Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Dead-Forest-in-Komi-Republic-27MZIF3EBM1T.htmlConceptually similarOil Spill in RussiaGP047LRCompleted★★★★Oil Spill in RussiaGP047LWCompleted★★★★Dead Forest in Komi RepublicGP0STOJ67Completed★★★★Dead Forest in Komi RepublicGP0STOJCNCompleted★★★★Dead Forest in Komi RepublicGP0STOJ66Completed★★★★Russian Oil Spill Patrol in Komi RepublicGP0STOIEJCompleted★★★★Russian Oil Spill Patrol in Komi RepublicGP0STOIEMCompleted★★★★Russian Oil Spill Patrol in Komi RepublicGP0STOIELCompleted★★★★Russian Oil Spill Patrol in Komi RepublicGP0STOIENCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STOJCSDead Forest in Komi RepublicOil spill and a dead forest outside Usinsk. An international group of Greenpeace experts and volunteers together with partner organization Save the Pechora Committee is patrolling the region of Komi Republic (Russia) to find and map numerous oil spills, clean up an oil-contaminated area, and collect case studies and experiences from the local population, bearing witness to the huge scale of the problem.Locations:Komi Republic-RussiaDate:20 Aug, 2014Credit:© Denis Sinyakov / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4000px X 2667pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Day-Forests (topography)-KWCI (GPI)-Land pollution-Oil (fossil fuel)-Oil (Industry)-Oil spills-Outdoors-Toxics (campaign title)-TreesShoot:Russian Oil Spill Patrol in Komi RepublicThe 'Oil Spill Patrol' is a project between Greenpeace and 'Save the Pechora Committee.’ The team is based in the village of Parma, Komi Republic for two weeks, scouting for oil spills in the region, recovering an area contaminated by a toxic oil spill and collecting experiences and case studies from the local population. The project aims to use Greenpeace tools of bearing witness, satellite mapping and hazmat expertise to draw attention to the many gaps in the regulations for oil production in Russia and the impressive level of destruction that can be wrought by a poorly regulated oil industry.Related Collections:Russian Oil Spill Patrol (Photos & Videos)
