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Harvesting and Sustainable Farming

Photographs of individuals engaging in sustainable agriculture practices, including harvesting Khat trees and collecting latex from rubber trees.

Woman Collecting natural latex from rubber tree in plantation forest

NGO representative visiting the Nile Institute in progress, Cukiro Hill, Muhanga district, Rwanda.

Portugal, Coimbra region, Loural on 2022-05-03. Report on the eco-village of Loural in the mountains of central Portugal. Here, the Klein family and their partners have been working on an ambitious project for a few years. The project is to rehabilitate a small village that has been abandoned since the year 2000 into an eco-location. On 30 hectares, the collective protects and improves the ecosystem by practising organic agriculture, reforestation and the production of green energy. In the process of restoration, this small stone village is moving towards food and energy autonomy and its vegetation is gradually coming back to life. The place is starting to provide integrative health training and artistic activities, its final vocation. Portugal, region de Coimbra, Loural le 2022-05-03. Reportage a leco-village de Loural dans les montagnes du centre du Portugal. Ici, la famille Klein et leurs associes se sont lance dans un projet ambitieux depuis quelques annees. Celui de rehabiliter u

FRA - BRITTANY - AN AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL BRETAGNEIn the remote countryside of central Brittany, at the end of a road that the GPS has difficulty pointing out, one ends up reaching the place called Kerlanic, called by its residents "Oasis Kerlanic". He was nicknamed that because, for someone who tries to escape the frenzy of our society, it is as if he were in the desert and found, in the middle of nowhere, an oasis.It is a place where we live in autonomy and in harmony with nature, a place where everyone is welcome and who preaches an alternative lifestyle.FRA - BRETAGNE - UNE COMMUNAUTÉ AUTONOME EN CENTRE BRETAGNEDans la campagne reculée du Centre Bretagne, au bout dune route que le GPS peine à indiquer, on finit par atteindre le lieu-dit Kerlanic, appelé par ses résidents « Oasis Kerlanic ». Il a été surnommé comme cela car, pour quelquun qui cherche à fuir la frénésie de notre société, cest comme sil était dans le désert et quil trouvait, au milieu de nulle part,

Planting salad, two women planting seedlings, field work, Dalat, Central Highlands, Vietnam, Asia

Slash and burn near Sayabouri, Laos. 01/11/2002

Deforestation - clearing primary forest for cloves. Madagascar.

Conservation - Education, Family pond dipping, looking for invertebrates

Tapping a rubber tree

Volunteers from Michigan Help Recovery in Mississippi. Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Disposed coconut husks on the ground, Vietnam

Member of the Conservation Leadership Corps removes invasive plants in Belle Isle city park in the middle of the Detroit River, as part of a summer jobs program for high school students focussed on environmental stewardship created by Johnson Controls in cooperation with the Student Conservation Association SCA and The Greening of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, USA, North America

manual drainage of water well, Patxot village, Guatemala, Central America.

Man with giant manioc or yuca roots (Manihot esculenta), Acampamento 12 de Otubro landless camp, Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais sem Terra, a Brazilian landless movement, MST, Munizip Claudia, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

Carbon Cycle

construccion comunitaria de canalizaciones de agua potable, Xullmal, Guatemala, America Central.

VIETNAM - IN HO-CHI-MINH-CITY PARKS. Life in the parks of Ho Chi Minh City.VIETNAM - DANS LES PARCS DE HO-CHI-MINH-VILLE. La vie dans les parcs de Ho-Chi-Minh-ville.

KHM - ENV - TONLE SAPPortrait of the Tonle Sap region, the largest lake in Southeast Asia with a unique natural phenomenon, which is now threatened.KHM - ENV - TONLE SAPPortrait de la région du Tonle Sap, le plus grand lac d'Asie du Sud-Est avec un phénomène naturel unique, qui est aujourd'hui menacé.

Man moving a wheelbarrow full of yard waste amidst lush green foliage on a sunny day. Man moving a wheelbarrow full of yard waste amidst lush green foliage on a sunny day, Florida, USA Florida USA alra00083 Copyright: xConnectxImagesx ,model released ,property released

spraying herbicides at oil palm Worker is spraying herbicides to poisoning weeds in oil palm plantations ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/szefeix 12236089 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. John OHara, communications strategy and operations officer, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, removes invasive plants from Kalaeloa Heritage Park during a Weed Warriors event held in Kapolei, HI, Feb. 23, 2024. The Kalaeloa Heritage Park site is a relatively undisturbed, 11-acre parcel with over 177 recorded cultural sites that consist of a heiau and other habitation sites. Marine Corps Base Hawaiis Environmental Compliance and Protection Division established the Weed Warriors program to aid in the management of invasive plant species with the support from community members.

