Action against Herakles Farms in Paris

Greenpeace activists display a 6 meter wide sign on a mock 'deforested' area, which they have installed in Paris. The protest is part of the mobilisation against Herakles Farms' plans to build a large palm oil plantation in Cameroon. The sign is covered with 1500 cards on which the public is invited to write a message in support of the local opposition and denounce the social and environmental crime.

Unique identifier: GP04GEI

Type: Image

Shoot date: 02/02/2013

Locations: Europe, France, Ile-de-France, Paris

Credit line: © Tatiana Chumakova / Greenpeace

Size: 1200px × 800px 1MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Action against Herakles Farms in Paris

Greenpeace activists install a mock 'deforested' area in Paris as part of the mobilisation against Herakles Farms palm oil plantation plan in Cameroon. They display a 6 meters wide sign covered with 1500 cards. On the cards, the public is invited to write a message of support to the local opposition and denounce the social and environmental crime. People hold banners reading 'Stop Herakles Farms' , "Zero Deforestation" and "I support the local people of Cameroon." Herakles is pushing ahead with its plans for a huge palm oil plantation with complete disregard for the opposition of local people, who fear they will lose their farms and their livelihoods to the US-based corporation. That plan will destroy more than 180 000 acres of ancient forest.

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