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Frequently asked questions
Find quick answers to common inquiries about Greenpeace Philippines, our campaigns, and how you can get involved in making a difference.
Greenpeace is an independent global organization campaigning to ensure a peaceful and sustainable world for future generations. Greenpeace stands for positive change through action. We defend the natural world and promote peace. We investigate, expose and confront environmental abuse by governments and corporations around the world. We champion environmentally responsible and socially just solutions, including scientific and technical innovation.
Greenpeace exists because this fragile earth deserves a voice. It needs solutions. It needs change. It needs action. The underlying goal of all our work is a green and peaceful world – an earth that is ecologically healthy and able to nurture life in all its diversity. Greenpeace’s goal is to ensure the ability of the earth to nurture life in all its diversity. Greenpeace campaigns are geared towards a sustainable planet.
Greenpeace is present in more than 55 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Pacific. Greenpeace consists of Greenpeace International in Amsterdam, and Greenpeace national and regional offices.
Greenpeace International monitors the organisational development, oversees our fleet of ships, coordinates planning and implementation of our global campaigns and monitors compliance with core policies.
Greenpeace is one of the most well-known, effective, and ambitious environmental organisations in the world. Greenpeace has consultative status with the United Nations and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Greenpeace is funded mostly by individual supporters’ donations and charitable foundations’ funding. We do not accept money from governments, corporations, or political parties, allowing us to maintain our independence and take bold actions. We are committed to transparency in how we use these funds, ensuring they go directly to our campaigns and efforts to protect the environment. If you believe in our mission, we invite you to join us by donating and supporting our work for a greener, more just world.
Read moreIn 1971, motivated by the 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. Nowadays, Greenpeace has 2.8 million supporters worldwide and a presence in 41 countries.
In the Philippines, Greenpeace began its journey in the March 2000, driven by the same passion and commitment to environmental protection. Over the years, Greenpeace Philippines has grown into a vital force for environmental advocacy in the country, leading campaigns on climate justice, plastic pollution, and the preservation of biodiversity. Through grassroots movements, direct actions, and partnerships with local communities, Greenpeace Philippines continues to be a powerful voice for change, working tirelessly to protect the environment for future generations.
Currently, we are tackling critical issues like climate justice and advocating for a plastic-free future. With the help of communities, we work to protect biodiversity, prevent environmental abuse, and hold corporations accountable for their impact on our planet. Together, we aim to create a sustainable and just world for everyone.
Read moreTo volunteer with us, simply sign up on our website, where you can explore a variety of opportunities to get involved. Whether you’re interested in grassroots campaigning, digital activism, or joining local events, there’s a role for you. Our volunteers are essential in spreading awareness, participating in environmental actions, and helping us create meaningful change. No matter your skills or experience, you can be part of our movement to protect the planet.
VolunteerIf you didn’t find what you were looking for, feel free to use the search function on our website to explore more articles, explore our YouTube and social media channels, or contact us via email ([email protected]) and social media (@greenpeaceph). We’re here to help!
Internship program
Kickstart your career with our internship program, where you’ll gain hands-on experience, work alongside passionate environmentalists, and contribute to meaningful projects that create real impact toward a more sustainable and just world. To apply, please send (1) a motivation letter explaining why you want to intern with Greenpeace, (2) your Curriculum Vitae, and (3) a request letter from your school that includes the contact information of their representative, to [email protected]
Hear from our interns about their experiences and what it’s like to work at Greenpeace:
I’ve realized that when we fight for the environment to achieve an “Earth for all,” we’re not just fighting for nature itself—we’re advocating for everyone, ensuring no one is left behind. Our goal is to achieve justice for those most vulnerable to natural disasters and discrimination.
The highlight of my experience at Greenpeace Philippines is learning that we stand up for what is right and just without resorting to violence. We’re here to make our planet feel like a true home for everyone.
Eirene Dela Cruz, BS Environmental Science
Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology
My time as an intern at Greenpeace was a transformative experience, providing me with essential insights and perspectives on pressing environmental challenges.
Working alongside advocacy-driven individuals at Greenpeace, I had the opportunity to contribute to awareness-building efforts and grassroots initiatives aimed at achieving a zero-waste future and an inclusive climate response.
