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Photographer’s comment: “Esta fotografía fue tomada en Perú, departamento de Loreto en el Río Amazonas Maravilla Natural del Mundo. El amazonas es considerado el río mas caudaloso del mundo, en algunas partes de su recorrido desde su inicio en los andes peruanos asta el final en el mar atlántico, la anchura no se puede divisar […]

Photographer’s comment: “Tropical mangrove forest ecosystems are considered one of the most important carbon reservoirs on Earth and are one of the most productive ecosystems in the world forming forests of salt-tolerant tree and shrub species, with complex food webs and dynamics. Guinea-Bissau is one of the ten poorest countries in the world, with roughly […]

Photo: Fermín Chimatani

Photographer’s comment: “It was not long before that this place was heading towards becoming a barren state and desertification. All this was on account of excessive deforestation and over-grazing practices carried out by the local folks. It was only after the forest department took notice of the concern and serious efforts were made to prevent […]

Photographer’s comment: “An 11-month-long drought, worsened by a weak monsoon, has affected over 1.6 million people in Sri Lanka this year. However, water is in abundant supply, in this ancient reservoir in the Island’s Anuradhapura district. One of 18 such basins constructed in the 5thcentury by King Dhatusena, the reservoir today is part of the […]

Photographer’s comment: “This photo is of an archipelago on the Pacific Coast of Panama. The area is known for it’s untouched rain forests, howler monkeys, large fish and many varieties of sea mammals including humpback whales.” Photo: Michael Seiden

Photographer’s comment: “This photo was taken in the Altiplano in mineral rich western Bolivia, near Uyuni and the Bolivian Salt Flats. The beauty of the landscape is matched by the abundance of natural resources and minerals that are found in the area.” Photo: Michael Seiden

Photographer’s comment: “The sun rises over a glorious Sri Lankan landscape. For the villagers watching the balloons drift over their homes and fields, these floating giants are objects first of fear and then of curiosity and delight. The recent influx of tourists after decades of conflict has coincided with development rushing forward, and infrastructure making […]

Photographer’s comment: “This photo of a spectacular Amazon sunset depicts the magnificence and global importance of the Amazon river and rainforest, which is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. The Amazon is the world’s largest river, discharging more water than the seven next largest rivers combined. Its importance to our planet is […]

Photographer’s comment: “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 […]