_res_with_credit_line-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/12\/618369c8-gp0stwscs_medium_res_with_credit_line-495x340.jpg 495w\" class=\"wp-image-62031 size-full\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div data-render=\"planet4-blocks\/secondary-navigation\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;levels&quot;:[{&quot;heading&quot;:2,&quot;link&quot;:true}]}}\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does Greenpeace do?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Greenpeace investigates, exposes and confronts the causes of environmental destruction.<\/p>\n\n<p>Through action, Greenpeace aims to spark systemic change. That means large-scale change that will fix the root causes of the climate crisis, not just the symptoms. To do that, Greenpeace uses the following approaches:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#Investigations\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#Investigations\"><strong>Investigations<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Greenpeace investigates and exposes governments or corporations who cause environmental damage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#Lobbying\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#Lobbying\">Lobbying<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Greenpeace encourages and persuades those in positions of power to take the bold steps needed to stand up to corporate influence and protect the planet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#DirectAction\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#DirectAction\">Direct Action<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Greenpeace activists peacefully protest environmental injustice&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#PeoplePower\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#PeoplePower\">People Power<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Greenpeace helps people send a message to decision-makers and enables people to come together and demand change<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#Science\">Science<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; All of Greenpeace\u2019s work is guided by science and research. Greenpeace campaigns and policies are formed by facts and peer-reviewed research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Usually, Greenpeace campaigns involve a combination of all of these tactics.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Investigations\">Investigations<\/h2>\n\n<p>Greenpeace investigations provide research and evidence of environmental injustices and expose those causing harm. Investigations use a variety of techniques, such as fieldwork, satellite imagery, business and financial analysis and whistleblowing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Investigative journalism is another tool that Greenpeace uses. In the UK, Greenpeace\u2019s award-winning investigative journalism unit, <a href=\"https:\/\/unearthed.greenpeace.org\/\">Unearthed<\/a>, has been uncovering issues about climate change and pollution for almost 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Aotearoa, our investigations have led to the John Key Government working with the oil industry to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/democracy-and-a-web-of-spies\/\">spy on Greenpeace Aotearoa staff<\/a>, Shell being driven from the Arctic, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/investigation-plastic-waste-exports-from-new-zealand\/\">impact of New Zealand\u2019s plastic exports<\/a> in Southeast Asia and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/licensed-to-krill-greenpeace-report-exposes-antarctic-fishing-industry\/\">Antarctic krill fisheries being held to account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"INVESTIGATION: Where does NZ&#039;s recycled plastic go?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VQN9PfPNWV4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Lobbying\">Lobbying<\/h2>\n\n<p>With direct lobbying we make sure that our campaign demands are clearly heard by decision-makers such as politicians and business leaders, and we ask them to translate these demands into real action that protects the environment.<\/p>\n\n<p>Our campaigners seek to meet with politicians to build political support for our campaigns, produce and disseminate reports and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/state-of-environment-greenpeace-briefing-political-parties\/\">briefings<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/video\/greenpeace-oral-submission-on-the-fast-track-approvals-bill\/\">make submissions<\/a> to consultations and committee inquiries.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Our members and volunteers also lobby MPs and local councillors across the country and are able to take national and international issues that Greenpeace works on and make them relevant and impactful at the local level. Over 16,000 Greenpeace supporters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/the-fast-track-consenting-bill-whats-the-story\/\">made submissions opposing the Fast-track Approvals Bill.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Globally, Greenpeace campaigns to influence international treaties and conventions on environmental protection so they are as strong and ambitious as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We work hard behind the scenes at COP climate conferences and engage policymakers and diplomats at international forums like The Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/international-seabed-authority-meeting-a-critical-moment-in-fight-against-deep-sea-mining\/\">International Seabed Authority (ISA)<\/a> to encourage countries across the world to work together and deliver stronger environmental protections for the benefit of all.