Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Blockade-of-Soy-Cargo-Ship-in-France-27MZIFJ8W20Z5.htmlConceptually similarBlockade of Soy Cargo Ship in FranceGP0STTKBKCompleted★★★★★★Blockade of Soy Cargo Ship in FranceGP0STTK15Completed★★★★Blockade of Soy Cargo Ship in FranceGP0STTJZYCompleted★★★★Blockade of Soy Cargo Ship in FranceGP0STTK14Completed★★★★Blockade of Soy Cargo Ship in FranceGP0STTJZ7Completed★★★★Blockade of Soy Cargo Ship in FranceGP0STTK8WCompleted★★★★Blockade of Soy Cargo Ship in FranceGP0STTKBLCompleted★★★★Blockade of Soy Cargo Ship in FranceGP0STTKBNCompleted★★★★Blockade of Soy Cargo Ship in FranceGP0STTKBOCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STTK00Blockade of Soy Cargo Ship in FranceSome 50 activists from France, Germany and the Netherlands block the arrival into the southern French port of Sète of the freight ship Ellirea, to draw attention to booming deforestation for soya production.The vessel was carrying 50,000 tonnes of soymeal from Cotegipe, Salvador in Brazil for use as animal feed in the EU industrial livestock sector, another major driver of climate change.On the same day that France hit record temperatures of 45.9 degrees celsius only 50km away in the village of Gallargues-le-Montueux, activists at the quayside in Sète blocked the ship’s access to the berth and four unloading cranes and unfolded banners reading ‘Stop industrial livestock’ and ‘Warning: soya that deforests’, while others in canoes and inflatable boats repainted the hull of the Ellirea with the words ‘Forest Killer’.Locations:Europe-European Union-France-Occitanie-SeteDate:28 Jun, 2019Credit:© Nicolas Chauveau / GreenpeaceMaximum size:2592px X 3888pxKeywords:Access blockade actions-Actions and protests-Banners-Climbing actions-Day-Forests (campaign title)-Greenpeace activists-Industrial cranes-Industrial structures-KWCI (GPI)-Non-violent direct actions-Outdoors-Ports-Soya beans-TransportationShoot:Blockade of Soya Cargo Ship in France (Photos by Nicolas Chauveau)Some 50 activists from France, Germany and the Netherlands block the arrival into the southern French port of Sète of the freight ship Ellirea, to draw attention to booming deforestation for soya production.The vessel was carrying 50,000 tonnes of soymeal from Cotegipe, Salvador in Brazil for use as animal feed in the EU industrial livestock sector, another major driver of climate change.On the same day that France hit record temperatures of 45.9 degrees celsius only 50km away in the village of Gallargues-le-Montueux, activists at the quayside in Sète blocked the ship’s access to the berth and four unloading cranes and unfolded banners reading ‘Stop industrial livestock’ and ‘Warning: soya that deforests’, while others in canoes and inflatable boats repainted the hull of the Ellirea with the words ‘Forest Killer’.Related Collections:Blockade of Soya Cargo Ship in France (All Photos & Videos)
