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Images showing invasive plant species in natural habitats, highlighting conservation efforts and environmental assessments in diverse locations.

Volunteers from Starbucks Help Remove Non-native Species from Comservation Area at Full Circle Farm, Carnation, Washington, US

KOSOVO, Pec. Minefield warning markers by the Montenegrin frontier

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee stands next to an invasive species, Salt Cedar. Subjects: Invasive species; Monitoring; Personnel; Plants; Uniforms; Vegetation; Wildlife refuges. Location: Texas. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: LAGUNA ATASCOSA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Office of the Administrator - Columbia, Missouri - Administrator Gina McCarthy visiting Boonslick Gateway Farm , Environmental Protection Agency

Baeume wiping effect trees, wiping effect, rehearsal, forest, trees, wipe effect copyright: xzoonar.com/gerdxherrmannx 9995262

011092611 US Forest Service provides assistance to Texas wildfi. Texas Wildfires. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Volunteers from Starbucks Help Remove Non-native Species from Comservation Area at Full Circle Farm, Carnation, Washington, US

Russian old village on the edge of the forest is destroyed

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

White smoke from the fire where wet boards and sawdust lie. White smoke from the fire where wet boards and sawdust lie Copyright: xZoonar.com/OvchinnikovaxOlgax 10939776

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

Northeastern refuges include wetland, upland, and coastal habitats that are managed to benefit wildlife species. For example, the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge in West Virginia harbors virgin sycamores and silver maple woods, home to heron. Subjects: Ohio River NWR; West Virginia; timber; Forests preservation; Resource management. . 1998 - 2011.

People picking up trash on the side of road , Roads, Refuse, Refuse disposal. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Stockholm, Sweden Nov 14, 2024 A spry and active 92 year-old woman has a proposal to the local city council to make a sandy beach on the Langsjo lake by taking away the weeds growing in the water.

A790176 NEWMAN, GA SHENANDOAH SOLAR FACILITY B. HUNKE (PROJECT ENGINEER) MAR 8 79 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 3/8/1979 EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; GEORGIA; GRASS; HUNKE, B; NEWMAN, GA; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; PINE TREE FAMILY; PINE TREE GROUP; SHENANDOAH; SHENANDOAH SOLAR FACILITY; TREES (GENERAL CATEGORY); NEWMAN, GA-SHENANDOAH SOLAR historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

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,

Major Project (Timber Cut). 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Negative. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Rusty barrels in green forest illustrates the pollution of environment by oil spills. Rusty barrels in green forest

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Medora, North Dakota, for touring of the Elkhorn Ranch Unit with North Dakota Governor John Hoeven and National Park Service staff including Theodore Roosevelt National Park Superintendent, Valerie Naylor

Smoke of forest fire

Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and other Interior officials and staff joining Take Pride in America volunteers for cleanup event, along the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, organized by the environmental action group, Living Lands and Waters

Snapshot of life on earth An edited version of a snapshot of life on earth Copyright: xZoonar.com/MathieuxvanxdenxBerkx 10546052

Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and other Interior officials and staff joining Take Pride in America volunteers for cleanup event, along the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, organized by the environmental action group, Living Lands and Waters

Eternit waves abandoned and not properly stored, polluting material and cause many cancers for the asbestos it contains.

Protection of trees on a pasture

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

Recycling bin and trash cans in forest

Netherlands, Amsterdam on 2020-12-09. Report about shared gardens and urban agriculture in Amsterdam. Here, Anna's Tuin & Ruigte which is a permaculture project of more than one hectare in the science park of Amsterdam. They are experimenting with sustainable food production in the food forest and vegetable garden. The aim is to increase biodiversity, education, research and social engagement. Photography by Martin Bertrand.Pays-Bas, Amsterdam le 2020-12-09. Reportage sur les jardins partages et l'agriculture urbaine a Amsterdam. Ici, Anna's Tuin & Ruigte qui est un projet de permaculture de plus d'un hectare dans le parc scientifique d'Amsterdam. Ils experimentent la production alimentaire durable dansla foret alimentaire et le potager. L'objectif est d'accroitre la biodiversite, l'éducation, la recherche et l'engagement social. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

A paper recycling plant in a forest, Sweden.

