Hi there,

I hope you’re safe and well. Like me, you probably feel like you don’t know whether you’re coming or going right now. Your mind may be racing with all the things that need rearranging, postponing, cancelling, how to stay afloat financially and keep friends and family safe.

The coming days and weeks will be tough.

As a Greenpeace supporter - someone who is invested in keeping the planet and its people safe - I know this new crisis may be hitting you especially hard. But it’s important that we support the vulnerable people in our communities and weather this storm together.

I want to reassure you that at Greenpeace we are doing all we can to respond to this public health emergency - both for staff and volunteers, and the planet and its people.

Our staff are working from home for the foreseeable (over the years, our carbon saving flight policy means we’ve got pretty good at video calls ;-) ) and of course, while this situation continues, we’ll be finding other ways to have our say that don’t involve public gatherings.

But we are well aware that once we have defeated COVID-19, we will still have a climate crisis to tackle, oceans to protect, and forests to save. One thing’s for sure - we are still working on these goals as we speak.

Greenpeace has a long history of reacting and adapting to changing world events - and that is what we will do. We will find ways to continue to have an impact and to influence governments and corporations as events unfold. And we will find ways for you to help to save the planet from home.

During this time, governments will be injecting trillions into the global economy to keep it afloat. They have the opportunity to direct that money towards clean industries, to set in place a greener economy, and create a more resilient system that puts people and planet first. Rather than propping up old industries that are causing the next great crisis - the climate and nature crisis.

So watch this space. No doubt we will need your voices very soon.

In the meantime, let’s take care of ourselves - and each other. There are so many ways to support communities at a time of crisis - both online and in real life. We’ve made a list below of useful organisations and resources for you to investigate, including ways that you can give or receive help at this time.

And if you can get outdoors into nature - if you are able to do that in a way that keeps you and others around you safe - take some time to appreciate the incredible planet we’ve been working to protect. I know that as I write this, I can hear the early evening birdsong of spring outside my window. It’s the perfect reminder of what keeps us going.

The connectedness of our planet has never been more clear. And whatever happens, we’re all in this together.

Take care,

John Sauven, Executive Director

Greenpeace

Organisations and resources:
Next Door app - a neighbourhood network
Join a Covid Mutual Aid group where volunteers are organising help for people in their community - find your local Greenpeace group
More from us - read Five ways to stay connected and fight the coronavirus
Greenpeace local groups - we have local groups around the UK who will be meeting online
Donate: a fundraising appeal by the National Emergencies Trust to help those most affected by COVID-19 

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