Greenpeace UK
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Global map of Greenpeace office locations
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| Formation | 1969 - 1972 (See remarks) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Purpose | Environmentalism, peace |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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Region served
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Worldwide |
| Bunny McDiarmid and Jennifer Morgan | |
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Main organ
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Board of Directors, elected by the Annual General Meeting |
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Budget
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€236.9 million (2011) |
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Staff
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2,400 (2008) |
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Volunteers
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15,000 |
| Website | www.greenpeace.org |
| Remarks | See article for more details on formation. |
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Formerly called
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Don't Make a Wave Committee (1969-1972) |
Greenpeace is a non-governmentalenvironmental organization with offices in over 40 countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Greenpeace was founded by Irving Stowe and Dorothy Stowe, Canadian and US ex-pat environmental activists in 1971, Greenpeace states its goal is to "ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its diversity" and focuses its campaigning on worldwide issues such as climate change, deforestation, overfishing, commercial whaling, genetic engineering, and anti-nuclear issues. It uses direct action, lobbying, research, and ecotage to achieve its goals. The global organization does not accept funding from governments, corporations, or political parties, relying on 2.9 million individual supporters and foundation grants. Greenpeace has a general consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council and is a founding member of the INGO Accountability Charter; an international non-governmental organization that intends to foster accountability and transparency of non-governmental organizations.
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