Greenpeace Giving for Christmas

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The Greenpeace giftshop is packed with remarkable presents that can help change the world. By giving a special gift from the Greenpeace gift catalogue, you are giving someone the power to make a difference. Think of it as environmental activism in giftwrap. It’s the ideal present for friends and family who already have heaps of stuff. You are giving them a unique gift that gives back to the planet and the recipient also receives a personalised interactive e-card.

The Greenpeace giftshop contains real items needed to win environmental campaigns. You can buy a friend a gift that will help stop climate change, keep GE out of Australia or halt logging in an ancient forest. It can even save a whale. Gifts start from as little as $10 for a campaign sign, up to $200 to protect our oceans are under threat from overfishing and deep sea trawling.

Other Greenpeace Gifts include:

SPF 5000 Sunscreen – $13
Climate change is making life harder for Australians and many others around the world. Your gift will help Greenpeace programs including raising awareness of the direct effects of global warming.

Pair of handcuffs for an activist – $16
To prevent environmental degradation and to put pressure on decision makers, Greenpeace activists will sometimes place themselves at the scene of the crime. Handcuffs symbolically represent commitment to the action and, often, the power used to detain. They also help raise media awareness of the action.

Solar powered Christmas lights – $30
Here’s a bright idea for Christmas! Sign up to Greenpower so this year’s Christmas lights shine bright with clean, renewable energy. Then add a warm glow to the festive season with this gift of a spotlight on the government.

Save a piece of paradise – $30
The Paradise Forests of South-East Asia and the Pacific are under threat from rampant deforestation. This gift will help save one of those trees for future generations.

Protect a mother whale and her calf – $30
Greenpeace’s campaigning forced the Japanese Government to back down on its plans to hunt Humpacks in Antarctic waters. However, the internationally condemned whaling program continues to hunt whales, including mothers and their calves. Your gift will help support Greenpeace campaigns on the oceans, on the streets and in the corridors of power to end whaling once and for all.

Christmas break for endangered species – $50
For animal species like humpback whales and orang-utans, there’s no break from the hunting season. Your gift is a message of hope for their survival.

Retrain a coal worker – $100
Burning coal is one of the major causes of greenhouse pollution worldwide. It’s inevitable that we must shift away from coal to clean renewable energy. With a just transition, this shift can happen in a way that protects jobs and the climate. Your gift will help Greenpeace programs including working with allies in coal communities, like the Hunter Valley, and with unions to ensure that affected workers are supported during the transition from coal to renewable energy.

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