Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Blockade-Action-against-Wood-Importer-27MZIFIZ2W3C.htmlConceptually similarBlockade Action against Wood ImporterGP0291FCompleted★★★★Blockade Action against Wood ImporterGP0291HCompleted★★★★Blockade Action against Wood ImporterGP0291KCompleted★★★★Blockade Action against Wood ImporterGP0291GCompleted★★★★Blockade Action against Wood ImporterGP0291JCompleted★★★★Forests Action at Frischeis in AustriaGP012UJCompleted★★★★Forests Action at Frischeis in AustriaGP0Q2CCompleted★★★★Forests Action at Frischeis in AustriaGP014PSCompleted★★★★Forests Action at Frischeis in AustriaGP0AXRCompleted★★★★View AllGP0291LBlockade Action against Wood Importer30 activists chain themselves to the gate of the Stockerau headquarters of J&A Frischeis, a wood trading company and so block the entry to the premises. Frischeis is one of the biggest Austrian importers of wood from the primeval forests of the tropics, Canada and Russia. The activists hold a banner reading: " Stop Tropenholzimport jetzt!" meaning: " Stop the import of tropical wood now!"In original language:Urwaldbaum blockiert Holzimporteur30 Aktivisten ketten sich ans Tor der Stockerauer Firma J&A Frischeis, einer Firma die Holz aus Urwäldern der Tropen, Kanadas und Russlands importiert. Damit blockieren sie die Zufahrt zum Firmengelände. Sie halten ein Transparent auf dem steht: "Stop Tropenholzimport jetzt!"Locations:Austria-Central Europe-StockerauDate:19 Apr, 1994Credit:© Greenpeace / Waltraud GeierMaximum size:6005px X 3942pxKeywords:Access blockade actions-Banners-Chaining actions-Day-Forests (campaign title)-Gates-Greenpeace activists-Medium group of people-Outdoors-Timber-Timber industry-TrucksShoot:Blockade Action against Wood ImporterWith a giant stump from the Canadian coastal rain forests of the Clayoquot Sound activists protest in front of the Stockerau headquarters of J&A Frischeis, a wood trading company. 30 activists chain themselves to the gate of the company and so block the entry to the premises. Frischeis is one of the biggest Austrian importers of wood from the primeval forests of the tropics, Canada and Russia. The 400 year old stump "Stumpy" has a diameter of two meters at the cut surface and weighs 4 tons. The tree was cut down in 1988 by the Canadian timber company MacMillan Bloedel.
