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Rather than relay an urgent message of hope and<br>possibility to the leaders gathering at the Lima UN climate talks, we came across as careless and&nbsp;crass.<\/p>\n\n<p>We have now met with the Peruvian Culture Ministry responsible for the site to offer an apology.<\/p>\n\n<p>We welcome any independent review of the consequences of our activity. We will cooperate fully&nbsp;with any investigation.<\/p>\n\n<p>We take personal responsibility for actions, and are committed to nonviolence. Greenpeace is&nbsp;accountable for its activities and willing to face fair and reasonable consequences. Dr Kumi Niadoo, the International Executive Director of Greenpeace, will travel to Lima this week,&nbsp;to personally apologise for the offence caused by the activity and represent the organisation in&nbsp;any on going discussions with the Peruvian authorities.<\/p>\n\n<p>Greenpeace will immediately stop any further use of the offending images.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Without reservation Greenpeace apologises to the people of Peru for the offence caused by our recent activity laying a message of hope at the site of the historic Nazca 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