Illegal Amazon Timber Protest off Rotterdam

Photo | 2 December, 2014

6th November. Activists board inflatables and the Greenpeace vessel, Argus, confront a cargo ship carrying Amazon timber as it neared the port of Rotterdam. The timber onboard was destined for Belgian companies; Lemahieu and Omniplex and was sourced from the Brazilian sawmill and exporter Rainbow Trading, known for trading in illegal wood, by the Belgian timber company Leary Forest Products.