A flotilla of fishing boats greeted the Greenpeace flagship, SV Rainbow Warrior, as she sailed in to Benoa port in Bali Friday.
The fishing boats carried banners saying "Save Our Seas - Save Our Corals" and "Climate Action Now", urging government representatives at the ongoing U.N. Climate Change Conference to step up the fight against dangerous climate change.
The flotilla is calling on people all over the world to take part in Saturday's Global Day of Action on climate change, which will see tens of thousands of people around the globe taking to the streets in a global call for action on climate change.
The Rainbow Warrior's crew, and Greenpeace volunteers and delegations will join the Indonesian Civil Society Organization's Bali parade.
"We are calling upon citizens across the world to demonstrate the groundswell of global opinion demanding urgent action on climate change," said Captain Mike Fincken of the Rainbow Warrior.
Greenpeace said countries suffering first and most are those with least capacity to adapt and the least historical responsibility for causing climate change. Global average temperature rise must be kept as far below 2 degrees centigrade as possible to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.
"The fishermen of Bali are already suffering the consequences of climate change. Our corals are dying, which will affect our fishing, and we fear the affects of sea level rise on our communities. We demand concrete action plans, including steps to rehabilitate our community," said Wayan Tudjana, spokesperson of the fishing community.
Indonesia has lost 2,000 islands so far because of the rise in sea level, according to Indonesian Fisheries and Marine Affairs Minister Freddy Numberi.
The Rainbow Warrior is in Indonesia to demand urgent action on climate change while a U.N. climate change conference is going on in Bali, a resort island of the country.
The two-week conference is tasked with setting up a roadmap for negotiations on a new climate deal before the current phase of the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012.
Greenpeace is a global campaigning organization that acts to change attitudes and behavior, to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace. It is present in 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific.
Source: Xinhua
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