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: “This picture shows the melting on a Finnish lake. Global warming is making the process of thawing to occur faster and in bigger areas than in the past. Forests can play an important role in cooling the
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Photographer’s comment: “Overlooking a valley in the French Alps as night sets. Being able to live in such inhospitable conditions in relative comfort is one of man’s greatest advantages. The alps are known for their skiing industry which changes
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Photographer’s comment: “Charcoal production in the high hills of Mwanagua village, Mpulungu District, Northern Zambia is commonly found. On the shore of Lunzua River, in the hills which surrounds the majestic Tanganyika Lake firewood and charcoal are practically the
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Photographer’s comment: “An irrigation canal with low water levels can be glimpsed through a golden, dry terrain of the California’s Central Valley, which is historically famous for agriculture but is currently experiencing severe drought.“
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Photographer’s comment: “Children play on the shores of the Gulf of Guinea while parents spend their days fishing. The beach-side villages in Ghana often live right on the water, using the ocean as a main resource for food but
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Photographer’s comment: “Smallholder farmers create a patchwork landscape in the space between several volcanoes, while leaving nooks and crannies of forest to prevent river erosion. “
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Photographer’s comment: “ Rainforests around the metropolis in Vancouver are like oases in the desert. As micro-spheres that enclose resilient forests full of life but susceptible to human activities.“
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Photographer’s comment: “In Cusco, Peru, is located the Potato Park, a communal conservation project based on landscape-integral management where protection and sustainable use of native genetic resources for food, farming and forestry based on traditional knowledge are handled by
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Photographer’s comment: “In Cusco, Peru, is located the Potato Park, a communal conservation project based on landscape-integral management where protection and sustainable use of native genetic resources for food, farming and forestry based on traditional knowledge are handled by
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Photographer’s comment: “In Cusco, Peru, is located the Potato Park, a communal conservation project based on landscape-integral management where protection and sustainable use of native genetic resources for food, farming and forestry based on traditional knowledge are handled by
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Photographer’s comment: “When the sky announces its presence in drops; trees smile, roofs get prepared, and walkers get hide with the passage of the alba.“
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Photographer’s comment: “This photograph was taken in Cusco, Peru. It shows open range grazing, an extended practice in many parts of Peru. Since grazing is one of the various land uses, it must be subject to good management, considering
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Photographer’s comment: “Huasahuasi is a town known as the leading producer of potato seeds in Peru, with about 300 varieties. For agricultural purposes, most farmers use andenes, which are terraces dug into the slopes of the mountains. Andenes constitute
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Photographer’s comment: “Taquile is a beautiful island located in a side of Lake Titicaca in Peru. In the island sustainable agriculture is practiced by the community since they use andenes (terraced farming) to grow mainly potatos, among other crops,
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