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World Forests : the heart of men
Forests are a world apart. They are at the centre of world-wide conservation issues and the battle to save them goes beyond mere environmental problems. If they diminish in size or if they disappear altogether, it will be a serious threat to mankind and society as we know it; forests have always been essential for man’s ecosystem and development and a means of fighting drought and erosion. They represent both huge sources of green energy and are the habitat for the world’s wildlife, animals and plants alike. If these huge green lungs were to disappear, man would be deprived of most of the oxygen he breathes. He would also be deprived of one of the main sources of beauty on earth.
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Papua New Guinea, New Ireland archipelago, East Coast,Tabar Tatao Island, the children of Matthew Sale run after a tree kangaroo in the branches of a secular ficus DOZIER Marc / hemis.fr
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Uganda, Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Alamy / hemis.fr
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United States, Oregon, near Sisters, Cascade Mountain Range, Deschutes National Forest, Three Sisters Wilderness, Three Creek Lake and Tam McArthur Rim HEEB Christian / hemis.fr
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Malaysia, Borneo island, Sarawak, Iban warrior with tattoos (Dayak tribe) showing his hunting field in the primary forest RIEGER Bertrand / hemis.fr
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Peru, Madre de Dios departement, Amazonia, Manu National Park, biosphere reserve listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Drepanoidea anomalus on heliconia species CORDIER Sylvain / hemis.fr
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Indonesia, Sumatra, Batak Region, Tarutung, Salib Kasih Mountain, pilgrimage trail through a fog-filled forest, tree fern (Cyatheales)
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khasi tribe / tribal men and women walking past Urkyrming waterfall , East Khasi Hills , Meghalaya , North East States , India Pic: Copyright Timothy Allen / Axiom Axiom / Hemis.fr
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Finland, Lapland Province, Kuusamo, great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) CORDIER Sylvain / hemis.fr
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Brazil, Amazonas state, near Manaus, tributary of the Amazon river (aerial view) DOELAN Yann / hemis.fr
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Alaska Southeast Chichagof Island Polyporus Sulphurus or Sulphur Shelf fungus growing on a tree in the rainforest Alamy / hemis.fr
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France, Eure, Vernon, automnal colours over forest of Bizy (aerial view) CORMON Francis / hemis.fr
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Kenya, Aberdares National Park, African Elephant (Loxodonta africanus) in mountain fog Alamy / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_551755 : Malaysia, view of Johor's lush forest (aerial view) Alamy / hemis.fr
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ISA is a Brazilian NGO supported by several european donors and manages a tree nursery for replaning forest. They encourage Indi
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Forest fire trees smoke Jagat Annapurna Region Nepal imagebroker / hemis.fr
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Indonesia, fiddler crab in mangrove forest Pacific Stock / hemis.fr
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Rwanda, Volcanoes National Park, gorilla (gorilla beringei) looking through ferns and foliage Alamy / hemis.fr
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Papua New Guinea, Southern Highlands Province, Bosavi region, near Didesa, Kaluli Tribe, Ruben Sidu lying in wait
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Tikal Pyramid ruins (UNESCO site) and rainforest, dawn, Guatemala Jon Arnold / hemis.fr
DOZIER Marc / hemis.fr
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Costa Rica, Puntarenas province, Monteverde, Reserva Biologica del Bosque Nuboso (Cloud Forest Biological Reserve)
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Finland, Carelie, Brown Bear (Ursus arctos), female with her cubs PREAU Louis-Marie / hemis.fr
HEEB Christian / hemis.fr
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Avicularia avicularia. Amazon rainforest. Peru. Image shot 1995. Exact date unknown., Pink toed tarantula Alamy / hemis.fr
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United States, Alaska, View of a Cessna 185 floatplane in flight with Mt. McKinley in the background at Fall
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China, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Altay prefecture, Burqin county, Kanas Lake, (aerial view) Tao Images / hemis.fr
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Finland, Savonlinna region, Saimaa lake from above, Wood industry (aerial view) BOISVIEUX Christophe / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_551756 : Colombia, Departement of Putumayo, Linda's Treefrog (Hyloscirtus lindae) Alamy / hemis.fr
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Finland, Lapland Province, Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
France, New Caledonia, Grande Terre, south province, Blue river provincial park, Noyee forest
