Greenpeace recreates Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat

Greenpeace activists today unveiled a model of the Noah’s Ark they built on Turkey’s Mount Ararat – the site the original Biblical Ark is said to have landed after the great flood – and appealed to world leaders to take immediate action against climate change.

The wooden ship was built by volunteer carpenters from Turkey and Germany on top of the mountain in eastern Turkey which borders Iran to urge leaders to deal with global warming.

The activists held up banners in several languages that read: “Save the climate now” and released 208 pigeons they said would symbolically convey that message to world leaders.

Greenpeace campaigner Hilal Atici said: “If world leaders are unwilling or unable to protect their citizens against the massive floods, droughts, food crises and mass displacements which scientists predict, their leadership becomes meaningless.

“It’s not too late to humanity to prevent the worst natural catastrophe ever.”

Many countries are struggling to address global and national standards for carbon reduction to deal with climate change.