Job Collantes, BA Development Studies
De La Salle University — Manila
Being an intern at Greenpeace is something to be proud of. Working with an organization with people who are dedicated to protecting the environment for a greener future gives you hope and courage to do the same.
As Gen Z, this is crucial for us because we have so much hope in our future. And we are grateful to environmental organizations like Greenpeace, who really care and value our planet towards a greener future.
Bea Maria Mateo, BA Broadcasting
Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Partner with Greenpeace
Looking to collaborate with Greenpeace on an event or initiative? Whether you’re organizing a community clean-up, hosting a seminar on climate change, or planning a school project, we’re here to support and amplify your efforts. Reach out to us with your partnership proposal or request one of our speakers to join your event. Please include important details such as the event date, venue, topic, and other relevant information.
Email: [email protected]
Social Media: @greenpeaceph
We conduct research and investigations to provide scientific evidence and solutions to environmental injustices in our country and across the world. Read our reports to know the extent of our work and what else needs to be done to achieve a green future. Swipe to see more:
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Annual Report 2023: Championing Hope
In 2023, the message of hope became the driving force behind Greenpeace Southeast Asia’s campaigns, symbolising our commitmentto creating a more just and sustainable world.
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Gratitude Report 2024: Resilience and Renewal
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A Climate Justice Agenda for the Philippines
As President Marcos Jr.’s upcoming SONA approaches, Greenpeace Philippines urges his administration to turn words into action by adopting a Climate Justice Agenda that prioritizes the survival and wellbeing of Filipinos, now and for future generations.
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People vs Plastic
The results of this survey demonstrate that there is overwhelming public support for the Global Plastics Treaty to cut plastic production, end single-use plastics and advance reuse-based solutions.
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Growing the Alternatives: Societies for a Future Beyond GDP
To reach new places, we need to explore new paths. Only in this way will we achieve different realities, alternative futures shaped by equitable, collaborative societies committed to the environment.…
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2023 Newsletter: Mapping the Future
This newsletter will share with you the wins we’ve accomplished in the past year alone—from bringing together thousands of voices towards ending the age of plastics, to our campaigns to impact government policies against….
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CLIMATE REPARATIONS:A CLIMATE JUSTICE IMPERATIVE
As COP28 nears, the call for climate justice and the fulfillment of climate financing pledges becomes increasingly vital. This year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, which focuses on emissions reduction,…
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Enforcing Accountability: Holding Fossil Fuel Companies Liable for the Climate Crisis
This policy brief from Greenpeace Philippines outlines the urgent need for the Philippine government to adopt stronger measures in addressing the climate crisis, with a focus on corporate accountability and the protection of human rights.
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2023 Greenpeace Philippines Ship Tour Briefers
The climate crisis is here, and its impacts—loss of lives, homes andlivelihoods—are felt most deeply by the poorest and most vulnerable communitieswho are the least responsible. Fossil fuel companies need…
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Building resilient communities: Promoting people participation to address disaster risk
The toolkit is a collection of stories from Greenpeace’s partner organizations and local government units (LGUs) that found grassroots initiatives and solutions to some of the challenges in a disaster response.
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Forever Toxic: The science on health threats from plastic recycling
New Greenpeace report on health threats from plastic recycling
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DONOR NEWSLETTER 2022
Our work has been varied but towards our common goal. We are at the beginning of the most crucial decade for the climate. We are stepping up the work in 2023 and we look forward to continuing working with you, for people and the planet.
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Annual Report 2022: Generation Climate Action
This annual report is more than a ledger of deeds; it is a chronicle of Greenpeace Southeast Asia’s unyielding voyage to safeguard the Earth’s most life-rich realms. It celebrates the victories borne of unity and carries the torch of hope for a legacy of sustainability for the generations yet to walk these paths.
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Annual Report 2020-2021: What Lies Beyond The Horizon
2020 and 2021 will go down in history as the time when humanity was forced to take a really stark look into itself, as our actions and decisions through the last century finally came crashing back
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The Climate Emergency Unpacked
Greenpeace report on how consumer goods companies are fueling big oil’s plastic expansion
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DONOR NEWSLETTER 2021
Many of us will remember how, at the end of 2020, the Philippines grappled with a Climate Emergency while in the middle of the pandemic. The devastation left in ….
