The environmental group are hoping to convince the United Nations to call the region a sanctuary, ending oil exploration and unsustainable fishing in the area.

They are launching a petition to rally support for the cause, which will then be planted on the Arctic sea bed once completed.

Stars such as One Direction and Sir Paul McCartney have added their names to the cause, whilst actor Robert Redford has also signed up.

Speaking about the campaign, executive director of Greenpeace International Kumi Naidoo said:

"The Arctic is coming under assault, and needs people from around the world to stand up and demand action to protect it. A ban on offshore oil drilling and unsustainable fishing would be a huge victory against the forces ranged against this precious region and the four million people who live there."

CW Stoneking and his band, The Primitive Horn Orchestra, join a whole host of talent at the groundbreaking new festival of music, food, theatre, literary debate and outdoor pursuits. Being held at the spectacular setting of Cornbury Park in Oxfordshire on August 12-14, the new festival will be a weekend of freedom and inspiration for all free-spirited festival lovers.

CW Stoneking released his album Jungle Blues in the UK and showed his love for old time-jazz and blues is beyond doubt. His recent London shows saw queues around the block and his last tour in Britain became a fast sell-out.

Catch Stoneking at Wilderness Festival along with the finest names in music including Antony and the Johnsons, Mercury Rev, Laura Marling, Daniel Johnston, Gogol Bordello, The Low Anthem, Dry The River, Guillemots, Toots & The Maytals, Robyn Hitchcock, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and Hayseed Dixie.

Tickets start from £60 plus booking fee.

Visit www.wildernessfestival.com for further information.

Wilderness Festival – Line-Up

DEBATE

Intelligence Squared:

‘New technology is creating more serious problems than it’s solving’

Harry Eyres (FT Slow Lane columnist)

Brendan O’Neill (Editor of Spiked online)

Roger Highfield (Editor of New Statesman)

Rory Sutherland (VP of Ogilvy)

 ‘Don’t let the eco-warriors ruin your fun’

James Dellingpole (Daily Telegraph)

Viscount Monckton of Brenchley

Kumi Naidoo (Exec Director Greenpeace International)

The Idler:

Tom Hodgkinson

Gavin Pretnor- Piney

Dr David Bramwell

Ben Moor

Headspace
Julian Baggini
Ian Goldin
Mark Stevenson
Robert Rowland Smith
David McCandless
  

MUSIC 
Antony and the Johnsons (and The Heritage Orchestra)
Mercury Rev

Laura Marling
Daniel Johnston
Gogol Bordello
The Low Anthem

CW Stoneking

Dry The River
Guillemots
Toots & The Maytals
Robyn Hitchcock

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Hayseed Dixie

FOOD

Skye Gyngell 
Sam and Sam Clark from Moro

THEATRE

The Old Vic Tunnels
Tax Deductable Theatre Company
Factory Theatre

FAMILY

Bristol Natural History Consortium

Boutique Babysitting

The Flying Seagulls

Socktopus

LATE NIGHT PARTIES

Secret Garden Party

The Last Tuesday Society

WILDERNESS SPA

The environmental group are hoping to convince the United Nations to call the region a sanctuary, ending oil exploration and unsustainable fishing in the area.

They are launching a petition to rally support for the cause, which will then be planted on the Arctic sea bed once completed.

Stars such as One Direction and Sir Paul McCartney have added their names to the cause, whilst actor Robert Redford has also signed up.

Speaking about the campaign, executive director of Greenpeace International Kumi Naidoo said:

"The Arctic is coming under assault, and needs people from around the world to stand up and demand action to protect it. A ban on offshore oil drilling and unsustainable fishing would be a huge victory against the forces ranged against this precious region and the four million people who live there."