Bangladesh, Sundarban, 2021-10-30. Report on board Rubayath and Elizabeth s boat on the Sundarbans, a region made of innumerable arms and channels of the Ganges delta which descend towards the Bay of Bengal. The largest mangrove forest in the world, the region, characteristic of Bengal, has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The site has also been recognised as a Ramsar site and biosphere reserve since then. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Bangladesh, Sundarban, le 2021-10-30. Reportage a bord du bateau de Rubayath et Elizabeth sur les Sundarbans, region faite d innombrables bras et canaux du delta du Gange qui descendent vers le golfe du Bengale. Plus grande foret de mangrove du monde, la region, caracteristique du Bengale, a ete classee patrimoine mondial de l UNESCO. Le site est egalement reconnu en tant que site Ramsar et reserve de biosphere depuis. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

2002;ALASKA MARITIME NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; AMNWR; Birds; birding; Marine birds; cliff nesters; COMU; Bering Sea; habitat; Coastal environments; work of the refuge. Subjects: Birds; Cliffs; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Wildlife refuges. Location: Alaska. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: ALASKA MARITIME NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

Sustainable Logging Operation. Iwokrama Forest Reserve, Guyana.

Environmental Woes of Tierra del Fuego -- Indigenous Extinction

FRA - OASIS KERLANICUn hiver au coeur d'une communauté en Centre Bretagne qui vie en autosuffisance alimentaire et énergétique.

lumber, timber, wood, timber, logs, forest, trees, deforestation. felled trees sticks logs stacked in a pile for removal from the forest

FRA - OASIS KERLANICUn hiver au coeur d'une communauté en Centre Bretagne qui vie en autosuffisance alimentaire et énergétique.

Environmental Woes of Tierra del Fuego -- Invasive Species

Paraules que trenquen ossos, producció de Cia. Pagans, Lloret de Vistalegre, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

A female U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Employee checks the water at the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge located in Virginia. Subjects: Wildlife refuges; Water management; Employees (USFWS); uniforms; service patch; history. Location: Virginia. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: CHINCOTEAGUE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

Vietnam, Central Highlands, Near Pleiku, Rainforest Clearcut By Ede Hill Tribe People

Wind blows through a group of tents in a camp-site.

Chesapeake Bay Program Office - Harrisons Farm , Environmental Protection Agency

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.

A little girl cleans litter up off of the shoreline of a river

People picking up trash on the side of road , Roads, Refuse, Refuse disposal. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

Russia, Murmansk, Lesnaya. Popular natural forest along the Tuloma River used for camping and outdoor events during summer & winter. Norsk woodland carviings at campsite.

Mountain biker carries bike thru green marsh

After controlled burn to improve habitat.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, for tour of Virgin Islands National Park and other natural and developed sites, discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials, and press conference at the National Park Service Dock Visitor Center concerning acquisition of land for new school construction

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, for tour of Virgin Islands National Park and other natural and developed sites, discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials, and press conference at the National Park Service Dock Visitor Center concerning acquisition of land for new school construction

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

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

Tents in camping. Flying mosquitoes

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,

SLASH AND BURN, BRAZIL. Amazon, vicinity Maraba. . Migrant slash and burn cutting down trees before burning them. The tree ashfertilizes the soil for only a few years.

Museum of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation, Warm Springs, Oregon, visited by Secretary Gale Norton to participate in events marking an agreement among federal, tribal, and Portland General Electric authorities, for Deschutes River ecological protection and hydroelectric relicensing

Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-230. Hurricane Katrina

Rusty barrels in green forest Rusty barrels in green forest illustrates the pollution of environment by oil spills Copyright: xZoonar.com/StanislavxRishnyakx 15104080

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at press conference during visit to Yosemite National Park, California. Visit was designed to promote Yosemite infrastructure improvement project plans and to highlight Earth Day themes

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.

Rusty barrels in green forest Rusty barrels in green forest illustrates the pollution of environment by oil spills Copyright: xZoonar.com/StanislavxRishnyakx 14944461

Artificial nesting shelters and bamboo polls which stop predatory birds from taking the eggs and young of nesting Common Terns. Havergate Island Marsh Suffolk.

People picking up trash on the side of road , Roads, Refuse, Refuse disposal. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

A group of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees and interns work together to remove invasive species at the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge located in Maine. Subjects: Plants; Invasive species; Wildlife refuges; Employees (USFWS); uniforms; service patch. Location: Maine. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: RACHEL CARSON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Jean-Jacques Fasquel and composting in an urban garden

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,

Cutting roadside grasses manually, Cuba.

FRA - OASIS KERLANICUn hiver au coeur d'une communauté en Centre Bretagne qui vie en autosuffisance alimentaire et énergétique.

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.

Protective mesh fabric covering apple trees bearing young fruit in summer in a commercial orchard. Pesticide-free farming and food production.

Water meter for the irrigation of field crops France

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

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at press conference during visit to Yosemite National Park, California. Visit was designed to promote Yosemite infrastructure improvement project plans and to highlight Earth Day themes

Spreading fertilizer manual Hubei China

A shirt hanged in a paddy field to prevent crop from bird attack, in a village in Baksa district of Assam in India on 14 October 2021.

