Barragem do Alqueva dam, part of the multipurpose water management project on the Rio Guadiana river, hydro-electricity generation electricity power lines, Moura, Portugal, Europe

Employee of Connemara Oyster Farm, Ballinakill Bay, Letterfrack, Connemara, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

Ruki River, Mbuji Mayi, Eastern Kasai, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Precision-Planted Vineyard with Bright Green Rows and Wind Machine for Frost Control in Blenheim Wine Country, New Zealand

Black Cattle Grazing in Dry Paddock with Tall Poplar Trees and Hills in Rural Marlborough, New Zealand

Terraced rice valley, Isalo National Park, Madagascar

Fishing nets at Dam Thanh Lam near Hue, Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam

Sea water enterint the salt flats tanks, Las Salinas del Carmen, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

Dustbin inside Tent city Narmada, Ekta Nagar, Gujarat, India, Asia

Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Harvesting of Olives in Franciacorta district area, Brescia province in Lombardy, Italy.

Crayfish farm near Beaumont, Texas, United States of America

Brune Suisse cows, cattle farm Pian Segno, Blenio vallee, Canton Ticino, Switzerland

Sawmill Ligna S.a.s, Rasun di Sotto, South Tyrol (Alto Adige), Italy

An adult rough-scaled python (Morelia carinata), found in a sandstone crevice on Bigge Island, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Irrigation canal in palm grove. Birkat Al Mouz, Al Dakhliya region, Falaj irrigation system (Falaj Al-Khatmeen), UNESCO, Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Bedouin and camels, Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Solar panels in middle of lush green nature, green energy, Italy

Balamku Archaeological Site, Campeche State, Mexico

An artificial pond for cattle called Rods Winter Camp Tank in the Kaibab National Forest of Arizona, USA

A livestock corral for the Thirteen Mile Cattle Tank off of Corva Road, Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, USA

A livestock corral for the Thirteen Mile Cattle Tank off of Corva Road, Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, USA

A water leak from a crack in Stone Dam in the Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, USA

Top view of the Stone Dam in the Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, USA

Boswellia sacra (frankincense) (olibanum-tree), Sultanate of Oman

Man walking along irrigation canals (Falaj) to supply the palm grove downstream from village of Misfat (Misfah) Al Abriyeen in Jebel Akhdar, Oman

Olive trees in grove (orchard), Greece

Vietnamese worker setting up scaffolding on a construction site, Tan Chau, Vietnam

Sheep at weekly cattle market in Azrou, Morocco

An information sign on the summit of Apache Maid Mountai, Coconino National Forest, Arizona, United States of America

Farmer carrying fodder on donkey back, Rif region, Morocco

Aerial of N´Djamena, capital of Chad and the Chari River, Chad

African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), Dzanga Bai, Dzanga Sangha National Park, UNESCO, Central African Republic

Coal (charcoal), Eastern Central African Republic

Pygmy man preparing the net for net hunting, Dzanga Sangha National Park, UNESCO, Central African Republic

Pygmy man going net hunting, Dzanga Sangha National Park, UNESCO, Central African Republic

Extremely dirty waste area in the Fadar Daurama Emir's palace, Daura Emirate, Katsina state, Nigeria

Emir´s horse, Fadar Daurama Emir's palace, Daura Emirate, Katsina state, Nigeria

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, United States of America

Adult brown bears (Ursus arctos) disputing fishing rights for salmon at the Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, United States of America

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, United States of America

View of electricity plant powered by wind power turbines in Maldonado department, Uruguay

Well in garden and palm grove of Timia, Avdz?r, Niger, Western Africa

Garden and palm grove of Timia, Avdz?r, Niger, Western Africa

Young man watering lettuce, garden and palm grove of Timia, Avdz?r, Niger, Western Africa

Watermelon harvest on lands bought or rented by China for Chinese market, Nong Khiaw area, northern Laos

Dredging the harbor on remote Heimaey Island, Iceland

Shepherd with his flock, southern Cyprus

South African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus), Hertfordshire Zoo, United Kingdom

Cow eating from a trash bin, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

Cutting trunk for pirogue, small Rolas (turtledove) island in the south of Sao Tome Island, Republic of Sao Tome and Principe

The boundary fence on the east side of Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States of America

Sheep and goats in a pen for the night, Rumbak village, Hemis National Park, Ladakh region, state of Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

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Aerial view of Palm grove and farms in the area of AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Giuseppe De Nittis Art Gallery, Palazzo Della Marra, Barletta, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Italy

Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Red lagoon near Boca Paila Bridge. In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system. Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.

Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Red lagoon near Boca Paila Bridge. In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system. Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.

Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Red lagoon near Boca Paila Bridge. In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system. Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.

Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Red lagoon near Boca Paila Bridge. In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system. Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.

Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Palms and old pier in Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system. Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.

Moorea, French Polynesia, Society Islands, South Pacific. On a surface of about 280m² with vanilla plants grown on artificial guardians. This type of culture helps protect it from the assaults of the sun, birds and all kinds of pests

Fire extinction, firefighting aircraft Canadair CL 415, French Sécurité Civile, dropping seawater, large-scale forest fire in Castellar, Maritime Alps

Firefighting aircraft Canadair CL 415, French Sécurité Civile, filling with seawater to extinguish forest fires, Mediterranean Sea, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

Fire extinction, firefighting aircraft Canadair CL 415, French Sécurité Civile, dropping seawater, large-scale forest fire in Castellar, Maritime Alps

Fire extinction with firefighting aircraft Dash 8 Q400 MR, French Sécurité Civile, large-scale forest fire in Castellar, Maritime Alps, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

Fire extinction, firefighting aircraft Dash 8 Q400 MR, French Sécurité Civile, dropping extinguishing agent, large-scale forest fire in Castellar, Maritime Alps, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

Untreated sewage being pumped into the ocean in Georgetown, Guyana, South America

Pedestrian refuge

Rubbish tip

Seven workers are disassembling computers at TES-AMM Shanghai, which was founded on September 21, 2005, currently has 67 employees of which 26 are workers. With an annual production capacity of 10,000 tons, it has only treated 2,000 tons of e-waste from its founding more than a year ago. 'The biggest problem is that there isn't an e-waste recycling channel in China. The biggest chunks of raw materials we get are from government bodies, which are upgrading their equipments, and electronic appliances franchises that are washing out their outdated inventories. We don't have any imported e-waste because that's banned by the government. It takes a worker no more than ten minutes to disassemble a computer, and each worker can deal with between 60 to 70 computers a day,' says Janice Wu, who's the Environment & Quality Management Dept. Manager and Plant Manager Assistant.

Palmerston North, New Zealand; Wind Turbines In A Field

Bison Walking In The Early Morning Through The Snow, Elk Island National Park, Alberta, Canada

Bison (Bison Bison Athabascae) Grazing, Elk Island National Park, Alberta, Canada

Palmerston North, New Zealand; Wind Turbines

Wind Turbines In A Field With A Road Going Through; Palmerston North, New Zealand

Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada; Wind Turbines In A Row In A Wheat Field

Windmill In Winter; Sunderland, Tyne And Wear, England

Palmerston North, New Zealand; Wind Turbines In A Field

Wind Turbines In A Field; Palmerston North, New Zealand

Hillsborough Notice from the management on the wall of a hotel asking that guests not disturb other guests with loud music or the smoking of cannabis weed, Caribbean

Commercial waste management, bales of recycling materials, plastics stacked up.

Commercial waste management, bales of recycling materials, plastics stacked up.

Mongolian horsemen lead a troop of horses running in a meadow covered by snow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China

Dead Trees, Deadvlei, Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft Park, Namib Desert, Namibia.

Group of the Steller's sea eagles (Haliaeetus pelagicus) on the pier in the port are fighting each other over prey. Shiretoko National Park. Shiretoko Peninsula. Hokkaido. Japan

Portrait of Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) close up. Shiretoko National Park. Shiretoko Peninsula. Hokkaido. Japan

Portrait of Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) close up. Shiretoko National Park. Shiretoko Peninsula. Hokkaido. Japan

Group of Striped Mongoose;Mungos mungo) arriving at a watering hole, Shompole wilderness, Shompole Community, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Red-eyed treefrog;Agalychnis callidryas) mating, Costa Rica

White-tailed mongoose;Ichneumia albicauda), comes to drink in a pond, at night, Shompole wilderness, Shompole Community, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Lioness;Panthera leo) drinking from a waterhole by night, Shompole wilderness, Shompole Community, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Arche de Tortisse (2550 m), Mercantour National Park, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Hike to Lac Palluel (2472 m) from the hamlet of Dormillouse, Freissinieres, Ecrins National Park, Hautes-Alpes, France

Meije glacier lift (1450 - 3200m) with Les Terrasses in the background, one of the four hamlets of La Grave, upper Romanche valley, Hautes-Alpes, France

Les Terrasses, one of the four hamlets of La Grave, upper Romanche valley, Hautes-Alpes, France

Hiker contemplating the Lac du Lauvitel (1530 m) on the GR 54 long-distance hiking trail, Tour de l'Oisans et des Ecrins, Veneon valley, Ecrins National Park, Isere, France

Orientation post at Lac Lauvitel (1530 m) on the GR 54 Grande Randonnee trail, Tour de l'Oisans et des Ecrins, Veneon valley, Ecrins National Park, Isere, France

Rio Tiputini and rainforest canopy, Yasuni Park, Ecuador