Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Cochin forest cane turtle (Vijayachelys silvatica) head portrait, Turtle Island, Austria. Captive, occurs in Western Ghats, India. Endangered.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Cochin forest cane turtle (Vijayachelys silvatica) portrait, Turtle Island, Austria. Captive, occurs in Western Ghats, India. Endangered.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Cochin forest cane turtle (Vijayachelys silvatica) head portrait, Turtle Island, Austria. Captive, occurs in Western Ghats, India. Endangered.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Cochin forest cane turtle (Vijayachelys silvatica) portrait, Turtle Island, Austria. Captive, occurs in Western Ghats, India. Endangered.

Jack Dykinga / Aspen trees (Populus tremuloides) at sunset on the slopes of Escudilla Mountain, Apache Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona, USA.

Jack Dykinga / Agave (Agave americana protoamericana) in a forest of Oak trees, Sierra Madre Oriental, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Jack Dykinga / Agave (Agave americana protoamericana) in a forest of Oak trees, Sierra Madre Oriental, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Jack Dykinga / Manzanita (Arctostaphylos pungens) in flower surrounding a Century plant (Agave parryi) with Alligator juniper (Juniperus deppeana) cones in leaf rosette, Diamond Point, Tonto National Forest, Arizona...

Jack Dykinga / Diamond Point at sunset with Century plants (Agave parryi) and Desert ceanothus (Ceanothus greggii) in chapparal plant community, Diamond Point, Tonto National Forest, Arizona, USA.

Jack Dykinga / Alligator juniper (Juniperus deppeana) with twisted trunk in evening light, Sycamore Canyon, Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, USA.

Jack Dykinga / Sunflowers (Helianthella quinquenervis) in flower in meadow near Sunset Crater with Ponderosa pines (Pinus ponderosa) in background, Coconino National Forest, Arizona, USA.

Jack Dykinga / Aspen trees (Populus tremuloides) in autumnal colours on the slopes of Escudilla Mountain, Apache Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona, USA.

Jack Dykinga / Aspen (Populus tremuloides) leaves and Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) cones floating in water after rain, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona, USA.

Jack Dykinga / Oncoming storm clouds at sunset over Hall Creek, Apache Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona, USA.

Jack Dykinga / Sunflowers (Helianthus sp.) in flower at dawn in Bonito Park with San Francisco mountain peaks in background, Coconino National Forest, Arizona, USA.

Jack Dykinga / Aspen (Populus tremuloides) and Birch (Betula sp.) trees in autumn colour reflecting in Talbot Lake beneath the Miette Range, Jasper Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada. September.

Jack Dykinga / Aspen (Populus tremuloides) trees bearing the marks of antlers amid golden fall coloured forest, Banff Forest, Alberta, Canada. September.

Jack Dykinga / Autumn coloured Aspen (Populus tremuloides) and Birch (Betula sp.) leaves among White fir (Abies amabilis) cones on the forest floor, Figure Eight lake Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada. September.

Jack Dykinga / Athabaska River and conifer forest beneath the Miette Range, Jasper Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada. September, 2023.

Jack Dykinga / Aurora borealis in night sky over Figure Eight Lake, with mixed Conifer, Aspen and Birch forest along the shoreline, Figure Eight Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada. September, 2023.

Marie Read / Varied thrush (Ixoreus naevius) male, perched on Spruce (Picea sp.) branch with pink cone buds, Eagle River, Alaska, USA. May.

Marie Read / Varied thrush (Ixoreus naevius) male, perched on Spruce (Picea sp.) branch with pink cone buds, singing, Eagle River, Alaska, USA. May.

Emmanuel Rondeau / European polecat (Mustela putorius) walking along a wildlife underpass below the A83 highway and above the Blaison river at night, Vendee, France. May. Camera trap image.

Loic Poidevin / European mouflon (Ovis aries musimon) herd in woodland, Parc de la Haute Touche, Obterre, Indre, France. September.

Pal Hermansen / Oak (Quercus sp.) trees in forest, some of Norway´s biggest and oldest Oaks, Berge Nature Reserve, Hardanger, Vestland, Norway. Double exposure against the oak tree trunk.

Pal Hermansen / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) walking in winter landscape, Follo, Viken, Norway. December.

Pal Hermansen / Two Red-billed pigeons (Patagioenas flavirostris) portrait, Costa Rica.

Pal Hermansen / Small cottage at edge of frozen lake covered in snow with forest in background, Odalen, Innlandet, Norway. January, 2018.

Pal Hermansen / Pine marten (Martes martes) walking along fallen tree in forest, Innlandet, Norway. June.

Pal Hermansen / Aerial view of Lake Lyseren in winter, Follo, Viken, Norway. December, 2022.

