Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Forest-Action-Alerts-Police--Belgium--2007--27MZIFL9NPFB.htmlConceptually similarForest Action - Police Helicopters (Belgium: 2007)GP01GL6Completed★★★★Forest Action in Inflatable Boats (Belgium: 2007)GP01C4ECompleted★★★★★★Forest Action - Activists Display a Banner (Belgium: 2007)GP0Y9KCompleted★★★★Forest Action - Displaying a Banner (Belgium: 2007)GP0BSSCompleted★★★★Forest Action on Board Ship Transporting Congo Wood (Belgium: 2007)GP014JECompleted★★★★Forest Action - Activists Display a Banner (Belgium: 2007)GP09MUCompleted★★★★Action against Paper from Great Bear Rainforest in BelgiumGP010YPCompleted★★★★Forests Action on Illegal Timber in AntwerpGP01Z7DCompleted★★★★★★Forests Action on Illegal Timber in AntwerpGP01Z7FCompleted★★★★View AllGP017E7Forest Action Alerts Police (Belgium: 2007)A police helicopter flies above several Greenpeace inflatables in Antwerp harbour. The activists are blocking the unloading of the cargo ship MS Ceynowa, which arrived in Antwerp from Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and is suspected of carrying wood from the Congo rainforest. The Congo basin of Africa is home to the second largest rainforest in the world, with around half existing in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Beyond environmental impacts, logging in the region exacerbates poverty and leads to social conflicts. Greenpeace is calling on the Belgian government to make the protection of the African rainforest a priority.Locations:Antwerp-Belgium-Europe, West Europe-Flemish RegionDate:23 Jun, 2007Credit:© Greenpeace / Bruno ArnoldMaximum size:2804px X 1870pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Day-Forests (campaign title)-Helicopters-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Police-Rigid inflatable boats-Seascapes-Timber industryShoot:Action on Ship Transporting Congo Wood in BelgiumGreenpeace activists intercept the MS Ceynowa, a ship suspected of carrying wood from Matadi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo. The ship and its cargo are bound for Antwerp, Belgium. Activists boarded the ship and hung banners reading "Save Congo's Forest." The Congo basin of Africa is home to the second largest rainforest in the world, with around half existing in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Beyond environmental impacts, logging in the region exacerbates poverty and leads to social conflicts. Greenpeace is calling on the Belgian government to make the protection of the African rainforest a priority.