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/11\/a7b7fb6e-gp0stwvbg_medium-res-1200px-1024x683.jpg\" title=\"Greenpeace International forest campaigner, Grant Rosoman presents a petition to Green Party MP Eugenie Sage, along with Greenpeace activists holding large colourful photographic depictions of the forests in question and the harm that\u2019s being done to them.\" alt=\"Greenpeace International forest campaigner, Grant Rosoman presents a petition to Green Party MP Eugenie Sage, along with Greenpeace activists holding large colourful photographic depictions of the forests in question and the harm that\u2019s being done to them.\" class=\"wp-image-67306\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/11\/a7b7fb6e-gp0stwvbg_medium-res-1200px-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/11\/a7b7fb6e-gp0stwvbg_medium-res-1200px-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/11\/a7b7fb6e-gp0stwvbg_medium-res-1200px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/11\/a7b7fb6e-gp0stwvbg_medium-res-1200px-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/11\/a7b7fb6e-gp0stwvbg_medium-res-1200px.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Greenpeace petition signed by nearly 16,000 people was delivered to Parliament calling for the New Zealand government to stop the import of products that are linked to forest destruction and human rights abuses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"DirectAction\">Direct action<\/h2>\n\n<p>Greenpeace was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/about\/our-history\/\">founded in 1971<\/a> by a small group of people who set sail in an old fishing boat to try and stop a US nuclear weapons test on an island off the coast of Alaska. And in the 50 years since, non-violent direct action has remained at the heart of Greenpeace\u2019s work.<\/p>\n\n<p>Direct action is about physically acting to stop an immediate wrong at the scene of the crime. Ordinary people often do extraordinary things to confront those in positions of power with their responsibility for stopping global environmental destruction. We act to raise the level and quality of public debate.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Above all, we act to provoke action from those with the power and responsibility to make change happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guiding all of our actions is always a commitment to nonviolence and personal responsibility. These principles are inspired by the Quaker concept of \u2018bearing witness\u2019, which is about taking action based on conscience. Everyone on every Greenpeace action is trained in the principles of nonviolent direct action (NVDA).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/about\/greenpeace-ships\/\">Our fleet of ships<\/a> allows us to take action and bear witness at the scenes of environmental crimes around the world, often in remote and difficult-to-reach places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When taking physical action to stop an environmental wrong isn\u2019t possible, \u2018bearing witness\u2019 through one\u2019s physical presence at the scene of the crime is another way to act on conscience and remind those responsible that they have a higher responsibility than the corporate bottom line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/05\/e1655d49-gp0stqomp_treated-1024x694.jpg\" title=\"Greenpeace Executive Director Russel Norman swimming with buoy and banner that reads &quot;Rise Up \/ End Oil&quot; in front of seismic testing vessel Amazon Warrior.\" alt=\"Greenpeace Executive Director Russel Norman swimming with buoy and banner that reads &quot;Rise Up \/ End Oil&quot; in front of seismic testing vessel Amazon Warrior.\" class=\"wp-image-3042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/05\/e1655d49-gp0stqomp_treated-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/05\/e1655d49-gp0stqomp_treated-600x406.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/05\/e1655d49-gp0stqomp_treated-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/05\/e1655d49-gp0stqomp_treated-502x340.jpg 502w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/05\/e1655d49-gp0stqomp_treated.jpg 1890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Greenpeace Executive Director Russel Norman swimming with buoy and banner that reads &#8220;Rise Up \/ End Oil&#8221; in front of seismic testing vessel Amazon Warrior.<div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Jason Blair \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"PeoplePower\">People power<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Change only comes when a critical mass of people demand it. Greenpeace helps people like you make that happen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across the world, millions of people play a huge and crucial part in Greenpeace\u2019s work. This might be through signing petitions and sharing social media posts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/act\/greenpeace-volunteer-register\/\">joining our volunteer<\/a> group or joining protests, and even taking part in direct actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greenpeace gives people a chance to channel their love for the natural world into real action. Our campaigns create effective ways to make demands of elected politicians or corporations committing environmental harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the tens of thousands of messages that Greenpeace helps people send to decision-makers to the millions of signatures collected on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petitions\/\">petitions<\/a>, Greenpeace enables people to come together and demand the change they want to see.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/39c9fdce-march-for-nature-june-2024-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Over 20,000 people turned out in Auckland\u2019s Aotea Square for the \u2018March for Nature\u2019 down Queen Street to protest the Luxon Government\u2019s fast-track bill and \u2018war on nature\u2019.