Winning photographs from this year's Environmental Photographer of the Year awards reveal the raw reality of how people and wildlife are struggling with the impact of climate change around the world
. A huge wave lashes at a shanty, throwing a fisherman from his home in Bandra, Mumbai, India. He’s dragged in by the strong currents but was rescued by fellow fishermen.
Hambach Forest was nearly 12,000 years old when it was bought by a power company to dig for the brown coal buried underneath. The ancient forest was once the size of Manhattan. Now only 10% remains.Photo: Neville Ngomane- CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year On January 1, 2018 Mexicali was one of the most contaminated cities in the world due to fireworks, climate change, location, industry and cars.Photo: Amdad Hossain - CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the YearThe Plastic Quarry - Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - ShortlistedA boy plays with a plastic bag. About 380 million tons of plastic are produced worldwide each year. Production increased exponentially from 2.3 million tons in 1950 to 448 million tons by 2015.
In the Sisdol landfill in Nepal, waste-pickers rummage through rubbish all day looking for materials or valuables to sell. This temporary landfill located near Kathmandu has been in operation since 2005. Today, it’s running out of capacity.Photo: M Yousuf Tushar - CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year
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