FRA - BRITTANY - AN AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL BRETAGNEIn the remote countryside of central Brittany, at the end of a road that the GPS has difficulty pointing out, one ends up reaching the place called Kerlanic, called by its residents "Oasis Kerlanic". He was nicknamed that because, for someone who tries to escape the frenzy of our society, it is as if he were in the desert and found, in the middle of nowhere, an oasis.It is a place where we live in autonomy and in harmony with nature, a place where everyone is welcome and who preaches an alternative lifestyle.FRA - BRETAGNE - UNE COMMUNAUTÉ AUTONOME EN CENTRE BRETAGNEDans la campagne reculée du Centre Bretagne, au bout dune route que le GPS peine à indiquer, on finit par atteindre le lieu-dit Kerlanic, appelé par ses résidents « Oasis Kerlanic ». Il a été surnommé comme cela car, pour quelquun qui cherche à fuir la frénésie de notre société, cest comme sil était dans le désert et quil trouvait, au milieu de nulle part,

FRA - BRITTANY - AN AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL BRETAGNEIn the remote countryside of central Brittany, at the end of a road that the GPS has difficulty pointing out, one ends up reaching the place called Kerlanic, called by its residents "Oasis Kerlanic". He was nicknamed that because, for someone who tries to escape the frenzy of our society, it is as if he were in the desert and found, in the middle of nowhere, an oasis.It is a place where we live in autonomy and in harmony with nature, a place where everyone is welcome and who preaches an alternative lifestyle.FRA - BRETAGNE - UNE COMMUNAUTÉ AUTONOME EN CENTRE BRETAGNEDans la campagne reculée du Centre Bretagne, au bout dune route que le GPS peine à indiquer, on finit par atteindre le lieu-dit Kerlanic, appelé par ses résidents « Oasis Kerlanic ». Il a été surnommé comme cela car, pour quelquun qui cherche à fuir la frénésie de notre société, cest comme sil était dans le désert et quil trouvait, au milieu de nulle part,

Nalini Nadkarni scrapes soil from tree trunk in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

Drinking water tap, Panaman village, near La Parroquia (Lancetillo), El Quiche, Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, Guatemala, Central America.

Reportage on herbalists in the Bauges mountain range in Savoie, France. They grow and sell organic aromatic and medicinal plants. The herbalist puts the collected plants in a dryer (35°) with a dehumidifier to extract water from the fresh plants, therefore preserving them and their main active ingredients. Lemon thym has many medicinal properties; antiseptic, antitussive, stomachic, antispasmodic and even helping scars to heal over.

LAO - ENVIRONNEMENT - 4000 ISLANDPortrait of the 4000 Islands territory (Si Phan Don) in the extreme south of Laos where the famous Don Sahong Dam is being built.LAO - ENVIRONNEMENT - 4000 ÎLESPortrait du territoire des 4000 îles ( Si Phan Don ) à l'extrème sud du Laos où est en construction le fameux barrage de Don Sahong.

Self-sufficient community in Central Brittany. Plelauff, July 2020.Communaute autosuffisante en Centre Bretagne. Plelauff, Juillet 2020.

Birdcage for gibbons Projet Kalaweit Indonesia

Smallholder watering vegetables, employment initiative for alcoholics, Crato, state of Pernambuco, Brazil, South America

VIETNAM - MEKONG DELTA - THE SUSPENSION OF THE NINE DRAGONS. Portrait of the Mekong Delta region in Vietnam and many environmental issues.VIETNAM - DELTA DU MÉKONG - LE SURSIS DES NEUF DRAGONS. Portrait de la région du Delta du Mekong au Vietnam et des nombreuses problématiques environnementales.

Man moving a wheelbarrow full of yard waste amidst lush green foliage on a sunny day, Florida, USA

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Brazil, Amazon, Acre State, Rubber Tapper Antonio Candido Standing By A Large Tree In A Forest Saved By Chico Mendes.

Entomologist Terry Erwin fogs rainforest canopy with biodegradable pesticide, insects fall onto plastic sheets for collection and study, Pacaya-Samiria National Reservation, Peru

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Jeff Hart, Director of Environmental Compliance and Protection Division (ECPD) and Massachusetts native, establishes and cordons portions of shoreline for an upcoming soil sampling taking place at Puuloa Range Training Facility, HI, Feb. 12, 2024. ECPD will work alongside the University of Hawaii, Brigham Young University - Hawaii, and Hawaii State Department of Health Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response personnel to collect soil samples from across the 3,000-foot-long shoreline of the training facility that pose the greatest potential for off-site contaminate migration. Marine Corps

120905-N-CB621-165OLONGAPO, Philippines (Sept. 5, 2012) Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) remove overgrown vegetation and debris during a community service project at the Olongapo City Public Cemetery.

Tapping rubber tree with latex collecting in the cup, kerala, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Farmer sowing vegetable seeds, municipality of Santa Anita de la Frontera, Chiquitania, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia, South America

Arrow Bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) freshly cut bamboo is weighed and paid for at the Wolong Nature Reserve in China to help feed the 50-60 Pandas there An adult Panda will eat approximately 20 kilograms of Bamboo per day

vendimiando uva Callet, viña des pou de Sa Carrera, Celler Mesquida-Mora, Porreres, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

Agriculture in the Highlands, Fiji, Pacific Islands, Pacific

Beekeeper collecting a wild swarm of bees from a tree

Asian man farmer agriculturist unhappy from low yield productivity at rubber tree plantation with Rubber tree in row natural latex is agriculture harvesting natural rubber for industry in Thailand. Farmer agriculturist Rubber plantation low yield

Protection against insects on a banana Parismina

Watering plants at the Downtown Value School, a charter school in downtown Los Angeles. The school uses gardens to teach students about gardening and also has a vertical garden, a flower and produce garden that goes around the school grounds, a worm compost bin and a small greenhouse. Los Angeles, California, USA

AMAZON - PERU. Reforestation. This area has been heavily logged by a timber company who, under pressure from environmentalists, have decided to plant native trees. . There is very little reforestation being done in the Amazon region.

Members of the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin participate in a butterfly field day July 13, 2022, on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The excursion on post was led by Endangered Species Biologist Jessup Weichelt with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch. The group stopped at areas in Badger Drop Zone and Young Air Assault Strip where theres lots of natural habitat for butterflies. Fort McCoy is home to several thriving species of endangered butterflies.

Asian man farmer agriculturist unhappy from low yield productivity at rubber tree plantation with Rubber tree in row natural latex is agriculture harvesting natural rubber for industry in Thailand. Farmer agriculturist Rubber plantation low yield

CHILDREN - THAILAND. Krabi Province. Children planting tree seedlings. .

Foodwaste to egg program run by Energis Libani NGO in Houmal and Bdedoun, Lebanon.

Fishing with fish trap in forest stream Sumatra

LAO - LE RYTHME DES EAUXAu Nord du Laos, enclavée dans les montagnes, la paisible cité de Luang Prabang prospère depuis des siècles au sein de la péninsule formée par la confluence du fleuve Mékong et de la rivière Nam Khan. Avant dêtre devancée par Vientiane, elle fut la capitale du puissant Royaume de Lane Xang (Royaume du Million dEléphants). Son architecture coloniale et ses majestueux temples lui valent dêtre inscrite au patrimoine mondiale de lUNESCO depuis 1995.La légende raconte que Bouddha y serait venu au cours de lun de ses voyages et quil a souri. Aujourdhui, la ville est un haut lieu bouddhique de lAsie du Sud-Est. Les jeunes y viennent des campagnes alentours pour faire une retraite monastique et ainsi recevoir une éducation gratuite.A loccasion de Pi Mai, la Fête de l'Eau, Luang Prabang se réveille. Correspondant au Nouvel An lao et bouddhique, on fête le retour de la saison des pluies et la renaissance de la nature. Durant les plusieurs jours de festivités,

Conservation Issues Subsistence Farmers Cut Down Rainforest Trees To Make Wooden Planks For Building. Gabon Central Africa

huerto en el camino de Son Binissalom, Sant Jordi, municipio de Palma , mallorca, islas baleares, spain, europa.

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Mexico, Chiapas, Lacandon Jungle. Tzeltal Indian adds organic fertilizer to his shade-grown coffee

People work together in the forest to remove a large log, blocked Yungas Strait and demonstration in the rainforest of Bolivia

A farmer spraying coriander (Coriandrum Sativum) plants with pesticides to protect them from insects. Farmers are waging a multi-pronged war, forced to contend with new pests and diseases. For them, spraying more pesticides is a measure taken to "avoid the risk" of losing the crop. The consequence is that consuming food contaminated with pesticides has devastating short-term and long-term impacts. A study by Pesticides Action Network-India (PAN-India) found that 56 pesticides used in India were carcinogenic. Kaliganj, West Benga, India.