\" alt=\"Over 20,000 people turned out in Auckland\u2019s Aotea Square for the \u2018March for Nature\u2019 down Queen Street to protest the Luxon Government\u2019s fast-track bill and \u2018war on nature\u2019.\" class=\"wp-image-64802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/39c9fdce-march-for-nature-june-2024-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/39c9fdce-march-for-nature-june-2024-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/39c9fdce-march-for-nature-june-2024-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/39c9fdce-march-for-nature-june-2024-453x340.jpg 453w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/39c9fdce-march-for-nature-june-2024.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Over 20,000 people turned out in Auckland\u2019s Aotea Square for the \u2018March for Nature\u2019 down Queen Street to protest the Luxon Government\u2019s fast-track bill and \u2018war on nature\u2019.\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Kat Cooper \/ GREENPEACE<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Science\">Science<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>All of Greenpeace\u2019s work is guided by and informed by science and research. We use facts and peer-reviewed research to inform our campaigns and policies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Greenpeace Research Laboratories form part of the Science Unit of Greenpeace International. Based in the UK, the laboratories provide scientific advice and analytical support to Greenpeace campaigns worldwide, including here in Aotearoa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here in Aotearoa, we have a long-running programme that uses a spectrometer to analyse rural people\u2019s drinking water for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/freshwater\/nitrate-contamination-in-drinking-water-what-you-need-to-know-and-some-frequently-asked-questions\/\">nitrate contamination<\/a>. From the results of those tests, we have created the <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.greenpeace.org\/maps\/aotearoa\/know-your-nitrate\/?gp_anonymous_id=b710cbf8-0352-4b4e-a539-f3303b19d7fa&amp;infoClosed=1\">Know Your Nitrate map<\/a>, which allows people to get some idea of the risk they may be exposed to.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/09\/3ba13d47-gp1svndj_medium_res-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A man pours drinking water into a silver cylindrical shaped spectrometer to test for nitrate contamination. \" class=\"wp-image-49534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/09\/3ba13d47-gp1svndj_medium_res-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/09\/3ba13d47-gp1svndj_medium_res-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/09\/3ba13d47-gp1svndj_medium_res-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/09\/3ba13d47-gp1svndj_medium_res-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/09\/3ba13d47-gp1svndj_medium_res.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nitrate testing of drinking water using a spectrometer. Nitrate contamination has been linked to adverse health effects, from bowel cancer to premature births.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does Greenpeace create change?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Greenpeace doesn\u2019t accept money from governments or corporations. All Greenpeace activities are funded through donations, or grants from foundations. This independence means Greenpeace can campaign for the planet\u2019s future and expose big polluters, with no influence from those in power.<\/p>\n\n<p>As a global organisation, Greenpeace is able to work with allies around the world and expose environmental destruction that occurs across the world\u2019s borders or in the high seas, where no individual country has power. This global influence is key to creating long-term change. It took Greenpeace offices and their supporters around the world to get<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/so-we-have-a-global-oceans-treaty-what-now\/\"> the historic Global Oceans Treaty<\/a> signed in 2023, which provides a pathway for greater ocean protection.<\/p>\n\n<p>For more than 50 years, Greenpeace and our supporters have been changing the world for the better. From saving the whales to ending new offshore oil exploration in Aotearoa, we\u2019ve helped secure a long list of wins for nature. Together, we have had a huge impact.<\/p>\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/about\/victories-wins-milestones\/\">timeline of some of the wins<\/a>, both big and small, in which Greenpeace Aotearoa has played a role since 1971.<\/p>\n\n<p>Of course, there\u2019s always lots more to do. But these successes \u2013 nearly always won in alliance with iwi, hap\u016b, grassroots groups and other organisations \u2013 show a glimpse of what\u2019s possible when we work together.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-color has-dark-green-800-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1b387c7f7d0efe584ec5bc4ade27bac9 is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2598c181 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4b2eccd6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail is-resized caption-alignment-center\" id=\"circles\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/fbf02a9f-care-for-planet-donate-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64542\" style=\"width:auto;height:100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/fbf02a9f-care-for-planet-donate-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/fbf02a9f-care-for-planet-donate-340x340.png 340w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/fbf02a9f-care-for-planet-donate.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c9b79840109b84840f8cd0465c03b16f\">Support our work<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">You can support our work by donating today. 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