{"id":82799,"date":"2026-04-17T21:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=82799"},"modified":"2026-04-30T21:03:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T19:03:16","slug":"greenpeace-pictures-of-the-week_1626","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/82799\/greenpeace-pictures-of-the-week_1626\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenpeace Pictures of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week at Greenpeace we performed with Swiss artist Athena on the Morteratsch Glacier, joined the Global Summud Flotilla and protested against fossil fuels, destructive fishing, for increased safety in Chornobyl and more. Here\u2019s a few of our favourite images from Greenpeace work around the world.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"To Athena X Greenpeace Live Performance on Morteratsch Glacier\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/69dc54c1-gp0su8mwn.jpg\" alt=\"To Athena hiked up to the Morteratsch Glacier in the Upper Engadine, in the canton of Graub\u00fcnden, Switzerland, with a four-piece ensemble. She performed her latest song, \u201cCollide\u201d, in one of the glacier\u2019s breathtaking caves. In it, To Athena talks about her burnout. The song fits the glacier perfectly. The music video celebrates the beauty of nature whilst also highlighting how fragile it is. The video is a call to resist the destruction of the world and to work together to protect the foundations of our lives. The artistic performance was created in collaboration with Greenpeace Switzerland.\" class=\"wp-image-82800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/69dc54c1-gp0su8mwn.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/69dc54c1-gp0su8mwn-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/69dc54c1-gp0su8mwn-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/69dc54c1-gp0su8mwn-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/69dc54c1-gp0su8mwn-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption><div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 David B\u00fcrgisser \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Switzerland &#8211; Athena hiked up to the Morteratsch Glacier in the Upper Engadine, in the canton of Graub\u00fcnden, Switzerland, with a four-piece ensemble. She performed her latest song, \u201cCollide\u201d, in one of the glacier\u2019s breathtaking caves.<span style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"MY Arctic Sunrise Joins the Global Sumud Flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/52bdbefb-gp0su8p14.jpg\" alt=\"The Arctic Sunrise joins the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF); sailing alongside more than seventy vessels and over a thousand participants who seek to directly challenge Israel\u2019s ongoing blockade of aid to Gaza - the Arctic Sunrise\u2019s role will be to provide technical and operational maritime support so that the vessels safely transit across the Mediterranean before they complete the last 200 nautical miles to Gaza\u2019s shores.\" class=\"wp-image-82801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/52bdbefb-gp0su8p14.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/52bdbefb-gp0su8p14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/52bdbefb-gp0su8p14-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/52bdbefb-gp0su8p14-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/52bdbefb-gp0su8p14-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption><div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Max Cavallari \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Mediterranean Sea &#8211; The Arctic Sunrise joined the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF); sailing alongside more than seventy vessels and over a thousand participants who seek to directly challenge Israel\u2019s ongoing blockade of aid to Gaza.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"Award for Climate Protection in Hannover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/51f5c676-gp0su8okx.jpg\" alt=\"As part of the \u2018Schools for Earth\u2019 project \u2013 a collaboration between Greenpeace and the Lower Saxony Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs \u2013 six schools are rewarded for their commitment to climate protection.\nPupils, teachers and school leaders from the six schools in Lower Saxony gather in Hannover for a networking event.\" class=\"wp-image-82802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/51f5c676-gp0su8okx.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/51f5c676-gp0su8okx-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/51f5c676-gp0su8okx-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/51f5c676-gp0su8okx-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/51f5c676-gp0su8okx-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption><div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Daniel Pilar \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Germany &#8211; As part of the \u2018Schools for Earth\u2019 project \u2013 a collaboration between Greenpeace Germany and the Lower Saxony Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs.<\/p>\n\n<p>Pupils, teachers and school leaders from the six schools in Lower Saxony gathered in Hannover for a networking event.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" title=\"Action near Spanish Longline Vessel in the Atlantic Ocean\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/b3a2b100-gp0su8iuk.jpg\" alt=\"Greenpeace activists hold up a banner in protest against destructive fishing practices by Spanish longliner Naboeiro operating in the Canary Guinea Convergence Zone.\" class=\"wp-image-82803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/b3a2b100-gp0su8iuk.