Bob

Hello! My name is Bob,

Having been a Greenpeace member and having lived near the green roof of the Greenpeace office in Amsterdam for quite some years, I feel close to Greenpeace and its aims and methods.

Only recently I joined the organisation. And it is really inspiring to see how the ships crew and action people give the best they can to reach the goals that they believe in.

Greenpeace focuses sharply on ecological and environmental issues. Well thought through actions bring awareness to both public and governments on issues like sustainable development, good use of natural resources, the struggle against poverty.

I believe that organizations like Greenpeace need to be there to bring some balance to the world of growing economy's.

It is my dream to give a personal contribution to help to get this balance right. And when like me, you love the oceans and the seas and when you're trained as a ship's engineer, then a Greenpeace ship is where you want to be!

Another one of my passions is Africa. A wonderful continent that deserves a better treatment from the western world. Right now South Africa is the host to the World Summit on Sustainable Development. And the Esperanza is on Africa's coast to show the world that discussing Sustainable Development is worthwhile. But the actions resulting from the talks, that's what it's really about! Nuclear power and Pirate-fishing in African waters by EU-countries are examples of what we don't want.

Fair trade and sustainable energy, Yes Please!

- Bob