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Greenpeace

Greenpeace is an international non-governmental environmental organization which evolved from the peace movement and anti-nuclear protests in early 1970s.

Greenpeace has offices in over forty countries and a coordinating body in The Netherlands. It makes the news headlines with campaigns on worldwide issues such as global warming, deforestation, overfishing, commercial whaling, genetic engineering, and anti-nuclear issues. It does not accept funding from governments, corporations or political parties. Any recent DW content tagged "Greenpeace" will appear below on this page.

Equador Bananen

Living Planet: The pesticide cycle 23.08.2018

Thanks to the invention of pesticides, fresh foods can be imported from every corner of the world, available everywhere at anytime. But this comes at a price: Overuse of pesticides in agriculture can seriously damage our environment — and our health.
Frankreich Genmais der US Firma Monsanto Symbolbild

Living Planet: Don't underestimate the danger of pesticides 23.08.2018

In an interview with DW, Franziska Achterberg from Greenpeace EU says many farmers rely too heavily on pesticides, allowing pesticide residues to enter our environment, food and bodies. But how dangerous is it really?
Faces of climate change Kumi Naidoo

Veteran South African activist Kumi Naidoo to lead Amnesty International 31.07.2018

Days before he took up the top job at Amnesty, Kumi Naidoo summited Mount Kilimanjaro for charity. The seasoned activist usually linked to a worthy cause is the first African to lead the human rights group in many years.
Frankreich AKW Flamanville

French nuclear power plants pose a grave security risk – lawmakers 05.07.2018

Outsourcing, vulnerability to terror attacks and operator stress have been cited as risks to France's reactor network. The new study was compiled after Greenpeace orchestrated a number of break-ins to highlight risks.
Atomkraftwerk Bugey Nahe Lyon

France: Greenpeace 'crashes drone' into nuclear plant 03.07.2018

The environmental group has already taken heat for stunts at other nuclear plants. According to plant operator EDF two drones were used in the activists' latest antic.
Deutschland, Berlin: Al Gore spricht bei der NOAH Conference

Al Gore warns Germany risks being left behind on climate change 27.06.2018

"If I were a citizen of Germany, I would be concerned about Germany being left behind," the former US vice president has warned. His solution would see Germany phase out coal as a major source of electricity production.
Berlin, Demonstration für den Kohleausstieg

Rallies in Germany against government's continued reliance on coal 24.06.2018

Demonstrations took place in at least five cities, including Berlin and Hamburg. The protests come two days before a government commission intended to map a national path away from coal is to convene for the first time.
Indonesien Jakarta - Plastikmüll

Indonesia combines Islam with environmental activism 14.06.2018

The Indonesian government and Greenpeace have partnered with Islamic organizations to promote plastic waste reduction. Can including religion make environmental campaigns more effective?
Antarktis: Seelöwen Pinguine die Schönheit des Eises

The fragile grandeur of the Antarctic 02.05.2018

Our planet's southernmost continent may be far from civilization — but that doesn't mean it's untouched. On a voyage to Antarctica, photojournalist Alexandre Meneghini captured the landscape's vulnerable beauty.

Russland St Petersburg - Schwimmendes Atomkraftwerk Akademik Lomonossow

Russia's 'floating Chernobyl' nuclear power plant heads out to sea 28.04.2018

The twin reactors have left their home port of St. Petersburg for a long, slow journey to Siberia. Environmentalists have slammed the mobile maritime reactors, saying an accident could damage parts of the Arctic.
Neuseeland Greenpeace Protest auf Bohrschiff

New Zealand stops new offshore oil exploration to battle climate change 12.04.2018

Environmental rights group have described the government's decision as a "historic moment" for New Zealand. But opposition lawmakers have slammed the government, saying the move could undermine the economy.
England Protest gegen Pläne für eine unterirdische nukleare Endlagerung

Britain offers millions in cash to bury its radioactive waste 04.04.2018

Britain is again hunting for a suitable site to store its highly radioactive nuclear waste after a previous attempt was blocked by residents. Rural areas could be given cash if they house the underground facility.
USA Silicon Valley in Kalifornien - Luftaufnahmen

The greenest tech companies in the world 03.04.2018

Greenpeace has analysed what 17 of the world’s leading consumer electronics companies are doing to address their environmental impacts.Do they use clean energies? Do they use hazardous chemicals? Can their products be recycled or easily repaired?
Brasilien Para - Inspektion des Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) Vistoria em PMFS no Pará

Wood laundering brings illegal Amazon timber to Europe — report 21.03.2018

Massive quantities of illegal timber may have been imported into the European Union by inventing fake trees, according to a report released this week by Greenpeace.
Deutschland Regierung Svenja Schulze, desiginierte Umweltministerin (SPD)

Svenja Schulze, the German environment minister nobody knows 13.03.2018

Svenja Schulze is a surprise choice as Germany's new environment minister. She is not known as an environment expert and has governed only at federal state level. Trouble ahead?
BG 60 Jahre Peace-Zeichen

'Make Love, Not War:' 60 years of the peace sign 21.02.2018

Originally designed to show resistance against the nuclear threat in the late 1950s, the peace sign quickly became the common symbol against violence, hatred and oppression.
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