View allAll Photos Tagged picoftheweek
The ocean produces half the oxygen we breathe and it absorbs 30% of the carbon dioxide produced. It certainly is inspiring too, like this majestic landscape in Borneo.
Feeling inspired? Enter our photo contest and tell the world you #carefortheocean → wwf.is/SXuuT
Over 70% of the world’s CO2 emissions come from urban spaces. Terrible? Yes. It is also a huge opportunity for the development of new solutions to climate change.
Our mission is to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. Find out more: bit.ly/13M70ou
Stunning, isn’t it? No other place on Earth showcases the diversity of life like the Amazon. A vast region that spans across Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.
Our mission is to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. Find out more: bit.ly/13M70ou
5 years ago this week! Self timer problems. You will notice the camera 'stand' in my hand - Lol! I was leaning forward to prop the camera at an angle on the ground - it must have toppled over.
Both African elephants and Asian elephants need a lot of food and freedom to survive. They wander in small to large herds over sometimes incredibly large areas, while consuming up to several hundred kilograms of plant matter in a single day.
Learn more about elephants: bit.ly/QShOKa
Find out more about African elephants and what you can do to help at: bit.ly/aYEfJU
© naturepl.com / Jeff Vanuga / WWF-Canon
image may not be used without permission.
Pick Of The Week! Please share/repost/RT/... * * * #effectsdatabase #fxdb #pickoftheweek #famousrocksongs #famoussongs #rockhits #guitarpedals #guitareffects #effectspedals #pedals #guitarfx #fxpedals #pedalporn #guitarporn #gearporn #pedalboard #guitar #guitars #guitarist #guitargear #geartalk #picks #guitarpicks #plectrums #picoftheday #picoftheweek #music #musician #musicians, via Instagram: bit.ly/2d5mL4c
Did you know elephants carry their calves for 22 months before giving birth? Once they are born, calves are cared for by their mothers and by all the females in the herd.
Our mission is to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. Find out more: bit.ly/13M70ou
Inspiring, isn’t it? It reminds us of an old proverb… “We do not inherit the land from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.”
It’s World Environment Day today and our dream is to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature… what’s yours?
Think these two zebra are identical? Look again! No two zebra look exactly alike as their stripes vary between individuals.
We think nature is amazing - share this if you agree!
Margaret Wanjiru Mundia, a farmer in central Kenya, feeds her chickens with corn. Margaret has two children, three grand children, seven sheep and seven cows. Since 2010 she has been a participant in a 'PES' (Payment for Environmental Services) programme that WWF helped set up . She farms 5.8 hectares using improved conservation practises to retain soil and water that also helps share water resources more equitably with her neighbours. With better crop yields and an increased her income Margaret is now able to spend more on her children's education.
Find out more about Margaret's Story and what WWF does to help build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature: bit.ly/1buDgOe
Photo: © WWF-Canon / Simon Rawles
image may not be used without permission.
Look at that long tail! That's the most prominent tail of all penguins and it sweeps from side to side when they walk.
Our mission is to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. What’s yours?
Having recently accustomed myself to the call of the Common Kestrel, I heard this guy well before seeing him. A nearby deer heard had spoked him enough that he was firing out a warning call.
Richard Park
London, UK
Lindsi is one of the most compassionate and non-judmental women I know. She works with developmentally challenged children and helps them navigate a school system that isn't uniquely designed for them. Similarly, Lindsi is making her own way through the complicated shelter and re-homing system. Simply within the past year and a half she has navigated through a new Bipolar Syndrome diagnosis, finding a new career, and dutifully managing and recovering from a substance abuse issue. She's one of the most remarkable people I know. And this is only the beginning for her! #pinktigerproject #picoftheweek
To See More of the Project:
Showcasing the strength and beauty of women living in homelessness.
Lindsi is one of the most compassionate and non-judmental women I know. She works with developmentally challenged children and helps them navigate a school system that isn't uniquely designed for them. Similarly, Lindsi is making her own way through the complicated shelter and re-homing system. Simply within the past year and a half she has navigated through a new Bipolar Syndrome diagnosis, finding a new career, and dutifully managing and recovering from a substance abuse issue. She's one of the most remarkable people I know. And this is only the beginning for her! #pinktigerproject
To See more of the project:
Showcasing the strength and beauty of women living in homelessness. #PinkTigerProject #picoftheweek
Instagram: www.instagram.com/pinktigerproject/
A tiger’s stripes are as unique as fingerprints - they can be used to identify each individual wild tiger. But did you know that their stripes go all the way down to the skin? Just like a tattoo!
Our mission is to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. What’s yours?
Did you know? Tiger stripes are as unique as fingerprints and can be used to identify each individual wild tiger.
I respect Margit deeply. An enduring optimist, she embodies the philosophies of “if you go with the flow all you need comes to you” and “don’t sweat the small stuff”. Her life and struggle with mental illness has been complex. A life which may have hardened others, refined Margit into the brave and loving woman she is.
She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in her 30’s. Medication quickly stabilized her and kept episodes away for decades. Then in a profound twist of fate her husband was also diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He was highly symptomatic and impossible to reason with. In an effort to protect her daughter from a home of strife & arguing, Margit made the “world ending” decision to divorce her husband. Over time she began to drink to deal with her stress. Lead by her mental illness she also quit her job, not being able to give anyone an explanation for her decision. She began having severe hallucinations in her late 50’s and couldn’t recognize the loving family members’ she’d lived with since quitting her job. This led to a specialty mental health team, called the CAT Team, assessing her. She was hospitalized for a week and a half and put on new medications. She was successfully stabilized for a second time in her life after going through the trauma of hallucinations.
But at this point, the stress was too profound for her to return home. Margit’s mother cared full-time for her husband ailing from Alzheimer’s. This led to Margit’s homelessness and her journey from the CAT team assessment, to the hospital, to an organization called Tree House. Margit was then referred by a case worker to a residential women’s shelter in Orange County. She’s been waiting two years for a housing voucher (likely to a care-home) with her classic patience. Currently, she struggles with becoming disoriented in public and at home. And yet, Margit is one of the funniest & kindest people. She makes my life better with every interaction we have. She’s a true original and one of the slickest dry humorists I know. Her spirit lights up the shelter.
She has an enduring resilience and inner-stillness taught to her by the challenges of her life. She’s a Survivor and Joy-Giver.
To See More:
Instagram: @PinkTigerProject
Showcasing the strength and beauty of women living in homelessness. #PinkTigerProject #picoftheweek
A woman dries rice on the beach of Mousuni Island, Sundarbans, India. Livelihoods for those living so close to the embankment are fragile.
The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world and is home to about four million people and a number of endangered species including the tiger.
This low lying region is susceptible to the impacts of climate change as the coastal embankments are gradually eaten away by the encroaching sea.
Find out more: bit.ly/PPghTV
© WWF-Canon / Simon Rawles