The Global Landscapes Forum challenged photographers around the world to submit their best images relating to sustainability. The top 24 Jury shortlisted photos were on display during the COP20 in one of the prime locations in Lima, Kennedy Park, where thousands of passersby had a chance to look at them while the Peruvian capital was hosting the UN climate negotiations.
Photographer’s comment: “Lima es la segunda ciudad más grande del mundo ubicada en un desierto. La escasez de agua es una de las principales condicionantes ambientales que ha acompañado el crecimiento de la ciudad durante su historia. Lograr el
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Photographer’s comment: “Un cielo tormentoso enmarca la problematica a futuro para la obtención del agua para Lima.”
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Photographer’s comment: “This photo was taken in Mexico, in a coco plantation that also serves as pasture for integrated farming“
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Photographer’s comment: “Dark smoke rises up from a metal recycling plant, heading towards residential neighbourhoods across a multi-use waterway. The image was taken from a popular walking/cycling trail in the city, and depicts how mixed industrial-residential land use is
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Photographer’s comment: ““Pistacia palestinia tree growing on the side of soft bedrock was taken in the Mevo Beitar Forest of Israel near Bethlehem.““
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Photographer’s comment: “taken in the Balfour forests of Israel. The Balfour forest was planted by the British during the British Mandate of Palestine and is one of the oldest pine forests in Israel (~83 years old). Grazers frequent this
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Photographer’s comment: “Taken in the Mevo Beitar forest of Israel. This area is full of rock walls and remains of ancient civilizations during the second temple period of Jerusalem (~400BCE – 100CE). The forest is dominated with Pinus
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Photographer’s comment: “Cassis has been a source of inspiration for many artists: Signac, Matisse, Derain – all have visited this picturesque
Phoenician fishing village and absorbed the evocative surrounding landscapes. A calanque (from the Corsican word of pre-Indo-European origin
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Photographer’s comment: “This image was created on the South coast of England, in Dorset, a protected UNESCO World Heritage Site Jurassic Coast (2001). It portrays a unique physical phenomenon whereby the ways create a striking pattern on the sandy
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Photographer’s comment: “This image was created in the South-West of France and depicts La Dune du Pyla, the tallest sand dune in Europe. It is located in La Teste-de-Buch in the Arcachon Bay area, France, 60 km from Bordeaux.
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Comentario del fotógrafo: “Vista del atardecer sobre el río Ucayali en la reserva natural Pacaya Samiria, la más extensa del Perú, ubicada en la región Loreto, entre los ríos y Ucayali, en la amazonía peruana.“
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Photographer’s comment: “Molino de viento sobre campo de trigo en Neverstaven, Schleswig-Holstein, Alemania. La compra e instalación de este molino de 150 metros de altura, fue financiada por el gobierno de Alemania, otorgando un préstamo bancario al dueño de
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Photographer’s comment: “Fachadas llenas de plantas en Ackerstraße, Berlin, Alemania. Estos muros verdes que se encuentran en la ciudad de Berlin mantienen una temperatura constante y agradable, ahorramdo energía eléctrica por calefactores y o aires acondicionados. Tambié atrapa y
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Photographer’s comment: “Niños de ciudad apreciando la belleza de la naturaleza en Schlachtensee Berlin-Zehlendorf. Este es un lago natural que se encuentra en medio de la ciudad y es mantenido limpio por los mismos Berlineses que no arrojan basura
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Photographer’s comment: “The condor is the king of the Colombian paramo and plays a role in many indigenous stories. Where he once used to form part of the Andean Landscape, he now has become a rarely seen bird. This
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Photographer’s comment: “Along the far stretching coast line Latin America has, fishery is the main source of income and food security. However, waters are being threatened by pollution, over-fishery, climate change consequences, etc. It is time for educational projects on
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Photographer’s comment: “Women ensure food security for their family, and for a great deal they rely on that what nature provides them. Therefore, especially women have an incredible knowledge of the power the landscape has. (Relates to the blog post:
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Photographer’s comment: “Two peoples of Kampong Jawa, Banda Aceh, while Mangrove replanting seedlings in peat after the tsunami“
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Photographer’s comment: “Esta foto fue tomada en Canta. Aquí podemos ver cómo un grupo de ovejas se pelea por el último rincón de pasto verde que yace debajo de ellas. La Naturaleza no crece tan velozmente como su hambre”
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