{"id":75,"date":"2018-01-01T13:55:47","date_gmt":"2018-01-01T12:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.p4.greenpeace.org\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2026-02-26T22:50:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:50:19","slug":"explore","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/explore\/","title":{"rendered":"What we do"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The issues we work on<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

We want to change the way we humans relate to nature and to each other. We\u2019ll dismantle the broken systems and global power structures that have failed us.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"Energy
Saerbeck in North Rhine Westfalia is a community which owns their own wind and solar park. 70% of the private households in Saerbeck are supplied by renewable energies.\n<\/figcaption>
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Sunrise over the reef at Kanawa Island near Flores, Indonesia. The island is located in the Komodo National Park.
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Several thousand people marched in the Climate March at COP24 in Katowice, Poland, on December 8, 2018.
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The Greek leg of the United for Climate European ship tour has arrived at its second port in Greece, the Ionian island of Kefalonia, on the 16th June. The purpose of the tour in Greece is to support local communities that are affected by plans for hydrocarbon (HC) explorations, to strengthen local initiatives and help them unite under a national climate movement umbrella. It\u2019s essential for all elements of society to rise up and unite demanding climate action by the government. The tour will use this opportunity to suggest real and sustainable energy solutions in the form of collective energy schemes, that promote clean energy and mass participation of the society according to the principles of energy democracy. The highlight of the stop at Kefalonia was the welcome of the locals in the form of a flotilla of 60 sailing boats, kayaks, canoes, and other vessels, just outside the port of Argostoli. From the Rainbow Warrior, a big floating banner was deployed, with an image clearly saying that oil exploration and drilling is contributing to the climate crisis we are facing.
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Climate & Energy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We challenge the power of fossil fuel corporations, bolster support for renewable and citizen-powered energy and seek to hold big polluters to account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Defend
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Biodiversity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Focusing on great global forests and oceans we aim to preserve, protect and restore the most valuable ecosystems for the climate and for biodiversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over Hurricane Lorenzo twice in the Northeastern Atlantic Ocean to obtain a full picture, stitched together, of the large storm.
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Tony Weston, 62, a Rural Fire Service volunteer firefighter sprays trees on fire on the outskirts of the small town of Numeralla in New South Wales.
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\"Fruits
The Cerrado biome is a very diverse and vast tropical savanna ecoregion of Brazil. It contains forests, plains, savannas and huge amount of natural resources.\nFor centuries, local traditional populations have been living in its fields and plains without destroying the natural landscape, sourcing their livelihood from all its richness. But the agribusiness expansion movement is risking its survival and the availability of natural resources, causing conflicts over land and even water.<\/figcaption>
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Food<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Haller forest in Belgium. Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides) in beech forest.
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\"Humpback
Underwater view of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) captured in the Silver Bank (Dominican Republic). Humpback whales are currently listed as \u201cLeast Concern\u201d on the IUCN Red List (2024), reflecting their recovery from previous endangerment.
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Social & Economic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We believe that people have the power to demand solutions to the climate and biodiversity crisis that can and should deliver fairness, justice and dignity for all people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Global
An estimated seventy-thousand people are participating in the third global climate strike in Cologne. Greenpeace activists are demanding better climate change policies in 86 cities across Germany.
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Alternative Futures<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Portrait of Mariana Campos, storyteller for Greenpeace Brazil, with heart-shaped cut collard greens leaves, to promote an organic, healthy, fresh and loving way of eating and consuming goods, for the 2018 World Food Week.
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People’s Health<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"MSF
The Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) and Greenpeace crew are making sure that people who are risking their lives on the dangerous sea crossing between Turkey and Greece, arrive safely at shore.
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Together we are part of a growing, global movement determined to bring about the changes our planet desperately needs.<\/p>\n\n\n