Lucas Bustamante / Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) looking down from tree in cloud forest of the Ecuadorian Choco, Pichincha, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) resting in tree, looking down, in the cloud forest of the Ecuadorian Choco, Pichincha, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / RF - Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) resting in tree, looking down in the cloud forest of the Ecuadorian Choco, Pichincha, Ecuador. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty...

Tom Vierus / Tracking shot of coastline showing houses and yacht, surrounded by dense forest, near Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

Tom Vierus / Aerial shot of archipelago in late afternoon. One island has several traditional houses built on it. Islands north of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

Tom Vierus / Drone tracking shot of ocean with visable coral reef pinnacles and houses on forested island, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

Tom Vierus / Aerial shot of a coastal community and adjacent ocean with coral reef pinnacles, Murat LLG, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

Tom Vierus / Aerial shot of saltwater lake, island north of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

Tom Vierus / Drone tracking shot through water channel between two islands. A small settlement is visible at the shore of the island on the left. Murat LLG, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

Tom Vierus / Aerial tracking shot of the coastline, including reef, sandy beach, coastal community and forest, Murat LLG, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

Tom Vierus / Tracking shot of small settlement on sandy beach surrounded by dense forest. The sky is dark and rain clouds are approaching fast. Island north of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Cut European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) trunk and felled branches on ground, part of pollarding process. Pollarded European ash trees in fog. La Herreria Forest (Forest of the Blacksmith), Natura 2000 s...

Juan Carlos Munoz / Felled European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) branches on ground and cut trunk, part of pollarding process. Pollarded European ash trees in fog. La Herreria Forest (Forest of the Blacksmith), Natura 2000 s...

Juan Carlos Munoz / Panning shot of cut European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) trunk and felled branches, part of pollarding process. pollarded European ash trees in fog, La Herreria Forest (Forest of the Blacksmith), Natura...

Juan Carlos Munoz / Panning shot of pollarded European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) trees in fog, La Herreria Forest (Forest of the Blacksmith), Natura 2000 site, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, near Madrid, Spain. January.

Jussi Murtosaari / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) juvenile in flight through snowy forest, Finland, February.

Guy Edwardes / Mist settling in valley between forested hills beside Northern Pindos Mountains, Zagori, Greece, April 2017.

Guy Edwardes / Mist rising from forested hills beside Northern Pindos Mountains at dawn, Zagori, Greece, April 2017.

Guy Edwardes / Fresh spring foliage growing in mist shrouded Beech (Fagus sp.) forest, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2023.

Guy Edwardes / Fresh spring foliage growing in mist shrouded Beech (Fagus sp.) forest, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2023.

Guy Edwardes / Fresh spring foliage growing in mist shrouded Beech (Fagus sp.) forest, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2023.

Guy Edwardes / Sun rising behind Sand Pyramids at dawn, Melnik, Bulgaria, October 2017.

Guy Edwardes / Holy Trinity Monastery on top of rocky outcrop, Meteora, Greece, April 2023.

Guy Edwardes / Elderly woman harvesting firewood with donkey, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, November 2016.

Guy Edwardes / Beech (Fagus sp.) forest in autumn, Western Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, November 2017

Roland Seitre / Two Rusty-faced parrots (Hapalopsittaca amazonina) perched on tree stump, Reserva Natural Rio Blanco, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia.

Roland Seitre / Amazonian parrotlet (Nannopsittaca dachilleae) perched on branch, Tambopata, Puerto Maldonado, Peru.

Roland Seitre / Amazonian parrotlet (Nannopsittaca dachilleae) and Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) perched on branch, Tambopata, Puerto Maldonado, Peru.

Ugo Mellone / Two Santa Marta white-fronted capuchins (Cebus malitiosus) climbing up tree with group of tourists photographing them with mobile phones, Tayrona National Park, Colombia. November, 2021. Endangered.

Ugo Mellone / Two Santa Marta white-fronted capuchins (Cebus malitiosus) climbing up tree with group of tourists photographing them with mobile phones, Tayrona National Park, Colombia. November, 2021. Endangered.

Ugo Mellone / Santa Marta white-fronted capuchin (Cebus malitiosus) portrait, Tayrona National Park, Colombia. Endangered.

Ugo Mellone / Two Santa Marta white-fronted capuchins (Cebus malitiosus) standing on branch allogrooming, Tayrona National Park, Colombia. Endangered.

Ugo Mellone / Two Santa Marta white-fronted capuchins (Cebus malitiosus) resting on branch allogrooming, Tayrona National Park, Colombia. Endangered.

Ugo Mellone / Santa Marta white-fronted capuchin (Cebus malitiosus) sitting on branch, Tayrona National Park, Colombia. Endangered.

Ugo Mellone / Hands of a Santa Marta white-fronted capuchin (Cebus malitiosus) reaching out, Tayrona National Park, Colombia. Endangered.

Ugo Mellone / Santa Marta white-fronted capuchin (Cebus malitiosus) resting on branch, portrait, Tayrona National Park, Colombia. Endangered.

Ugo Mellone / Santa Marta white-fronted capuchin (Cebus malitiosus) resting on branch, portrait, Tayrona National Park, Colombia. Endangered.

Ugo Mellone / Santa Marta white-fronted capuchin (Cebus malitiosus) sitting in tree, scratching, Tayrona National Park, Colombia. Endangered.

Ugo Mellone / Santa Marta white-fronted capuchin (Cebus malitiosus) resting on branch, Tayrona National Park, Colombia. Endangered.

Ugo Mellone / Colombian red-howler monkey (Alouatta seniculus) sitting on branch, Tayrona National Park, Colombia.

Ugo Mellone / Colombian red-howler monkey (Alouatta seniculus) sitting on branch, Tayrona National Park, Colombia.

Ugo Mellone / Trays of saplings, Caoba (Swietenia macrophylla), Guanabana (Annona muricata) and Algarrobo (Hymenaea courbaril) ready for planting in reforestation project, Bajo Aguas Lindas district, Sierra Nevada...

Ugo Mellone / Young trees of Caoba (Swietenia macrophylla) in crate, part of a reforestation project, Bajo Aguas Lindas district, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. December, 2021.

Ugo Mellone / Young trees, Caoba (Swietenia macrophylla), Guanabana (Annona muricata) and Algarrobo (Hymenaea courbaril) in trays, unloaded from the truck ready for planting as part of a reforestation project, Bajo...

Ugo Mellone / Trays of coffee being processed, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. November, 2021.

Ugo Mellone / Young Mango trees (Mangifera indica) in a nursery, part of a reforestation project, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. November, 2021.

Ugo Mellone / Young Caoba trees (Swietenia macrophylla) in a nursery before being transported to a reforestation location, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. November, 2021.

Ugo Mellone / Michele Galli, founder and leader of the Environomica NGO, which promotes reforestation and sustainable forest management, photographed at his home in Santa Marta, Colombia. December, 2021.

Ugo Mellone / Rainforest in the Buritaca valley, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. December, 2021.

Ugo Mellone / Conservation worker geotagging a Caoba tree (Swietenia macrophylla) sapling, part of a reforestation project, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. December, 2021.

Ugo Mellone / Woman standing next to a young Tambor tree (Schizolobium parahyba) in the rainforest. The tree was planted six months before as part of a reforestation project. Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia....

Ugo Mellone / Ciudad Perdida, archaeological site of an ancient city surrounded by rainforest, on a rainy afternoon. Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. December, 2021.

Ugo Mellone / Ciudad Perdida, archaeological site of an ancient city surrounded by rainforest, on a rainy afternoon. Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. December, 2021.

Ugo Mellone / The entrance of Ciudad Perdida, archaeological site of an ancient city, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. December, 2021.

Ugo Mellone / Two Kogui children with a mule walking along riverbank in the Buritaca valley, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. December, 2021.

Ugo Mellone / Tributary of the Buritaca river surrounded by rainforest, along the route towards Ciudad Perdida, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. December, 2021.

Ugo Mellone / Rainforest in Buritaca valley, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. December, 2021.

Ugo Mellone / Traditional huts in Wiwa village in the Buritaca valley. The design of the roof is inspired by the shape of the two peaks of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta massif, Colombia. December, 2021.

Ugo Mellone / Wood harvest and traditional village huts in the El Encanto Wiwa community, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. December, 2021.

Ugo Mellone / Mountain rainforest in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, between El Encanto and Kemakumake, Colombia. December, 2021.

Ugo Mellone / Group of local people from the Wiwa tribe standing outside their homes in Kemakumake village, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. December, 2021.

Ugo Mellone / Woman from the Wiwa community cutting wood for cooking in village, El Encanto, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. December, 2021.

Ugo Mellone / Woman from the Wiwa community cutting wood for cooking in village, El Encanto, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. December, 2021.

Ugo Mellone / A young boy from the Wiwa community in El Encanto, holding an Algarrobo tree (Hymenaea courbaril) sapling before planting as part of the reforestation project, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia....

Ugo Mellone / Michele Galli, Environomica NGO founder and leader of the reforestation project, standing next to abandoned saws used for logging in Finca la Profunda. Logging was widespread in this area until a few...

Ugo Mellone / Michele Galli, Environomica NGO founder and leader of the reforestation project, standing next to a Tambor tree (Schizolobium parahyba) which he planted less than two years ago, Finca la Profunda, Sie...