Protesters and enviromental activists look on as French Gendarmes stand in front of workers felling trees during an operation to clear an encampment of protesters demonstrating against the construction of the A69 autoroute in Saix, south-western France, on September 1, 2024. Some sixty trees have been felled in the space of a few hours along the route of the A69, according to the Tarn prefecture, despite the presence of opponents of the controversial motorway being present in the trees. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP)