The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, called Opération Satanique, was an act of terrorism by the French government on July 10, 1985. France described the event as a secret mission carried out by the “action” branch of its foreign intelligence agency, the Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE). During this mission, two French agents intentionally sank the Rainbow Warrior, the main ship of the Greenpeace organization, while it was docked at the Port of Auckland.
The Don’t Make a Wave Committee was an anti-nuclear group that later became Greenpeace, a worldwide environmental organization. It was created in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to protest and try to stop more underground nuclear tests by the United States in the National Wildlife Refuge at Amchitka, located in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. The group was first formed in October 1969 and officially started in early 1970.
Greenpeace is a global group that works to protect the environment. It was started in Canada in 1971 by people who care about the planet. Greenpeace says its goal is to help Earth support all living things.
Greenpeace is a worldwide group that works to protect the environment. It was started in Canada in 1971 by a group of people who care about nature. Greenpeace says its goal is to help Earth support all living things.
Jacques-Yves Cousteau was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker, and author. He helped create the first successful underwater breathing equipment called the Aqua-Lung. This invention allowed him to make some of the first underwater documentaries.
Gro Harlem Brundtland (born April 20, 1939) is a Norwegian former doctor and politician from the Labour Party. She served as Norway’s prime minister three times: in 1981, from 1986 to 1989, and from 1990 to 1996. She also led her party from 1981 to 1992 and worked as the director-general of the World Health Organization from 1998 to 2003.
Maurice Frederick Strong was born on April 29, 1929, and died on November 27, 2015. He was a Canadian businessman who worked in the oil and mineral industries and also served as an important leader in international diplomacy. He held the position of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Inger Andersen was born on May 23, 1958. She is a Danish expert in economics and the environment. In February 2019, she was named the head of the United Nations Environment Programme.
Rajendra Kumar Pachauri was born on August 20, 1940, and passed away on February 13, 2020. He served as the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) from 2002 to 2015, during the fourth and fifth assessment cycles. During his leadership, the IPCC received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 and produced the Fifth Assessment Report, which provided scientific support for the Paris Agreement.
Karen Christiana Figueres Olsen DBE was born on August 7, 1956. She is a diplomat from Costa Rica who has worked on national, international, and multilateral agreements. In July 2010, she became the Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), six months after the unsuccessful COP15 meeting in Copenhagen.