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GUIZIOU Franck / hemis.fr
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Japan, Honshu Island, Kinki Region, city of Kyoto, Bouddhist Zen Temple of Taizo In within Myoshin Ji, bamboo forest
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Thailand, Chaolem Rattanakosin National Park, Forest with fog HEEB Christian / hemis.fr
RABOUAN Jean-Baptiste / hemis.fr
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Finland, Lapland Province, Kuusamo, Ruka Jarvi, sunrise over the Taiga BERTHIER Emmanuel / hemis.fr
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Ecuador, Pichincha province, Pedro Vicente Maldonado, Arasha Resort, Laguna Verde, shamanist cleansing on the Equator or the line, latitude zero DEGAS Jean-Pierre / hemis.fr
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Guatemala, Peten Department, trunk covered with thorns inside El Peten forest ANSALONI Marco / hemis.fr
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France, Corse du Sud, between Propriano and Ajaccio, Campannella Genovese Tower (aerial view) MOIRENC Camille / hemis.fr
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Chile, Los Lagos Region, Araucania province, Conguillio National Park, araucaria forest at the bottom of Llaima volcano
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Thick snow-covered winter forest, Horben, Aargau, Switzerland, Europe imagebroker / hemis.fr
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Czech Republic, Bohemia, Sumava National Park, frosty daybreak near Prasily village in Bohemian Forest National Park imagebroker / hemis.fr
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United States, California, Humboldt Redwood State Park, giant sequoias which could attein an high of 100m and 2000 years HEINTZ Jean / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_442132 : Cambodia, Siem Reap Province, Angkor site listed as World Heritage by UNESCO in 1992, Ta Prohm temple 12th century, monk Sam Othdam and Chourn Vanny from Banteay Kdey pagoda DOZIER Marc / hemis.fr
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France, Jura, chalet on Maclus lake, view from Belvedere des quatre Lacs HUGHES HervĂŠ / hemis.fr
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Man making fire beside river and natural footbridge Axiom / Hemis.fr
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Vanuatu, Ambae Island, top of the crater of the volcano Aoba, lava destroys forest Alamy / hemis.fr
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Russia, Kola Peninsula, Old slag-heaps of mining and mineral processing plant, Scientific Environmentalist gently hugs a small tree Alamy / hemis.fr
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United Kingdom, Bedfordshire, Potton, Nut weevil (Curculio nucum)
Costa Rica, Puntarenas province, Santa Elena, canopy tour
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GUIZIOU Franck / hemis.fr
Argentina, Patagonia, Chubut Province, Monumento Natural Provincial, Sarmiento, Bosque Petrificado, Petrified Wood HEEB Christian / hemis.fr
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Australia, Queensland, Daintree National Park listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, buttress roots, Argydendron spec. Alamy / hemis.fr
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Canada, British Columbia, Inside Passage, Barge of freshly cut logs
Canada, Quebec Province, Duplessis Region, Whales Route, pollution in the boreal forest along the Northern Coast of St Lawrence River
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GUY Christian / hemis.fr
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Republic of Congo, the LĂŠfini Faunal Reserve, Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
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Venezuela, Rio Churun Churun River and rainforest Gran Sabana (aerial view) imagebroker / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_551759 : Germany, Bavaria, Freizeit-Land Geiselwind animal park monkey, Orangutan (Pongo) Alamy / hemis.fr
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Australia, Queensland, Great Sandy National Park, Fraser Island, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, temperate rainforest, tree ferns (Cyatheales)
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Canada, Quebec province, Charlevoix region, Indian Summer (aerial view) DU BOISBERRANGER Jean / hemis.fr
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Venezuela, basin of Orinoco River at the confluence of Caroni River (aerial veiw) ESCUDERO Patrick / hemis.fr
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France, New Caledonia, isle of Pines, Oro Bay (aerial view) DU BOISBERRANGER Jean / hemis.fr
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France, Correze, Foret Domaniale de Sedieres, ferns and dew SUDRES Jean-Daniel / hemis.fr
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Russia, Pacific Coast, Kamchatka Peninsula, a group of minute fruiting bodies of slime mould or myxomycete Arcyria decipiens groving on decay wood in the forest Alamy / hemis.fr
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France, Puy de Dome, Livradois Forez Naturel Regional Park, resinous trees GUY Christian / hemis.fr
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France, Allier, forest of Tronรงais GUY Christian / hemis.fr
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