Editing Greenpeace (section)

===Governance===
[[File:GPIgovernance&management.png|thumb|upright=1.35|right|The governance and management structure of Greenpeace.]]
Greenpeace consists of ''Greenpeace International'' (officially Stichting Greenpeace Council) based in [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]], and 25 regional offices operating in 55 countries.<ref name="organization">{{cite web |url=http://www.greenpeace.org/international/about/how-is-greenpeace-structured |title=Greenpeace, organization |publisher=Greenpeace.org |date=13 November 2008 |access-date=3 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117224158/http://www.greenpeace.org/international/about/how-is-greenpeace-structured/ |archive-date=17 January 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The regional offices work largely autonomously under the supervision of Greenpeace International. The executive director of Greenpeace is elected by the board members of Greenpeace International. The current international executive director of Greenpeace International is Mads Flarup Christensen and the current Chair of the Board is David Tong.<ref name="executive director">{{cite web|url=http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/features/International-Executive-Director/|title=Greenpeace International, Executive Director|date=15 January 2016|publisher=Greenpeace.org|access-date=20 May 2016|archive-date=31 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531012955/http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/features/International-Executive-Director/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Board">{{cite web |url=http://www.greenpeace.org/international/about/how-is-greenpeace-structured/governance-structure/board |title=Greenpeace International, Board of Directors |publisher=Greenpeace.org |date=21 April 2011 |access-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080426110930/http://www.greenpeace.org/international/about/how-is-greenpeace-structured/governance-structure/board |archive-date=26 April 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greenpeace.org/international/explore/about/governance/|title=Governance}}</ref> Greenpeace has a staff of 2,400<ref name="Annual report 2008">[http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/content/international/press/reports/international-annualreport-2008.pdf Greenpeace, Annual Report 2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091230012105/http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/content/international/press/reports/international-annualreport-2008.pdf |date=30 December 2009 }} (pdf)</ref> and 15,000 volunteers globally.<ref name="involved"/>

Each regional office is led by a regional executive director elected by the regional board of directors. The regional boards also appoint a trustee to The Greenpeace International Annual General Meeting, where the trustees elect or remove the board of directors of Greenpeace International. The annual general meeting's role is also to discuss and decide the overall principles and strategically important issues for Greenpeace in collaboration with the trustees of regional offices and Greenpeace International board of directors.<ref name="governance">{{cite web |url=http://www.greenpeace.org/international/about/how-is-greenpeace-structured/governance-structure |title=Governance Structure |publisher=Greenpeace.org |date=11 April 2011 |access-date=23 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206184126/http://www.greenpeace.org/international/about/how-is-greenpeace-structured/governance-structure/ |archive-date=6 December 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>