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The Projected Economic Impact of Extreme Sea-Level Rise in Seven Asian Cities in 2030
Extreme rising sea levels and flooding is a threat to coastal cities. Greenpeace East Asia selected seven cities in Asia that are economic centers and are located on or close…
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Decarbonizing Meralco
To be part of the solution to the climate crisis, power companies must urgently shift to renewable energy.
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Annual Report 2019: Sounding the Alarm
In 2019 we witnessed the power of people to make change in the face of the climate emergency that continues to threaten Southeast Asia’s communities and biodiversity.
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DONOR NEWSLETTER 2020
This year, Greenpeace Southeast Asia celebrates its 20th year of making change and creating impact for the people and planet.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Managing air quality beyond COVID-19
Air pollution doesn’t have to be an inescapable reality. The ECQ gave Filipino citizens a glimpse of what cities can be like with vastly improved air quality. It also showed us that air pollution can be solved without sacrificing people’s access to mobility.
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Waste trade and the Philippines: How local and global policy instruments can stop the tide of foreign waste dumping in the country
A policy paper that looks at current waste and importation laws to identify gaps and loopholes that allow waste trade to happen.
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Toxic Air: The Price of Fossil Fuels
A groundbreaking report from Greenpeace Southeast Asia and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) about the global cost of air pollution from fossil fuels.
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Seabound: The Journey to Modern Slavery on the High Seas
ASEAN member States need to take concrete policy actions to address the labour and environmental issues and ensure that modern slavery at sea becomes a thing of the past.
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Dirty Business: How coal expansion of the Philippines’ biggest energy companies are hindering the country’s transition to a low carbon future
Coal expansion by the Philippines’ biggest energy companies will hinder the country’s transition to a low carbon future, and can lock the Philippines into at least two more decades of
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Policy Brief: Southeast Asia’s struggle against the plastic waste trade
Executive Summary As leaders from the 10 countries that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) prepare to meet in Bangkok for the 34th ASEAN Summit this June,…
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SWS Survey on Eating Meat
Greenpeace Philippines commissioned a survey to take a better look at Filipinos’ meat consumption.
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Sprouting from Disaster
Climate change is making natural disasters more intense and frequent, which in turn cause periodic food emergencies and damage billions’ worth of agriculture. In response, the government must review its policies and craft new ones so that farmers can help their fellow farmers who are affected by storms and drought to access diversified seeds. This…
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Annual Report 2017: Breaking Boundaries
2017 was a challenging year for many around the world and so it proved for us at Greenpeace as we worked to meet those challenges head-on.
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Annual Report 2016: The Power of Many
The year 2016 was a year of uncertainties. But it will go down in history as a year of resistance when hundreds of thousands stood together to defend their rights. 2016 was just the beginning. People are rising up.
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Annual Report 2015: Creating the Future We Want
For the past decade and a half, we influenced decision-makers in the region by pioneering the call for a massive uptake of renewable energy, stopped forest destruction on the ground where it was happening, bore witness to Southeast Asia’s polluted waterways, legally challenged companies in order to keep our food systems sustainable, and worked with…
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Coal: A Public Health Crisis
Coal is a major public health hazard. Each stage of the coal life cycle – mining, transportation, washing, combustion, and disposing of post-combustion wastes – carries health risks that lead to lung, heart and brain diseases, as well as work-related injuries. Burning coal affects the environment, human health and wildlife, and is a major contributor…
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Tuna Cannery Ranking
Greenpeace Southeast Asia believes that consumers have a right to know where and how their tuna was caught. Modern consumers who are aware of their impact on the planet want to play a key role in preserving tuna resources for the enjoyment of future generations.
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True Cost of Coal in the Philippines (Volume 2)
Given the economic, social and environmental havoc that climate change has wrought in the Philippines, embracing coal is a dangerous policy. Short term benefits of coal to some elite players…
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Roadmap to Recovery of Philippine Oceans
The Roadmap to Recovery for the Philippine Oceans is an urgent proposal to reverse the deteriorating condition of the country’s marine resources – the need to safeguard the health of our oceans, the viability of coastal communities and national food security is the key guiding principle. The Aquino Administration will have a significant role to…
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True Cost of Coal in the Philippines
Coal burning has existed for centuries. It powered the Industrial Revolution, changing the course of the world. At present it provides 29.9% of global primary energy needs and generates 41% of the world’s electricity. It is also used in the production of 70% of the world’s steel. Total world coal production reached a record level…
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