This photo loop on the different functions of landscapes was shown during the two days of the 2014 Global Landscapes Forum in Lima, on the sidelines of the UN climate change negotiations. The photos are part of this year’s photo competition for which more than 250 photos related to landscapes, sustainability, biodiversity, food and people were submitted.
You can see the winners of the photo competition here
and take a look at all photos here
The audience choice of the photo competition was decided in two rounds of online voting and was announced on 16 December:
Valle del Rio Mantaro – Peru, by Herbert Renato Salas Portugal
This is what he says about his photo:
“In the Andean highlands, like Alto Cunas and the Rio Mantaro Valley in Peru, there are species of cactus and flowers of a subtle beauty. The winds and rains have brought pollutants such as lead from the smokestacks of the mining city La Oroya. Those pollutants, crossing hundreds of kilometers, are seriously compromising the ecosystems of the highlands.”
