Editing Greenpeace (section)

===Nazca Lines===
In December 2014, Greenpeace activists damaged rock related to the [[Nazca Lines]] in Peru while setting up a banner within the lines of one of the famed [[geoglyphs]], and there were concerns that the harm might be irreparable. The activists damaged an area around the hummingbird by walking near the glyph without regulation footwear. Access to the area around the lines is strictly prohibited and<ref name="WSJ Nazca"/><ref name="nyt nazca">{{cite news|last1=Neuman|first1=William|title=Peru is Indignant After Greenpeace Makes Its Mark on Ancient Site|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/13/world/americas/peru-is-indignant-after-greenpeace-makes-its-mark-on-ancient-site.html|access-date=13 December 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|date=12 December 2014|archive-date=13 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213052018/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/13/world/americas/peru-is-indignant-after-greenpeace-makes-its-mark-on-ancient-site.html|url-status=live}}</ref> special shoes must be worn to avoid damaging the [[UN World Heritage]] site. Greenpeace said the activists were "absolutely careful to protect the Nazca lines,"<ref>{{cite web | url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/peru-indignant-greenpeace-stunt-nazca-lines-27488218 | title=Peru Riled by Greenpeace Stunt at Nazca Lines | date=9 December 2014 | access-date=11 December 2014 | author=Briceno, Franklin | website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215080334/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/peru-indignant-greenpeace-stunt-nazca-lines-27488218 | archive-date=15 December 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref> but this is contradicted by video and photographs showing the activists wearing conventional shoes (not special protective shoes) while walking on the site.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzavtWbjXow | title=Video of Greenpeace Nazca Lines Protest | website=[[YouTube]] | date=10 December 2014 | access-date=13 December 2014 | archive-date=12 December 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141212053237/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzavtWbjXow&app=desktop | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/drone-footage-shows-extent-of-damage-from-greenpeace-stunt-at-nazca-lines/ Vice News: "Drone Footage Shows Extent of Damage From Greenpeace Stunt at Nazca Lines" By Kayla Ruble]  17 December 2014</ref>

Greenpeace has apologized to the Peruvian people,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/peru-indignant-at-greenpeace-stunt-at-nazca-lines/2014/12/09/1a21aee8-8008-11e4-b936-f3afab0155a7_story.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216155353/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/peru-indignant-at-greenpeace-stunt-at-nazca-lines/2014/12/09/1a21aee8-8008-11e4-b936-f3afab0155a7_story.html | archive-date=16 December 2014 | title=Greenpeace apologizes for Nazca lines stunt | date=10 December 2014 | access-date=11 December 2014 | url-status=dead}}</ref> but Loise Jamie Castillo, Peru's Vice Minister of Cultural Heritage called the apology "a joke", because Greenpeace refused to identify the vandals or accept responsibility.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adn.com/article/20141216/greenpeace-wont-name-activists-linked-damage-peru-says |title=Greenpeace Won't Name Activists Linked to Damage |date=16 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217013647/http://www.adn.com/article/20141216/greenpeace-wont-name-activists-linked-damage-peru-says |archive-date=17 December 2014 }}</ref> Culture Minister Diana Álvarez-Calderón said that evidence gathered during an investigation by the government will be used as part of a legal suit against Greenpeace. "The damage done is irreparable and the apologies offered by the environmental group aren't enough," she said at a news conference.<ref name="WSJ Nazca"/> By January 2015, Greenpeace had presented statements of four members of the NGO involved in the action.<ref>"Greenpeace Offers Apology...timeline", http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/features/Nazca-Timeline/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011062918/http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/features/Nazca-Timeline/ |date=11 October 2016 }}; accessed 10 October 2016</ref>