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/b3a2b100-gp0su8iuk-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/b3a2b100-gp0su8iuk-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/b3a2b100-gp0su8iuk-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/b3a2b100-gp0su8iuk-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption><div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Maarten van Rouveroy \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Atlantic Ocean &#8211; Greenpeace activists held up a banner in protest against destructive fishing practices by Spanish longliner Naboeiro operating in the Canary Guinea Convergence Zone.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"802\" title=\"Anti-SLAPP Hearing Amsterdam 16 April 2026Anti-SLAPP Hearing Amsterdam 16 April 2026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/34210d6b-gp0su8pf6.jpg\" alt=\"Greenpeace International staff and supporters gather outside the Amsterdam District Court to spell out the message &quot;facing down bullies&quot; to mark a hearing in Greenpeace International&#039;s anti-SLAPP lawsuit against fossil fuel pipeline company Energy Transfer filed in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.\" class=\"wp-image-82789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/34210d6b-gp0su8pf6.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/34210d6b-gp0su8pf6-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/34210d6b-gp0su8pf6-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/34210d6b-gp0su8pf6-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/34210d6b-gp0su8pf6-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption><div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Milo Bos \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Amsterdam &#8211; Greenpeace International staff and supporters gathered outside the Amsterdam District Court to spell out the message &#8220;facing down bullies&#8221; to mark a hearing in Greenpeace International&#8217;s anti-SLAPP lawsuit against fossil fuel pipeline company Energy Transfer filed in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" title=\"Protest at Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/1cabee5b-gp0su8mxk.jpg\" alt=\"Ahead of the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl reactor disaster (26. April 1986), Greenpeace activists are protesting in front of the nuclear ruin, calling for stronger support for Ukraine in securing the accident site. The New Safe Confinement over the Sarcophagus and damaged reactor, was severely impacted by a Russian drone attack, can no longer reliably fulfill its function.\" class=\"wp-image-82670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/1cabee5b-gp0su8mxk.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/1cabee5b-gp0su8mxk-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/1cabee5b-gp0su8mxk-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/1cabee5b-gp0su8mxk-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/1cabee5b-gp0su8mxk-510x287.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption><div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Pavlo Siromenko \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Ukraine &#8211; Ahead of the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl reactor disaster (26. April 1986), Greenpeace activists protested in front of the nuclear ruin, calling for stronger support for Ukraine in securing the accident site.<\/p>\n\n<p>The New Safe Confinement over the Sarcophagus and damaged reactor, severely impacted by a Russian drone attack, can no longer reliably fulfill its function.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"Forest Patrolling in Natural Forests in Finland\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/89ff7c69-gp0su8o9o.jpg\" alt=\"Greenpeace and Forest Movement activists patrol valuable natural forests in Northern Finland. The aim is to prevent logging before they start, and if needed, to stop the logging.\n\nGreenpeace revealed that the Finnish state-owned company Mets\u00e4hallitus is going to log down 70 natural forests around Finland. The company replied by preparing to log several natural forests in Northern Finland. Greenpeace and Forest Movement activists started patrolling the threatened natural forests to try to prevent the planned logging. In a week, over 12 000 people have signed an emergency petition to save the 70 threatened natural forests.\" class=\"wp-image-82804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/89ff7c69-gp0su8o9o.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/89ff7c69-gp0su8o9o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/89ff7c69-gp0su8o9o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/89ff7c69-gp0su8o9o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/04\/89ff7c69-gp0su8o9o-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption><div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Jarkko Virtanen \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Finland &#8211; Greenpeace and Forest Movement activists patrol valuable natural forests in Northern Finland. The aim is to prevent logging before they start, and if needed, to stop the logging.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<p>Greenpeace has been a pioneer of photo activism for more than 50 years, and remains committed to bearing witness and exposing environmental injustice through the images we capture.<\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">To see more Greenpeace photos and videos, visit our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/media.greenpeace.org\" target=\"_blank\">Media Library<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week at Greenpeace we performed with Swiss artist Athena on the Morteratsch Glacier, joined the Global Summud Flotilla and protested against fossil fuels, destructive fishing, for increased safety in Chornobyl and more. 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