*Greenpeace International (www.greenpeace.org)– turned 30 years old in 2001 and has grown to have offices in 39 countries. With a unique ability to achieve changes through its use of direct, non-violent actions and lobbying at international conferences.
Amongst the successes Greenpeace can claim are the protection from exploitation of Antarctica, an end to nuclear testing, the elimination of dumping nuclear waste at sea, the Stockholm Treaty banning many of the world’s most dangerous chemicals and a ban on commercial whaling.