GLOBAL TOXIC FREE FUTURE TOUR

During the build up to the signing of a UN treaty on toxic pollutants Greenpeace has completed a global toxics tour with the aim to research, expose, bear witness and stop the toxic pollution of our rivers and oceans. Toxic pollution represents a major threat to the quality of our waters, health and environment at large.



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All Stages of the Tour:

Baltic Tour -April/May 2001: The MV Greenpeace has recently completed the final leg the Global tour in the Baltic Sea region. See here all the news on this leg of the tour. Also in Svenska, Suomi and Russian.

Americas Tour - Nov 2000 - April 2001: The MV Arctic Sunrise toured the Americas visiting Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and the US to uncover pollution hotspots. Also in Espanòl and Portugues

Asia Tour - Dec 1999 - April 2000:
The Rainbow Warrior toured the region making its first visit to some Asian countries. The ship visited pollution hotspots in India, Thailand, The Philippines, China and Japan.

Mediterranean Tour - Sept/Oct 1999 and August/Sept 2000
The Rainbow Warrior in 99 and MV Greenpeace toured the region to help ensure ratification of the Barcelona Convention on protection of the Mediterranean Sea.

OSPAR Tour - Aug to Oct 1999:
The "Down to Zero" toxics boat tour was conducted to give teeth to the commitments made at OSPAR to phase out all hazardous substances in North West Europe, including the EU, in one generation (i.e. by 2020).

Latin America Tour - DEC 1998 to Jan 1999:
The global tour started here in South America on 1 December 1998 and focused on sources of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the region.