Claim: Greenpeace is focused on the issues of the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use.
Evidence: Founded by Canadian and US ex-pat environmental activists in 1971 , Greenpeace states its goal is to `` ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its diversity '' and focuses its campaigning on worldwide issues such as climate change , deforestation , overfishing , commercial whaling , genetic engineering , and anti-nuclear issues.
Deforestation , clearance or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use.