Greenpeace vs WWF

WWF is an association like Greenpeace. They also try to protect earth. As Greenpeace, they act for the oceans,  for the forests, for the climate change, for agriculture and for threatened animals. 

Greenpeace is an association which acts on the field whereas WWF prefers communicate to inform people about earth's issues. The major difference is about the way these two associations act. 

About oceans, WWF prefer inform people about whale's life, meetings and danger of overfishing. But they won't take a boat to intercept a whaling ship. Greenpeace is more involved in its actions.

Even if these two associations act differently,  they defend the same goal: protect the earth against all the attacks. 

Greenpeace: a great strategy

Greenpeace is an association which tries to protect our planet from the climate change, the overfishing and pollution. They develop great strategies of communication to inform people, to denounce the environment's problems and to give solutions.

Greenpeace knows that oceans are in trouble. The solutions are:

   - Create marine reserves

   - Fight against overfishing

   - Act on the field

Greenpeace need to develop a great communication about its actions. Thanks to this communication, people would know about Greenpeace's activities. That's great for Greenpeace's image and if a lot of people are informed, they will more take care about the planet. 

In the site of Greenpeace, people can participate to the protection of the planet. The goal of Greenpeace is to develop a global communication. People can donate some money, can become an actor in Greenpeace, can join the facebook page and can support marine reserves. 

Examples of Greenpeace's actions: 

                                    

Save whales

Whaling is no longer the only threat to whales. The human impacts on the oceans have changed dramatically over the half-century. 

Now environmental threats to whales include global warming, pollution, overfishing, ozone depletion, noise such as sonar weaponry, and ship strikes. Despite being protected, 7 of the 13 great whales are endangered or vulnerable. 

Fortunately, many associations try to defend whales. The principal solution would be to forbid whaling. 44 activists from Greenpeace appeal for help in their campaign to end whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, by spelling out the words "Help End Whaling!" using their bodies. 

Tuna are in trouble

Tuna is one of the world's favourite fish and a lot of industries are specialized in tuna's business. But there simply aren't enough fish to sustain the world's voracious appetite for tuna. Over-fishing and pirates stealing tuna are pushing the ocean to the brink of extinction.

Tuna are specially in serious trouble in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. In 1999, Greenpeace noticed that tuna's population had declined by 80 percent in few years. And it's getting worse because advances in technology make easier the overfishing. Ships are now able to take as much tuna in 2 days as whole countries can take in a year.
To protect tuna from the industrialization, we need to create marine reserves. These areas will be closed to all extractive uses, such as fishing and mining. Marine reserves can help save tuna, ecosystems, and ultimately the fishing industry. 

Polar oceans

The Artic and the Antactic are weakened by the climate change, the industrialization and the unchecked consumption of our planet's resources.
Both polar oceans are home to distinctive wildlife that has adapted to the extreme environmental conditions, such as the Arctic's polar bears and the Antarctic's penguins. Polar waters provide rich feeding grounds that sustain large populations of seabirds and whales.

But because of the climate change, the poles are in grave danger. We need to protect some of the most fragile and essential ecosystems on earth. Scientists demonstrate that setting aside large areas of the ocean from industrial activities such as fishing and oil and gas extraction provides protection for valuable species and habitats, maintains important ecosystem functions and allows degraded areas to recover.

We need to defend our oceans

Scientists are worried. If we don't create an establishment of marine reserves, a lot of marine species will disappear in the next few years.
Inside the reserves, scientists think populations of fishes  will increase in size and individuals live longer, grow larger and develop increased reproductive potential.

Reserves are supposed to be areas that are closed to all extractive uses, such as fishing and mining, as well as disposal activities. Human activities won't be allowed in these zones. 

Marine reserves are not just about overfishing - even if one of the primary reasons for creating marine reserves is preserving fish stocks. They are seen as an essential global tool to protect the marine environment, including from pollution caused by the disposal of wastes (radioactive wastes, munitions and carbon dioxide).

Hello

Welcome on my blog "Lovely Planet".
This blog is dedicated to the environment's issues and more specifically to the ocean's issues. I will try to show you how the global warming is destroying the ocean's ecosystem. We'll talk about whales, sharks, coral and overfishing.. Enjoy !!