Uri Golman / Volcanic eruption near Eyjafjallajoekull glacier, ash and smoke exploding into the air, Iceland, 24/03/2010. Volcano dormant since 1821.

Uri Golman / Volcanic eruption near Eyjafjallajoekull glacier, Iceland, 24/03/2010. Volcano dormant since 1821.

Uri Golman / Volcanic eruption near Eyjafjallajoekull glacier, Iceland, 24/03/2010. Volcano dormant since 1821.

Michael Pitts / Hawaiian monk seal caught in fishing tackle off Kure Atoll, Pacific Ocean. The seal was subsequently freed and released by the photographer.

Morley Read / Aerial shot tracking over a cattle farm cut out of the Amazon rainforest, the farm has fish ponds for raising Tilapia and is surrounded by primary rainforest, Napo Province, Ecuador, 2017. (non-ex)

Gerry Ellis / Slash-and-burn deforestation for farming, near Mefou Primate Sanctuary, Cameroon

David Woodfall / Hedge which has been 'netted ' to prevent breeding birds nesting, which would delay building development of new homes. The tree in the background has also been cut back. Chester, Cheshire, Eng...

Joris van Alphen / Aerial view of clearing with felled logs in Bialowieza Forest UNESCO World Heritage Site, Poland. Highly commended in the Wildlife Photojournalism Category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awa...

Lucas Bustamante / Aerial view of cut tree trunks in deforested Ecuadorian Choco, Esmeraldas, Ecuador. 25 tree species, many of them threatened, are involved.

Lucas Bustamante / Palm oil crops and deforestation in the Ecuadorian Choco, Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Jabruson Motion / Conservation workers carrying a sedated Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) towards vehicles and a transport box, part of a relocation programme, Sei Serdang, Prima, Batang Serangan, Langkat, North Suma...

Angelo Gandolfi / Forest fire in the Cerrado during dry season. Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Goias, Brazil. September 2010.