Greenpeace Campaigners Take Ship to Amazon

New Greenpeace ship 'Rainbow Warrior' starts expedition up the Amazon for de-forestation campaign

According to Greenpeace, the world is edging closer to an ecological calamity in the Amazon. Threats to the rainforest include logging, cattle ranching, soya plantations and of course climate change, thus they have sent their new 'Rainbow Warrior' to Brazil to create community awareness and lobby government leaders.

Launching their campaign to increase citizen awareness of the global environmental importance of the Amazon region they look for 4 million signatures from Brazilians at home and abroad to call for a law to end Amazon destruction. A petition will also be made to Brazil's President for the introduction of a 'Zero Deforestation' law.

From the heart of the Amazon, Manaus, the Rainbow Warrior will journey down the majestic river to the Brazilian coast before making its way to Rio de Janeiro. There, the global spotlight will be cast on President Dilma, as she hosts the UN Conference on Sustainable Development 20 years after the watershed Rio Summit of 1992.

The Greenpeace expedition will highlight the beauty and importance of protecting the rainforest, expose those responsible for its destruction and champion the solutions needed to achieve zero deforestation in Brazil.