Permalink: https://www.media.greenpeace.org/archive/Action-against-Ship-with-Illegal-Timber-in-France-27MZIF3QT0QR.htmlConceptually similarAction against Ship with Illegal Timber in FranceGP0STOGHDCompleted★★★★Action against Ship with Illegal Timber in FranceGP0STOGHECompleted★★★★★★Action against Ship with Illegal Timber in FranceGP0STOGJDCompleted★★★★Action against Ship with Illegal Timber in FranceGP0STOGHACompleted★★★★Action against Ship with Illegal Timber in FranceGP0STOGJCCompleted★★★★Action against Ship with Illegal Timber in FranceGP0STOGJECompleted★★★★Action against Ship with Illegal Timber in FranceGP0STOGJFCompleted★★★★Action against Ship with Illegal Timber in FranceGP0STOGHBCompleted★★★★★★Action against Ship with Illegal Timber in FranceGP0STOGHCCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STOGHGAction against Ship with Illegal Timber in FranceGreenpeace swimmer hold a banner reading "Stop" in front of the Safmarine Sahara, a cargo ship entering the port of La Rochelle, France. The ship is loaded with timber sourced from companies with links to illegal logging operations in the DRC. The action exposes France’s role in fuelling the destruction of the DRC rainforest by buying timber illegally logged in the region. Greenpeace is urging the owners of the shipment to reject timber from illegal loggers until they can prove that the timber comes from legal sources. Greenpeace is also calling on the French government to tackle illegal logging and improve forest governance and law enforcement.Locations:Europe-France-La RochelleDate:22 Jun, 2014Credit:© Pierre Baelen / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5140px X 3427pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Banners-Buoys-Cargo ships-Deforestation-Forests (campaign title)-Greenpeace activists-Illegal logging-KWCI (GPI)-Night-Outdoors-Swimming-Timber industryShoot:Action against Ship with Illegal Timber in FranceGreenpeace activists take action against the Safmarine Sahara, a cargo ship entering the port of La Rochelle, France. The ship is loaded with timber sourced from companies with links to illegal logging operations in the DRC. The action exposes France’s role in fuelling the destruction of the DRC rainforest by buying timber illegally logged in the region. Greenpeace is urging the owners of the shipment to reject timber from illegal loggers until they can prove that the timber comes from legal sources. Greenpeace is also calling on the French government to tackle illegal logging and improve forest governance and law enforcement.
