Aerial view of the Amazon Jungle

Agriculture land and palmoil plantages close to the mangrove estuary in the South of Krabi, Thailand

Alameda, as typical for the roads on Rügen, Germany

Autumn colors at the northern tree line on the Varanger Peninsular, Norway

Autumn colors, northern Norway

Autumn colors on the Varanger Peninsular, Norway

Beach on the Varanger Peninsula, Norway

Beech forest, Germany

Beech trees at Königsee, spring in Berchtesgaden National Park, Bavaria, Germany

Berchtesgaden National Park, Bavaria, Germany

Berchtesgaden national park, Germany

Berchtesgaden national park, Germany

Blue-headed Pionus parrots in Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

Boreal pine and spruce forest, south-east Norway

Borjomi-Kharagauli national park, Caucasus

Borjomi-Kharagauli national park, Georgia

Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park, Georgia

Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park, Georgia

Burning rainforest, Indonesia.

Burning rainforest on Sumatra to make space for palm oil plantations, Indonesia

Central-European beech forest, Germany

Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), Island of Vilm, International Academy for Nature Conservation, Germany

Chalk Cliffs, Jasmund National Park, Germany

Chalk Cliffs, Jasmund National Park, Germany

Chalk Cliffs, Jasmund National Park, Germany

Chalk Cliffs, Jasmund National Park, Germany

Chalk Cliffs, Jasmund National Park, Germany

Clear-cutting, Southern Norway

Cleared forest area in Canada

Cleared forest area in Canada

Cleared land in the Amazon Jungle, Brazil

Cleared land in the Amazon Jungle, Brazil

Cleared roads in plantation, Canada

Cleared roads in plantation, Canada

Cleared roads in plantation, Canada

Costa Rica is on the forefront in growing its reinforest protected areas

Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea), Island of Vilm, Germany

Fallen trees in a plantation, Canada

Fallen trees in a plantation, Canada

Forestry in Canada

Forestry machinery with fallen trees in Canada

Forests at the Great Wall of China

Geometrical scars on the land, Brazil

Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula), Costa Rica

Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula), Costa Rica

Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula), Costa Rica

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Himalaya mountain forests, Sagamartha National Park, Nepal

Himalaya mountain forests, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Himalaya mountain forests, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Himalaya mountain forests, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), Chitwan National Park, Nepal

Kamchatka Brown Bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) fishing for Salmon

Kamchatka Brown Bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) fishing for Salmon

Kamchatka Brown Bear (Ursus Arctos Beringianus) fishing for Salmon

Kamchatka Brown Bear (Ursus Arctos Beringianus) fishing for Salmon

Kamchatka Brown Bear (Ursus Arctos Beringianus) fishing for Salmon

Kamchatka forest, Russia

Kamchatka forest, Russia

Logs in a plantation in Canada

Mountain birch forest, Norway

Mountain forests in China, Northwest of Beijing

Mountain landscape in Berchtesgaden National Park, Bavaria, Germany

Mountain pine and spruce forest in winter, Hillestadheia, Norway

Oak tree, International Academy for Nature Conservation, Vilm, Germany

Oak tree, International Academy for Nature Conservation, Vilm, Germany

Oak tree, International Academy for Nature Conservation, Vilm, Germany

Old oak tree, Vilm Island, Germany

Palmoil and Rubber tree plantages are advancing towards the Mangrove estuary south of Krabi, Thailand

Palmoil- and Rubber-tree plantages close to the Mangrove estuary in the South of Krabi, Thailand

Palmoil plantages close to the Mangrove estuary in the South of Krabi, Thailand

Paper mill, Sumatra

Paper-mill, Sumatra

Rainforest in Sumatra, Indonesia

Rainforest in Sumatra, Indonesia

Rainforest in Sumatra, Indonesia

Red Panda (Ailurus fulgenst)

Regrowth after fire, southern Norway

‘Slow is beautiful’, two-toed sloth in Ecuador

South Norwegian spruce forest

Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris)

Swedish Cornel, Cornus suecica at the northern tree line on the Varanger Peninsular, Norway

Temperate rainforest near Vancouver, Canada

The importance of trees

The International Academy for Nature Conservation, Vilm, Germany

The International Academy for Nature Conservation, Vilm, Germany

The International Academy for Nature Conservation, Vilm, Germany

The International Academy for Nature Conservation, Vilm, Germany

The International Academy for Nature Conservation, Vilm, Germany

The International Academy for Nature Conservation, Vilm, Germany

The Scarlet Macaw in Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

The Scarlet Macaw in Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

The Wet Forest National Park at Batumi, Georgia

Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica

Transportation of logs in Canada

Tree harvesting machinery, Canada

Tree harvesting machinery, Canada

Tree harvesting machinery, Canada

Tree harvesting machinery, Canada

Tree harvesting machinery, Canada

Tree plantation in Canada

Tree plantation in Canada

Tree plantation in Canada

Tree plantation in Canada

Tree plantation in Canada

Tree stumps, Canada

Tree stumps in a plantation in Canada

Tropical butterfly, Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica

View over tree plantation in Canada

View over tree plantation in Canada

View over tree plantation in Canada

View over tree plantation in Canada

View over tree plantation in Canada

View over tree plantation in Canada

View over tree plantation in Canada

View over tree plantation in Canada

View over tree plantation in Canada

Winter Spruce Forest

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

Young tree in plantation, Canada

Young tree plantation in Canada

Young tree plantation in Canada

Young tree plantation in Canada

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