KHM - SOCIÉTÉ - TOURISME AUX TEMPLES DE ANGKORAvant de devenir une attraction touristique, la cité dAngkor fut la capitale de lempire Khmer du IXème au XVème siècle. A son apogée, elle comptait un million dhabitant. Btie sur un système hydraulique unique, cest lorsque la cité perd le contrôle de leau que la civilisation connu son déclin.Même si des explorateurs lavait déjà remarquée, les Français revendique en 1860 la « découverte dAngkor », et cela connait un retentissement mondial.Aujourdhui, la beauté légendaire du site attire deux millions de visiteurs par an et ça ne cesse daugmenter. Ce symbole de la civilisation Khmer est omniprésent au Cambodge, drapeau du pays, bières nationales, enseignes, paquets de cigarette.La cité est devenue un véritable parc dattraction ou les rites ancestraux ne servent plus quà donné du contenu aux selfies.KHM - SOCIETY - TOURISM AT THE TEMPLES OF ANGKORBefore becoming a tourist attraction, the city of Angkor was the capital of the K

Netherlands, Amsterdam on 2020-12-09. Report about shared gardens and urban agriculture in Amsterdam. Here, Anna's Tuin & Ruigte which is a permaculture project of more than one hectare in the science park of Amsterdam. They are experimenting with sustainable food production in the food forest and vegetable garden. The aim is to increase biodiversity, education, research and social engagement. Photography by Martin Bertrand.Pays-Bas, Amsterdam le 2020-12-09. Reportage sur les jardins partages et l'agriculture urbaine a Amsterdam. Ici, Anna's Tuin & Ruigte qui est un projet de permaculture de plus d'un hectare dans le parc scientifique d'Amsterdam. Ils experimentent la production alimentaire durable dansla foret alimentaire et le potager. L'objectif est d'accroitre la biodiversite, l'éducation, la recherche et l'engagement social. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Environmental Woes of Tierra del Fuego -- Forest Exploitation

FRA - SOCIETE - GILETS JAUNES DE DINANA Dinan en Bretagne, suite à l'évacuation du rond-point de l'Aublette qu'ils occupaient depuis un mois, les gilets jaunes ont installé leur nouveau QG à côté du rond-point de Linache.FRA - SOCIETY - YELLOW VESTS OF DINANIn Dinan, Brittany, following the evacuation of the Aublette roundabout they had occupied for a month, the yellow vests installed their new headquarters next to the Linache roundabout.

Yosemite National Park, California, visited by Secretary Gale Norton for tours, discussions with National Park Service staff, and speeches promoting Yosemite infrastructure improvement project plans and highlighting Earth Day themes

Portugal, Coimbra region, Loural on 2022-05-04. 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 2022-05-04. 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

Man planting organic seeds on permaculture bed

Rusty barrels in green forest illustrates the pollution of environment by oil spills. Rusty barrels in green forest

Consultant explaining solar powered station to home owners

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

Fixing wooden piles with young trees Fixing wooden piles with young trees Copyright: xZoonar.com/UlrichxRosenschildx 21947938

thick smoke pollution on natural background

Storm drain from under Newton St. enters Charles , Rivers, Spillways. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

A781213 OAKRIDGE, TN WASTE DISPOSAL SITE DUIMSTRA (PROJECT ENGINEER) OCT 6 78 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 10/6/1978 CORROSION; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; OAKRIDGE, TN; TENNESSEE; TEST SITES; TREES; TREES & SHRUBS; WASTE DISPOSAL SITE; OAKRIDGE, TN - WASTE DISPOSAL historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Murphy Oil - 26-HK-244-35. MST1 Brown & Div Sup at Twenty Arpent with-Bank Washing. Hurricane Katrina

Mowing down in an organic garden

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sonia Richman, instrumentalist, Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Band, removes debris during a weed warriors event hosted by the Environmental Compliance and Protection Division, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 8, 2023. The ECPD held the event in an effort to remove invasive plant species and debris from the Nuupia Ponds wetlands wildlife management area.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Williamsburg, Virginia, for Colonial National Historical Park touring, discussions with National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Colonial National Historical Park staff, and keynote address at the 2007 National Association of State Park Directors and National Park Service Leadership Council Conference

A firefighter walks amidst tress and smoke while maintaining a prescribes burn forest fire.

Protective mesh fabric covering apple trees bearing young fruit in summer in a commercial orchard. Pesticide-free farming and food production.

clearcut forestry

Upstream from MDC building under complex highway overpasses , Rivers, Elevated highways. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

Trees and steam Garden Festival at Chaumont France

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.

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