Worked out phosphate (fertiliser) fields of bird guano organic waste on the island of Nauru in the South Pacific

Phosphate (fertiliser) works dealing with organic waste on the island of Nauru in the South Pacific

Gentoo penguins, Pygoscelis papua, on the beach at Sea Lion Island in The Falkland Isles

Locals playing football at phosphate (fertiliser) works on the island of Nauru in the South Pacific

Phosphate works for processing guano bird droppings in Nauru in the South Pacific

Swayambhunath Stupa, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Guano bird droppings in Nauru in the South Pacific

Worked out phosphate (fertiliser) fields of bird guano organic waste on the island of Nauru in the South Pacific

Worked out phosphate (fertiliser) fields of bird guano organic waste on the island of Nauru in the South Pacific

Worked out phosphate (fertiliser) fields on the island of Nauru in the South Pacific

Worked out phosphate (fertiliser) fields of bird guano organic waste on the island of Nauru in the South Pacific

A Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla, on the Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, next to a pool with red algae. Kittiwakes have declined drastically due to climate change causing their main fish prey species to migrate further north to find cooler sea temperatures.

A pool coloured red from algae that have been fertilized by seabird guano on the Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK.

Detail of a toxic phosphogypsum waste pond in the vicinity of the town of Huelva. Aerial view. Drone shot. Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain.

Detail of a toxic phosphogypsum waste pond in the vicinity of the town of Huelva. Aerial view. Drone shot. Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain.