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Soil-polluting activities from selected sources

Degraded soils

Mercury in Arctic soil

Sources of heavy metals in soil

Formation of tropical peatlands

Ratio of people infected with soil transmitted helminths (STHs)

Global averages for carbon pools (soil organic carbon and living biomass) of selected coastal vegetated habitats

From seed and soil to end use

Soil degradation

World soil demand

Arctic soil organic carbon content

Global carbon storage in soils

Soil degradation

Percentage of analysed toys that exceeded the Russian regulatory limit for toxic metal content in soil

Carbon stock for different type of land uses, on mineral and peat soil

Cattle stocks in Namibia

The vicious cycle of depletion

The carbon cycle

The carbon cycle

Contamination by plastics used in agriculture

Reforestation, town of Galma and surroundings, Niger 1975 and 2003

Regional land degradation

Forests regulate groundwater level

Forests regulate groundwater level

Ecosystem services

How mercury can enter our environment

Natural resources - agricultural potential

Sources and sinks of heavy metals

Estimated feedstock efficiency and environmental impacts

Zambezi River Basin flood areas

Hazards in and around the Caspian

Pesticides and heavy metals in sediments

Pesticides and heavy metals in sediments

Barren Lands

Plastics in agriculture

Uzbekistan, topographic map

Russian Federation, topographic map

Moldova, topographic map

Azerbaijan, topographic map

Turkmenistan, topographic map

When the Kara Bogaz Gol vanished

The inlet to the Kara Bogaz Gol before and after construction of the dam

Coastal erosion (EU) and fragile ecosystems in the Mediterranean

Areas that qualify for protection under Indonesian law

Sheep and goats in the Caucasus ecoregion

Cattle in the Caucasus ecoregion

Pig farming in the Caucasus ecoregion

Toxic grounds

Toxic grounds

Global mercury stocks

Global mercury stocks

Arctic permafrost physiography

Arctic permafrost physiography

Agricultural practices contributing to marine litter and plastic pollution

Sources of microplastics

Severely burnt forest

Severely burnt forest

Agriculture land use distribution - croplands and pasture land

Agriculture land use distribution - croplands and pasture land

Impact on mountain vegetation zones

Zambezi River Basin wetlands

Differences between water-retention dams and tailing dams

Impacts of tailings dam failures on biodiversity and associated ecosystem services

CO2 emissions from peatlands degradation

Evolution of permanently drained tropical peatland

Peatlands carbon cycle

Underground fires

Permafrost and climate change

Thawing permafrost

Peat distribution in the World

Savannas and tropical grasslands

Desert and dry shrublands

Boreal forest

Tropical agriculture

Illegal logging in Georgia in 2000-2013

Items not regulated

Recent flood events in the HIndu Kush-Himalaya region

The Cryosphere, world map

The Cryosphere, components and world maps

Annual snowfall pattern for a typical mountain environment, Columbine Pass, Colorado 1971-2000

South Africa, topographic map

Ghana, topographic map

The World's Water Cycle

A World of Salt: Total Global Saltwater and Freshwater Estimates

Turning the Tides: Regulation of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Global Sediment Loads

Russian Federation Administration (Oblasts) 1997

Trends in Nitrogen Loads and Concentrations, Baltic Sea, 1900-2030

Tea production areas and forest distribution in Kenya

Tea production areas and forest distribution in Kenya

The main biomes of the world

The main biomes of the world

Carbon stocks trends and projections compared to 1860

Carbon stocks trends and projections compared to 1860

Breakdown of carbon storage by region

Breakdown of carbon storage by region

Potential environmental hazards in the Caspian Sea Region

Pros and cons of biodegradable plastics and bioplastics

Steps in the Fortifer production process

Global biophysical mangrove data coverage

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