Mudslide/Landslide Severe Storm - Guyama, Puerto Rico, September 27, 2008 Resident Gumersindo Ortiz rests after the arduous task of cleaning out the mud from his flooded home after 24 inches of rain fell in the area. Andrea Booher/FEMA. Puerto Rico Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Destruction of a Honey bees swarm Ouvea island New Caledonia

FRA - BRITTANY - AN AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL BRETAGNEIn the remote countryside of central Brittany, at the end of a road that the GPS has difficulty pointing out, one ends up reaching the place called Kerlanic, called by its residents "Oasis Kerlanic". He was nicknamed that because, for someone who tries to escape the frenzy of our society, it is as if he were in the desert and found, in the middle of nowhere, an oasis.It is a place where we live in autonomy and in harmony with nature, a place where everyone is welcome and who preaches an alternative lifestyle.FRA - BRETAGNE - UNE COMMUNAUTÉ AUTONOME EN CENTRE BRETAGNEDans la campagne reculée du Centre Bretagne, au bout dune route que le GPS peine à indiquer, on finit par atteindre le lieu-dit Kerlanic, appelé par ses résidents « Oasis Kerlanic ». Il a été surnommé comme cela car, pour quelquun qui cherche à fuir la frénésie de notre société, cest comme sil était dans le désert et quil trouvait, au milieu de nulle part,

Local man with a chain saw cutting down rainforest trees for lumber, northern Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu

Visitor at the cave entrance, Secret Cave, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, North America

Digging for Tarantula Cameroon

Asia, China, Yunnan Province, Honghe County. Hani woman works in flooded Jiayin terraces. (Editorial Usage Only)

LAO - ENVIRONNEMENT - 4000 ISLANDPortrait of the 4000 Islands territory (Si Phan Don) in the extreme south of Laos where the famous Don Sahong Dam is being built.LAO - ENVIRONNEMENT - 4000 ÎLESPortrait du territoire des 4000 îles ( Si Phan Don ) à l'extrème sud du Laos où est en construction le fameux barrage de Don Sahong.

Hatchery for olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea), Playa El Almejal, El Valle, Colombia, South America

LAO - ENVIRONNEMENT - 4000 ISLANDPortrait of the 4000 Islands territory (Si Phan Don) in the extreme south of Laos where the famous Don Sahong Dam is being built.LAO - ENVIRONNEMENT - 4000 ÎLESPortrait du territoire des 4000 îles ( Si Phan Don ) à l'extrème sud du Laos où est en construction le fameux barrage de Don Sahong.

Guards dedicated to the protection and surveillance of the gorillas of Dzanga Sangha. Central African Republic. WWF

Flooding - Yauco, Puerto Rico, October 25, 2008 Jose Morales, local agricultural worker, talks to Community Relations representative Edwin Garcia. Community Relations teams did an outreach campaign in the Municipalities of Cabo Rojo, Lajas, Guanica and Yauco to encourage residents with damages to register. Ashley Andujar/FEMA. Puerto Rico Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

AMAZON, BRAZIL, TROPICAL RAIN FOREST, RUBBER TREE PLANTATION, HARVESTING RUBBER

Bridge in Costa Rica Handing Bridge in green jungle, Costa Rica, Central America ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 13184577 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Coca farmer harvesting coca leaves Yungas Bolivia

Scientist measuring gas emissions on tower above the tropical rainforest canopy, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Foodwaste to egg program run by Energis Libani NGO in Houmal and Bdedoun, Lebanon.

Farmer. Hoeing the ground. Baie Topaze. Rodrigues Island

Jungle guides set fire to natural wax in the Amazon rainforest, Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, South America

Professor Matsuzawa at the . the green corridor's plant nursery. Green corridor has for aim to link the Bossou forest to the Nimba moutain forest (6km). Savanna has to be transformed in forest to allow wildlife to move. Bossou Guinea Conakry Prof Matzusawa à la pépinière du corridor vert, qui relie la forêt de Bossou et les monts Nimba (6km). Guinée Conakry

community construction of drinking water pipes, Xullmal, Guatemala, Central America.

