Climate activists start protest week for protection of forests in Germany

(Reuters, 5 Oct 2020) Climate activists seek a halt to all airport, motorway and federal highway projects in Germany.

Climate activists on Monday began a week of action seeking a halt to all airport, motorway and federal highway projects in Germany with a sit-in blockade at the transport ministry in Berlin.

Dozens of Extinction Rebellion activists sat in front of the ministry from early morning, holding placards with the protest week's motto "Stop the destruction of our basic resources".

They called for a stop to the felling of part of the Dannenroeder forest, which started last week to make way for a highway. The forest, which the activists call "Danni", lies in a nature protection area north of Frankfurt.

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Reuters, 5 Oct 2020: Climate activists start protest week for protection of forests in Germany