This week in Greenpeace pictures

Every day, people from all over the world fight to ensure a green and peaceful future for our planet. From Brazil to Indonesia, here’s a look at some of the top Greenpeace images this week:

Brumadinho Environmental Crime in Brazil

On January 25th, a tailing dam from an iron ore mine from Vale, a Brazilian mining company, collapsed, flooding with almost 13 million m³ of toxic mud the district of Córrego do Feijão, in the city of Brumadinho, in Minas Gerais state. Authorities search for survivors amongst the havoc.
This environmental crime takes place a little over three years after the dam collapse in the city of Mariana, also in Minas Gerais state, controlled by Vale and British-Australian BH. 60 people are confirmed dead and possibly 300 more missing

Flood hit some provinces in Indonesia

A large scale flood hit some provinces in Indonesia due to intense heavy rain in the last few weeks

Performance action against coal in Berlin

In front of the Federal Chancellery in Berlin about 60 Greenpeace activists are reminding the German Government to quickly implement the compromise of the coal commission. Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) will receive the final report of the coal commission later on this day.
In the one hour long performance under the direction of a theater director, Greenpeace activists dressed in pink perform a symbolic exiting from coal

Demonstration and student strike for more climate protection in Berlin

With a demonstration for more climate protection, 10.000 students from all over Germany, environmental NGOs and Greenpeace activists protest in front of the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Berlin, on the day that the ministry is having a possibly final meeting on coal commission. The commission is working on a proposal for the German government on how to meet its climate protection targets

Toxic smog in Bangkok

For the past few months, Bangkok has been experiencing a smog crisis with very unhealthy pollution levels reaching a ‘code red’ in some days.
Vehicles emissions, industrial fumes along with agricultural open burning in the region mixed with a high-pressure air system facilitated the build-up of fine particles smog

Handing over of petition against Amazon in Berlin

Greenpeace activists are protesting in front of the Ministry of Environment in Berlin against Amazon’s policy to destroy unused goods which were returned to Amazon. A petition for a new policy signed by 145,000 people is given to the Secretary of State Jochen Flasbarth

Photo opp in Lunar New Year Fair in Hong Kong

Greenpeace Hong Kong releases the result of plastic research on Lunar New Year Fair (Flower Market), which includes the amount of single-use cutlery used and their recycling measures. Although the government is organising ‘green flower market’, Greenpeace still found that over 300,000 pieces of single-use plastic cutlery are used daily and most of them cannot be recycled

Best vegetables for overwintering

Studio shots of winter vegetables you can find in Central Europe and can be grown during winter or stored for overwintering.
Onion, carrots, brussels sprouts, beetroot, corn salad, pumpkin, potatoes, kale, red cabbage, chinese cabbage, parsley root, garlic, celery and leek

Traditional owners meet with MPs in Adelaide

Meeting between Traditional Owners and Members of Parliament in Adelaide in December 2018. The event is part of the Making Oil History Rainbow Warrior Ship Tour. The Rainbow Warrior came to Australia to campaign against oil exploration in the Great Australian Bight — to call on the government to take action and ensure the Bight is protected from dangerous seismic blasting and risky deep sea oil drilling

Making Oil History tour port Adelaide open day

The Rainbow Warrior came to Australia from November 2018 to January 2019, to campaign against oil exploration in the Great Australian Bight. To call on the Australian government to take action to ensure the Bight is protected from dangerous seismic blasting and risky deep sea oil drilling

Marshall Islands climate change action on Majuro Atoll

On the 17th November Greenpeace Australia Pacific and 350 Pacific facilitated a climate change action with the local community of Laura on Majuro Atoll, The Marshall Islands. The action occurred in the lead up to the 2018 CVF Virtual Summit for Nations Affected by Climate Change

VICTORY! Argentina: Stopping illegal deforestation for GMO soy and beef

The governor of the province of Chaco (northern Argentina) signed a decree that cancels the loopholes allowing big agribusiness corporations to deforest in forests protected by the National Forest Law (with the objective of producing GMO soy and beef that is mainly exported to Europe and China). This happened after 2 months of the launch of our report, our complaint linking floods in the north of Argentina with deforestation, the blockade of a bulldozer in an illegal clearing, and a lot of pressure on social networks towards the governor

VICTORY! Chili: New protected areas created in Patagonia: Kawésqar

This week the National Park Kawésqar and the National Reserve Kawésqar were officially created in southern Patagonia, Chile. The original proposal excluded the marine waters from the National Park, allowing development of new salmon farming projects in the area. After our work with Indigenous communities and other organizations, the protection includes marine waters, a huge step to achieve real and permanent protection of these fragile and unique ecosystems

And from the Archives…

Stormtroopers at VW Headquarters in Brussels, June 2011

Syncrude Oil Operations in Alberta Tar Sands, July 2009

Timelapse over Broadback Valley Forest in Canada, Apr 2011

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