Forest Action at UBS General Meeting in Basel

At the UBS general metting in Basel dozens of Greenpeace activists dressed as orang utans request the Swiss major bank to terminate any business relations with companies which destroy the rainforest and peatlands. Some activists are sitting in deck chairs holding signs reading: 'Rainforest: too big to fail. Bis die UBS die Finanzierung der Regenwaldzerstörung stoppt, wirklich stoppt, werden wir nicht ruhen.' translated in English: 'Rainforest: too big to fail. Until the UBS stops to finance the deforestation, really stops, we will not rest.'

In original language:

Regenwald: too big to fail

Basel, 28. April 2011: An der heutigen UBS-Generalversammlung haben dutzende als Orang-Utans verkleidete Greenpeace-Aktivistinnen und Aktivisten die Schweizer Grossbank aufgefordert, jegliche Geschäftsbeziehungen mit Firmen zu beenden, die Regenwälder und Torfgebiete zerstören. Greenpeace-Waldspezialistin Mirjam Kopp richtet sich drinnen mit einem Referat direkt an Management und Aktionäre der UBS. Es geht dabei vor allem um Geschäfte mit dem indonesischen Papiergiganten APP.
© Greenpeace / Peter Baracchi

Unique identifier: GP02DME

Type: Image

Shoot date: 28/04/2011

Locations: Alpine Countries, Basel, Switzerland

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Peter Baracchi

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Forest Action at UBS General Meeting in Basel Switzerland

At the UBS general metting in Basel Greenpeace activists dressed as orang utans request the Swiss major bank to terminate any business relations with companies which destroy the rainforest and peatlands. Greenpeace forest specialist Mirjam Kopp addresses herself directly to the management and shareholders of the UBS with a paper. This mainly includes business with the Indonesian paper giant APP (Asia Pulp and Paper).

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