Climate activists start protest week for protection of forests in Germany

Dozens of protesters called for a stop to the felling of part of the Dannenroeder forest

Last updated: October 05, 2020 | 15:07

Reuters and Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor

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Berlin: 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.

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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".

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They called for a stop to the felling of part of the Dannenroeder forest, which started last week to make way for a highway.

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The forest, which the activists call "Danni", lies in a nature protection area north of Frankfurt.

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"Danni is symbolic for a failed German climate and environmental policy," Extinction Rebellion spokesman Tino Pfaff said. "It is not only the Danni who is destroyed, but German and European forests as well."

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Police were on the scene and carried away some protesters who had glued themselves to the street with adhesive tape, a police spokesman said.

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Extinction Rebellion plans to follow the blockade with a "March of the dead trees" through Berlin.

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More than 1,000 participants have been registered for the demonstration, police said.

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An Extinction Rebellion activist takes part in a protest in Berlin, Germany.

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A police officer cuts a chain open to free a demonstrator.

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A protester wears branches on hear head.

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The signs read: "Forest instead of asphalt. The forest is our lung"

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