Recycling of plastic and metal bottles, Saranda, port city and seaside resort in Kakome Bay, Ionian Sea Coast, Southern Albania, Europe

Polythene free zone sign showing India's active attempt to reduce plastic pollution, Mahaballipuram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Family on a tricycle in Guilin, China. China has a one child family planning policy to reduce population.

Boys at primary school in Hong Ying Road, Xian. China has a one child policy to reduce population.

Couple with child on motorbike in Guilin, China. China has a one child family planning policy to reduce population.

Grandfather with grandson at Baoding, Chongqing. China has one child family planning policy to reduce population.

Men and child on a motorbike in Guilin, China. China has a one child family planning policy to reduce population.

redshank, tringa totanus, flocking to reduce heat loss, angus, scotland

Anti inflammatory diet concept. Set of foods that help to reduce inflammation - plant based ingredients, fresh fruit, green vegetables. Healthy diet products, top view, stone background copy space

Anti inflammatory diet concept. Set of foods that help to reduce inflammation - plant based ingredients, fresh fruit, green vegetables. Healthy diet products, top view, stone background

Anti inflammatory diet concept. Set of foods that help to reduce inflammation - plant based ingredients, fresh fruit, vegetables. Healthy diet products, top view, stone background copy space. Toned

At Chabysh, a long distance horse race. To reduce weight often no saddle is used and the riders are often young boys. Folk and Sport festival on the Suusamyr plain commemorating Mr Koshomkul, a sportsman and folk hero of the last century. Asia, central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

At Chabysh, a long distance horse race. To reduce weight often no saddle is used and the riders are often young boys. Folk and Sport festival on the Suusamyr plain commemorating Mr Koshomkul, a sportsman and folk hero of the last century. Asia, central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

At Chabysh, a long distance horse race. To reduce weight often no saddle is used and the riders are often young boys. Folk and Sport festival on the Suusamyr plain commemorating Mr Koshomkul, a sportsman and folk hero of the last century. Asia, central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

At Chabysh, a long distance horse race. To reduce weight often no saddle is used and the riders are often young boys. Folk and Sport festival on the Suusamyr plain commemorating Mr Koshomkul, a sportsman and folk hero of the last century. Asia, central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

Snow on a building roof being sawed off on February 15, 2008 to reduce the snow load in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

A restaurant sells shark fin soup in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 25, 2015. Despite efforts by the Thai government to reduce consumption of the controversial delicacy, shark fin is still a common site at restaurants and markets in the Chinatown district.

Agriculture - Field of wheat stubble being burned after the harvest to control diseases, reduce weed competition and to make the next planting easier. Volunteer fire fighters use the burning for training / near Williams, California, USA.

Flames from a prescribed fire burn juniper trees and sagebrush. The controlled burn is set to reduce dry brush that susceptible to the growing number of wild fires in the American West, Oregon, United States of America

BURKINA FASO Environment Flooding Bund low rock walls built to prevent soil erosion by flash floods. Stones are placed along the contours on gentle slopes. Sometimes the bunds are reinforced by planting tough grasses along the lines. The stones and grass encourage rain water to infiltrate the soil and reduce the amount of rain water that is lost by run-off. Any soil that has been eroded by run-off is trapped by the bund. Topsoil and organic matter e.g. leaf litter is deposited here.Bunds are placed 10 to 25 metres apart African Western Africa Ecology Entorno Environmental Environnement Green Issues

Burkina Faso Environment Flooding Bund low rock walls built to prevent soil erosion by flash floods. Stones are placed along the contours on gentle slopes. Sometimes the bunds are reinforced by planting tough grasses along the lines. The stones and grass encourage rain water to infiltrate the soil and reduce the amount of rain water that is lost by run-off. Any soil that has been eroded by run-off is trapped by the bund. Topsoil and organic matter e.g. leaf litter is deposited here.Bunds are placed 10 to 25 metres apart African Western Africa Ecology Entorno Environmental Green Issues Environnement

Hardy arctic wildflowers grow only a few inches high in order to reduce exposure to the moisture-robbing winds, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Brooks Range, Alaska, USA

Hardy arctic wildflowers grow only a few inches high in order to reduce exposure to the moisture-robbing winds, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USAArctic National Wildlife Refuge, Brooks Range, Alaska, USA

Cutting the bignone (Campsis radicans) 3. Reduce the leaf area. The cuttings are carried out before mid-September preferably or after, under shelter.

Cutting the bignone (Campsis radicans) 3. Reduce the leaf area

Cutting the bignone (Campsis radicans) 3. Reduce the leaf area