Activists Arrested at Tatras National Park

Police remove Greenpeace activists from Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic who have blocked the entrance to the Ticha Dolina valley in National Park High Tatras to protest against illegal logging in this area.

Unique identifier: GP0191L

Type: Image

Shoot date: 25/04/2007

Locations: Eastern Europe, Slovakia, Tatras National Park (Slovakia)

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Juraj Rizman

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Forest Action at Tatras National Park in Slovakia

Greenpeace activists from Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic block the entrance to the Ticha Dolina valley in National Park High Tatras. The blockade took place because of illegal logging in this area of the Tatras National Park. The Ticha and Koprova valleys are declared as Sites of European Conservation Importance and Sites of European Importance for Bird Conservation. They are also part of UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

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