Russian Children Play on Moskva River

Children play with homemade boats on the banks of the Moskva river in Moscow. The boats include messages of hope calling upon policy makers to protect vital waterways in Russia and create a post-toxic world.
The photo was commissioned for the launch of 'Hidden Consequences', a Greenpeace report that shines a spotlight on the polluted conditions of many of our iconic rivers. The report calls for urgent action to protect the livelihoods of the people and wildlife that depend on these waterways, and the life-sustaining resources they provide, by demanding that policy makers commit to a Toxic-Free Future.