'Turn the Tide' Blockade in Map Ta Phut

Activists sit and block the gates of Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate Office, installing a Countdown Clock with the message 'Time is running out' as part of a community protest, led by the Eastern People's Network, to demand an end to dirty development and the pollution nightmare in Rayong Province, 220KM East of Bangkok, Thailand. The activists are wearing face masks to illustrate the toxicity of the emissions from the industrial estate.

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'Turn the Tide' Blockade in Map Ta Phut

Greenpeace activists sit and block the gates of Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate’s Office installing a Countdown Clock with the message “Time is running out” as part of a community protest, led by the Eastern People’s Network, to demand an end to dirty development and the pollution nightmare in Rayong Province, 220KM East of Bangkok. The Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior is in Thailand for the first leg of the 'Turn the Tide' tour of Southeast Asia. Greenpeace is calling on ASEAN member nations to support green investments and adopt low-carbon growth pathway for future development. The Tour marks 10 years of Greenpeace Southeast Asia campaigns to protect forests, catalyze an Energy Revolution, promote sustainable agriculture, and stop water pollution in the region.

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Unique identifier: GP02735

Type: Image

Shoot date: 01/10/2010

Locations: Map Ta Phut, Rayong, Southeast Asia, Thailand

Size: 3072px × 2048px 2.60 MB

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)