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> Anyone who tied themselves to a tree to stop a logger is now in their 50s and 60s. A minority, but at a peak age to influence policy. Here in Germany, it's r
by mschuster91 3y ago
> Anyone who tied themselves to a tree to stop a logger is now in their 50s and 60s. A minority, but at a peak age to influence policy.
Here in Germany, it's routine. 2021 had the Forst Kasten in Munich occupied to protest against a gravel strip-mining operation [1], and the Hambacher Forst adjacent to a lignite strip-mining operation is still occupied [2].
[1] https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/muenchen-forst-kasten-kiesabbau-vertragsaufloesung-1.5908656 https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/muenchen-forst-kasten-k...
[2] https://hambacherforst.org/besetzung/waldbesetzung/ https://hambacherforst.org/besetzung/waldbesetzung/