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Aerial view of the Silk Cayes, three sand and coral cays ( small islands ), and patch reefs, inside the southern Belize barrier reef. Gladden Spit and Silk Cayes Marine Reserve,
Aerial view of Laughing Bird Caye, a narrow sand caye (small island), in Laughing Bird Caye National Park. Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site. Central America. Caribbean Sea.
Tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Tailings ponds in the tar sands are unlined and leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment. August 2012
Tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Tailings ponds in the tar sands are unlined and leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment. August 2012
Sulpher which has to be extracted from the raw bitumen from tar sands piled up in huge mountains by the Syncrude upgrader plant near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. August 2012
Soil removed to reach the tar sands beds in an open pit tar sands mine north of fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. August 2012
Sulpher which has to be extracted from the raw bitumen from tar sands piled up in huge mountains by the Syncrude upgrader plant near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. August 2012
A brand new Tar sands plant being constructed north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. August 2012
The tar sands upgrader plant at the Syncrude mine , at sunset , north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. August 2012
Air pollution from the Syncrude Tar sands upgrader plant, north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. August 2012
Tar sands mining near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. August 2012
Massive dump trucks with load with tar sand in a mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. August 2012
Tar sands deposits being mined at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. The tar sands are the largest industrial project on the planet, and the world's most environmentally destructive
Sulpher which has to be extracted from the raw bitumen from tar sands piled up in huge mountains by the Syncrude upgrader plant near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. August 2012
Tar sands mining north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. August 2012
Aerial view of Funafuti atoll, Tuvalu, Pacific Ocean, March 2007
Tar sands deposits being mined north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. August 2012
Tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Tailings ponds in the tar sands are unlined and leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment. August 2012
Flow country beneath Suilven, Sutherland, Scotland, UK. September 2006
Tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Tailings ponds in the tar sands are unlined and leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment. August 2012
Boreal forest trees clear felled to make way for a new tar sands mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. The tar sands are responsible for the second fastest rate of deforestation on the planet. August 2012
Construction of new tar sands plant, north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada August 2012
Tar sands deposits mining north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. August 2012
Tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Tailings ponds in the tar sands are unlined and leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment. August 2012
Tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Tailings ponds in the tar sands are unlined and leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment. August 2012
Tar sands mining near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. August 2012
A SAG D (Steam assisted Gravity Drainage) tar sands plant north of Fort McMurray. The SAG D is used to extract the bitumen from the tar sands when they are too deep to be strip mined. August 2012
A SAG D (Steam assisted Gravity Drainage) tar sands plant north of Fort McMurray. The SAG D is used to extract the bitumen from the tar sands when they are too deep to be strip mined. August 2012
Construction of new tar sands plant, north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada August 2012
The Syncrude upgrader plant for processing tar sands to create synthetic oil. Alberta, Canada. August 2012
Construction of new tar sands plant, north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada August 2012
The tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Tailings ponds in the tar sands are unlined and leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment.
Boreal forest trees clear felled to make way for a new tar sands mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. August 2012
A SAG D (Steam assisted Gravity Drainage) tar sands plant north of Fort McMurray. The SAG D is used to extract the bitumen from the tar sands when they are too deep to be strip mined. August 2012
A SAG D (Steam assisted Gravity Drainage) tar sands plant north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. August 2012
The Syncrude upgrader plant for processing tar sands to create synthetic oil. Alberta, Canada. August 2012
Tar sands depositsmined at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. August 2012
Tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Tailings ponds in the tar sands are unlined and leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment. August 2012
Tar sands mining near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. August 2012
Tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Tailings ponds in the tar sands are unlined and leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment. August 2012
Tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Tailings ponds in the tar sands are unlined and leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment. August 2012
Boreal forest trees clear felled to make way for a new tar sands mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. August 2012
Aerial view of Funafuti atoll, Tuvalu, Pacific Ocean, March 2007
Aerial view of eroded hillsides caused by deforestation, central Madagascar.
Aerial view of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) looking for the shade under trees on a very hot day , Northern Botswana.
Walkers and cyclists on the Headstone Viaduct, which crosses Monsal Dale and the River Wye, and is part of the Monsal Trail cycle route. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK July
Abandoned farm in the Chernobyl Exlusion Zone, Ukraine September
Aerial view of eroded banks and river with suspended load, caused by deforestation, central Madagascar.
Abandoned home in the Chernobyl Exlusion Zone, Ukraine September
Aerial view of river showing eroded banks, central Madagascar.
Aerial view of Kaokoland in the far North-West of Namibia.
Everglades National Park, aerial view of wetland, Florida, USA, January.
Aerial view of Humpback whale and calf (Megaptera novaeangliae) Mayote Island lagoon, Comores Island, North Madagascar, Indian Ocean September
Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurtheii) infant male 'Google' aged 3 years approaching with curiosity. Gombe National Park, Tanzania.
