Mission Statement
According to the Greenpeace East Asia website, the mission of Greenpeace can be summed up as follows:
- Greenpeace stands for positive change through action to defend the natural world and promote peace.
- Greenpeace is a non-profit organisation, with a presence in 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific. To maintain its independence, Greenpeace does not accept donations from governments or corporations but relies on contributions from individual supporters and foundation grants.
- As a global organisation, Greenpeace focuses on the most crucial worldwide threats to our planet's biodiversity and environment. Greenpeace speaks for 2.8 million supporters worldwide, and encourages many millions more to take action every day.
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