Juan de Fuca Straight, Canada. The smoke from devastating forest fires was burning our eyes and lungs. "Dad, I wonder what's out there. Maybe the smoke will blow away and we can see what's here if we stay a while." "I'm sorry son, the tide is coming in around us. We best be heading back in before you get trapped out there."
Castanha-do-Brasil (Bertholletia excelsa) in a logging process in Sena Madureira, Acre (Brazil). This iconic tree species of the Amazon rainforest reaches 30 to 50 meters in height. It is one of the most vulnerable species (endangered) despite its cutting and use being prohibited by law.
A good management of forests is fundamental to contain climate change. This is a chestnut forest managed by wood owners in a sustainable way. They cut trees in polygonal areas and in the middle of them they left smaller zones whit trees that help the natural reforestation of the wood.
At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, medical waste equivalent to 33,880 plastic bottles was being released into the Mediterranean every minute. Turkish world record-holding free-diver Sahika Ercumen collects rubbish on the Ortakoy coastline.
A farmer works in a vegetable field in Dong Anh district, Hanoi, Vietnam. These vegetable plots are covered by thin nylon to keep moisture in, prevent frost, and prevent cold. This is a farming practice commonly used in winter and spring by farmers in Vietnam.