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Hambach Forest: New Treesit, Tree Felling Equipment Halted

Hambach Forest: New Treesit, Tree Felling Equipment Halted

from Hambach Forest Blog

The Hambach or Hambacher forest is located near Cologne, Germany and is under threat from an adjacent lignite (brown coal) mine expansion. The occupation to keep the trees standing has been ongoing for three years.

100 meters distant from a new tree occupation in the cutting area of RWE a harvester has been squatted to block the ongoing fellings. Both occupations are part…

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Hambach: Trees with Platforms Felled

Hambach: Trees with Platforms Felled

from Hambach Forest

The daily madness continues. This morning activists from the tree ocupation “Grubenblick“ reported about an unpleasent visit beneath their platforms: RWE, Kötters Security and the Police with a cherrypicker. The occupation is directly at the edge of the clearcut, no more than 100 meters distance to the hole of the [open cast coal] mine. Some pictures from Grubenblick The…

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Hambach Treesitter Suffers Fall

Hambach Treesitter Suffers Fall

Struggle against Climate Change at high personal Risk

from Hambach Forest

Helicopter rescues fallen climbing activist – climbing partner arrested without reason

On Monday, a French activist fell down from a 8 metre high platform at a forest occupation near the clearcut border of the open cast mine Hambach. A helicopter brought the conscious accident victim to the nearby hospital. Another forest…

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