Ancient Forest Home of Squatter Communities Is Doomed by Coal
Published 15 Apr 2018, 13:17 BST
Photograph by Alban Grosdidier, SOPA Images, LightRocket, Getty Images
An activist poses for a portrait in the middle of one of the settlements in Hambach Forest in November 2017.
Photograph by Alban Grosdidier, SOPA Images, LightRocket, Getty Images
Mining continues over the remaining forest.
Photograph by Henning Kaiser, Dpa, Ap
A lumberjack removes trees in Hambach in 2016. Less than ten percent of the forest cover remains.
Photograph by Henning Kaiser, Dpa, Ap
From the forest border, the giant excavators of the pit can be seen on the horizon.
Photograph by Alban Grosdidier, SOPA Images, LightRocket, Getty Images