The ocean covers most of our planet, is a key buffer against climate change and a source of food for billions. Yet we’re still chucking crude oil, toxic chemicals and radioactive waste in there, plus dangerously over-fishing like there’s no tomorrow - which for some marine ecosystems isn’t far from the truth.
Find out more about what Greenpeace are up to at Glastonbury 2011 here >>
You wouldn’t put up with corporations dumping toxic waste in the middle
of a rainforest and then hunting endangered animals through the trees
with a bulldozer. But, that’s what's going on in our oceans now - and the bad guys get away with it because you don’t
see it happening. However Greenpeace are there, watching and intervening.
Our fleet of ships is one of the things which makes Greenpeace unique –
they link all of our offices around the world, and allow us to have a
temporary base of operations in any country with a coastline. They also
monitor what corporations get up to on the high seas when they think
no-one’s looking. And our flagship, the Rainbow Warrior II, is about to be
replaced by the high tech and groundbreaking Rainbow Warrior III – come and see our plans for the
world’s first purpose-built, state-of-the-art campaign ship.
With help from Glastonbury festival and our incredible supporters we’ve
already had some amazing successes this year. All of the UK’s major
supermarkets have agreed to stop destructive tuna fishing methods, saving
turtles, sharks, rays and other endangered marine life. But, the only
long-term solution to stop our oceans from becoming big wet deserts are
marine reserves – international off-shore parks where fishing, dumping,
drilling, and dredging are banned. Together, we’ve achieved a huge
amount, so come along to the Greenpeace field to help us celebrate and
keep making waves.
For more information on Greenpeace's work at Glastonbury, head to:
www.greenpeace.org.uk/about/greenpeace-field-glastonbury-year