Railway cottages, Chee Dale, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. Quarried limestone rockfaces can be seen along the ridge above.
Aerial view of fence dividing regenerating Birch woodland from plantation woodland. Part of Carrifran Wildwood, a replanting initiative led by the Borders Forest Trust, Moffat Hills, Scotland, UK, November 2016.
River Spey running through Insh Marshes with oxbow lakes, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, August 2016.
Re-meandering / Flood management work to slow water flow of Eddleston Water. Part of the Eddleston Water Project led by Tweed Forum, Cringletie, Peebles, Tweedale, Scotland, UK, August 2016.
Aerial view of coastal landscape and beach surrounded by dry deciduous forest at Anjajavy
Ord Ban rising out above morning mist, temperature inversion, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, October 2016.
Aerial view of deforested and eroded landscape, central Madagascar, September 2016.
Falls of Truim running through autumnal woodland, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, October 2016.
Aerial view of countryside where re-meandering of Eddleston Water has taken place to slow down water flow and reduce flooding.
Aerial view of deforested landscape with haze of smoke from small fires, probably arising from slash and burn agriculture, central Madagascar, August 2016.
River Dee flowing through moorland with patches of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), Deeside, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, September 2016.
Re-meandering / Flood management work to slow water flow of Eddleston Water. Part of the Eddleston Water Project led by Tweed Forum, Cringletie, Peebles, Tweedale, Scotland, UK, August 2016.
Mosaic of traditional land use patterns, Peebles, Tweeddale, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK, March
Aerial view of Walpole Island, New Caledonia.
Aerial view of swamp and open pools in the Okavango Delta, UNESCO World Heritage Site, wide angle view taken from a light aircraft, Botswana. January 2018.
Aerial view of Pechora River Delta, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Arctic, Russia, July 2017
Aerial view of the Bay of Somme, Picardie, France, July.
Aeial view of landscape with last remnants of snow in summer, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Arctic, Russia , July 2017
Aerial photograph of the Okavango Delta, UNESCO World Heritage Site, featuring, swamp, pools and channels created by Hippopotamus (Hippopatmus amphibious), Botswana. January 2018.
Aerial photograph of the Okavango Delta, UNESCO World Heritage Site, featuring, swamp, pools and channels created by Hippopotamus (Hippopatmus amphibious), Botswana. January 2018.
Aerial view of Pechora River Delta, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Arctic, Russia, July 2017
Aerial view of Pechora River Delta, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Arctic, Russia, July 2017
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and calf off Walpole Island, New Caledonia. .
Aerial view of Pechora River Delta, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Arctic, Russia, July 2017
Aerial view of Pechora River Delta, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Arctic, Russia, July 2017
Aerial view of Vuata Vatoa Reef looking towards Vatoa Island, also known as Turtle Island by Captain Cook, Lau Island Group, Fiji.
Aerial view of Namuka-i-Lau Island lagoon in the Lau Islands Group, Fiji. August 2017.
Aerial view of Pechora River Delta, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Arctic, Russia, July 2017
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and calf off Walpole Island, New Caledonia. .
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and calf off Walpole Island, New Caledonia. .
Aerial view of Namuka-i-Lau Island lagoon in the Lau Islands Group, Fiji. August 2017.
Aerial view of Pechora River Delta, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Arctic, Russia, July 2017
Aerial view of Pechora River Delta, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Arctic, Russia, July 2017
Aerial view of Ceva-I-Ra Reef also known as Conway Reef a small coral reef atoll, Fiji. August 2017.
Aerial view of Pechora River Delta, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Arctic, Russia, July 2017
Aerial view of Pechora River Delta, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Arctic, Russia, July 2017
Aerial view of Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) fording water whilst being herded by Nenet herders. Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Arctic, Russia, July 2017
Aerial view of Pechora River Delta, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Arctic, Russia, July 2017
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and calf off Walpole Island, New Caledonia. .
Aerial view of natural wildfires in the Okavango Delta, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Botswana. January 2018,
Aerial view of wreck of a of longlining fishing boat on Ceva-I-Ra Reef also known as Conway Reef a small coral reef atoll in the republic of Fiji. .
Snow covered mountains, view south west from Lochnagar, Cairngorms National Park, March 2017.
Aerial view of saltmarsh with small meandering drainage tributaries. River Dwyryd estuary, village of Portmeirion and Snowdonia in background, Glastraeth, Talsarnau, Gwynedd, Wales, UK, October 2016.
Aerial view of the Lairig Ghru pass at sunrise, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, November 2016.
Pine trees alongside Quoich Water with Ear-choire Sneachdach, Coire Gorm and Carn Allt na Beinne in the background. Glen Quoich, Mar Lodge Estate, Deeside, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, March 2017.
The beginnings of the River Dee flowing down the Lairig Ghru between Ben Macdui and Cairn Toul, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, November 2016.