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Villalba, Puerto Rico, August 25, 2011 Preliminary Damage Assesments were completed in several municipalities to evaluate the extent and type of damages in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. In this photo, the owner for this home shows us the damages that affected his property. Currently FEMA is working closely with the area to rebuild the community to be better and stronger than before. Ashley Andújar/FEMA. Puerto Rico Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

VIETNAM - MEKONG DELTA - THE SUSPENSION OF THE NINE DRAGONS. Portrait of the Mekong Delta region in Vietnam and many environmental issues.VIETNAM - DELTA DU MÉKONG - LE SURSIS DES NEUF DRAGONS. Portrait de la région du Delta du Mekong au Vietnam et des nombreuses problématiques environnementales.

Mayan Guide At Sian Ka'An Biosphere Reserve In Quintana Roo. Mexico

LAO - ENVIRONNEMENT - 4000 ISLANDPortrait of the 4000 Islands territory (Si Phan Don) in the extreme south of Laos where the famous Don Sahong Dam is being built.LAO - ENVIRONNEMENT - 4000 ÎLESPortrait du territoire des 4000 îles ( Si Phan Don ) à l'extrème sud du Laos où est en construction le fameux barrage de Don Sahong.

LAO - ENVIRONNEMENT - 4000 ISLANDPortrait of the 4000 Islands territory (Si Phan Don) in the extreme south of Laos where the famous Don Sahong Dam is being built.LAO - ENVIRONNEMENT - 4000 ÎLESPortrait du territoire des 4000 îles ( Si Phan Don ) à l'extrème sud du Laos où est en construction le fameux barrage de Don Sahong.

Thailand, Planting new rice; Chiang Mai

Foodwaste to egg program run by Energis Libani NGO in Houmal and Bdedoun, Lebanon.

Pacific Partnership 2010 volunteers join Indonesians to replace hundreds of mangrove trees along the coast of Ambon Island in the Banda Sea, Eastern Indonesia on July 29, 2010. The USNS MERCY/PP10 is participating with ships from Indonesia, Australia and Singapore in the local SAIL BANDA activities, dedicated to improving the future of small islands and promoting awareness of the importance of preserving and caring for coral reefs and wetlands.

Wheelbarrow with seedlings of Atlantic forest species and open pits for planting the area to be recovered Wheelbarrow with seedlings of Atlantic forest species and open pits for planting the area to be recovered Copyright: xZoonar.com/CristianoxGomesx 21833938

The Argentine Alejandro Trevisan is a traveler who has dedicated his life to the plants,he is teaching to the students of the local school the systems to manage a garden in natural way

ESU St. Louis - Chevron Empire Burn - 26-HK-322-9. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA.,10/12/2005--National Park Service ranger, Kevin Kelley, from Michigan, assists with the reseeding at the Bayou Segnette State Park ouside of New Orleans. More than 500 National Park Service emplyees have left their homes to hlp out following Hurricane Katrina. FEMA photo/Andrea Booher

Congolese refugee camp in Uganda.

Airmen from the 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 36th Maintenance Squadron, partners with the Guam Urban Community Forestry Program to help plant trees at P.C. Lujan Elementary School in support of Guam Arbor Day in Barrigada, Guam, Oct. 10, 2022. The project created a Native tree Garden at the school with the focus of promoting outside classroom time for the students. The volunteers were procured through Team Andersens Sister Village Sister Squadron program. The SVSS participation in this program supports the environment of Guam, education of the youth, and creates a stronger, friendly working relationship with the local community.

Sao Paulo's watershed, Brazil

Members of the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin participate in a butterfly field day July 13, 2022, on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The excursion on post was led by Endangered Species Biologist Jessup Weichelt with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch. The group stopped at areas in Badger Drop Zone and Young Air Assault Strip where theres lots of natural habitat for butterflies. Fort McCoy is home to several thriving species of endangered butterflies.

Nature of sweet potatoes plantation or yam farming on rural land green color lush growing is a agriculture in asia. Nature of sweet potatoes plantation, yam farming

Office of Water - Student Environmental Development Program (SEDP) , Environmental Protection Agency

Hatchery for olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea), Playa El Almejal, El Valle, Colombia, South America

Payton Cathcart, Troop 1401 Scouts BSA, cleans up the Thousand Steps trail in Mangilao, Guam, Oct. 29, 2022. Cathcart organized a volunteer clean up event as part of her Eagle Project, which is required for her to become an Eagle Scout. Troop 1401 is based in Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica (AEE) inspect the Lago Guayo Dam, Castañer, after the passing of Hurricane Fiona. Lago Guayo Dam is one of the 37 dams around the Island. USACE and AEE are partners to ensure that structures such as the Lago Guayo Dam are monitored and inspected as a part of our overall Dam Safety program. Life safety is our number one priority.

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