Sant Romà #1, Sau reservoir, Catalonia 2023
This part of Catalonia has not seen sustained rain in two-and-a-half years. In early March, the reservoir's water level had dropped to 8% of its capacity. The 11th Century church of Sant Romà de Sau was submerged when the reservoir was created in 1962, but it now stands several metres above the waterline surrounded by parched earth.
Parched earth #1, Sau reservoir, Catalonia 2023
This part of Catalonia has not seen sustained rain in two-and-a-half years. In early March, the reservoir's water level had dropped to 8% of its capacity.
Meander of the river Ter, Catalonia 2023
This part of Catalonia has not seen sustained rain in two-and-a-half years. In times of abundant rain the water level reaches the treeline of the small peninsula topped by the monestery of Sant Pere de Casserres.
La Renclusa #1, Pyrenees, 2019
Climate change is altering the quality of Pyrenean mountain water, increasing the natural acidification of the head of freshwater rivers in the Pyrenees at an alarming rate. The increase could affect the quality of hydrological resources at lower elevations.
La Renclusa #2, Pyrenees, 2019
Climate change is altering the quality of Pyrenean mountain water, increasing the natural acidification of the head of freshwater rivers in the Pyrenees at an alarming rate. The increase could affect the quality of hydrological resources at lower elevations.
Maladeta massif #1, Pyrenees, 2019
Climate change is altering the quality of Pyrenean mountain water, increasing the natural acidification of the head of freshwater rivers in the Pyrenees at an alarming rate. The increase could affect the quality of hydrological resources at lower elevations.
Cloud, Pyrenees, 2019
The constant rise of temperatures coupled with the variation of precipitations will affect the specific Pyrenean fauna and flora, a major hotspot of the European biodiversity.
La Gomera, Canary Islands, 2012
The Garajonay National Park, perched more than a thousand metres above the ocean, contains one of the largest remnant areas of a subtropical forest once widespread throughout Europe and North Africa. In 2012 the island was hit by a huge fire which devastated around a fifth of the forest
Shepherds, Basque Country, 2015
Spain, Basque Country, Bizkaya, shepherds Puy Arieta and Jon Etxeberria
El Llobregat #3, Barcelona 2023
The urban section of the Llobregat river has seen a significant environmental and social landscape recovery in the past years.
Dunes #4, Noord-Holland, 2020
Aiming to promote biodiversity, in the context of the Natura 2000 policy plan, large plots of forest are cleared to make way for heather vegetation and drift dunes.
Peatlands, Vlieland, Friesland, 2020
Peatlands are the largest natural terrestrial carbon store. Damaged peatlands are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions.
Heather, Noord-Holland, 2020
Aiming to promote biodiversity, in the context of the Natura 2000 policy plan, large plots of forest are cleared to make way for heather vegetation and drift dunes.
Hut, Noord-Holland, 2020
Kids use fallen tree branches to build huts in the forest.
Bird hide, Noord-Holland, 2020
Starlings flying over a bird hide.
Covered flower fields, Noord-Holland, 2020
Flower fields are covered in insulating plastic mulch to save water and warm the soil.
Greenhouse #2, Zuid-Holland, 2012
Greenhouses between Rotterdam and Amsterdam are supplied with carbon dioxide that a Shell refinery near Rotterdam had previously emitted into the atmosphere. CO2 is used to make crops such as tomatoes, fruit and flowers grow faster.
Greenhouse #3, Zuid-Holland, 2012
Greenhouses between Rotterdam and Amsterdam are supplied with carbon dioxide that a Shell refinery near Rotterdam had previously emitted into the atmosphere. CO2 is used to make crops such as tomatoes, fruit and flowers grow faster.
Greenhouse #5, Zuid-Holland, 2015
Europe, The Netherlands, Amsterdam, Pijnacker, Meijer Roses
Water silos, Noord-Holland, 2020
Water silos of a greenhouse horticulture park.
Smoke, Noord-Holland, 2020
Tata Steel in Velsen-Noord is the largest industrial emitter of nitrogen oxides in the Netherlands.
Hefpark, Rotterdam, 2020
In 2012 residents took the initiative to convert a vacant piece of land at the foot of the Hef bridge in Rotterdam into a vibrant neighbourhood park.
Floating Farm, Rotterdam, 2020
This floating dairy farm is meant to show how food production can become less vulnerable to climate change.
380 kV, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland 2021
The new 380 kV high-voltage connection between Wateringen and Beverwijk was necessary due to the rising demand for electricity in the Randstad area. With the liberalization of the energy market, energy transport takes place over longer distances.
Farmer with son, Friesland, 2016
Farmer with son and Veneriete Holstein milk cow
Wad, Groningen 2020
Tidal flats, usually support a large population of wildlife, and are of vital importance to migratory birds, molluscs and fish. The maintenance of mudflats is important in preventing coastal erosion. However, mudflats worldwide are under threat from predicted sea level rises and land claims for development.
Wadden Sea, Noord-Holland, 2020
Climate change effects in the Wadden Sea are strongly interlinked with coastal protection as flooding and coastal erosion due to sea level rise and storm surges pose significant risks of loss of life and damage to the economy in the area.
Dunes #3, Noord-Holland, 2020
Coastal dune systems, with their self-regenerating capacity after storm erosion, represent natural defence zones against flooding of the hinterland.
Dunes #1, Noord-Holland, 2020
Coastal dune systems, with their self-regenerating capacity after storm erosion, represent natural defence zones against flooding of the hinterland.
Duinlandjes #1, Noord-Holland, 2020
The little vegetable gardens in the dunes were flooded by abundant rain. The water does not sink quickly into the sandy soil because of the high groundwater level.
Beach, Normandy, 2013
Algae invade the beaches in Normandy year after year. Apart from agricultural fertilizer runoff, climate change could play a major role here as warmer waters boost algae growth and reduce the number of shellfish and other organisms that feed on it.
Vessel, Normandy, 2013
The highest increases in a pollutant like NO2 are found close to the regions with heavy maritime traffic around the North Sea and the English Channel. The list of vessels that have broken up in the channel is long.
Wind Turbines, Fécamp, Normandy, 2013
The chalk cliffs have been eroding ten times faster in the last 150 years. The change is likely due to the construction of sea walls and the loss of beaches beneath the cliffs, and stronger storms hitting the coastline due to climate change and the rise of CO2 in the ocean.
Seawall, Noord-Holland, 2020
The Hondsbossche Dunes. a former sea dyke, are part of the coastal reinforcement plan using the Building with Nature principles to prepare the coast for the sea-level rise due to climate change.
Ijsselmeer, Noord-Holland, 2015
IJsselmeer, 2015
Wind Turbines, Flevoland, 2020
Along the dikes of the Ijsselmeer, west of the Noordoostpolder, lies one of the largest wind farms in the Netherlands. The Noordoostpolder was reclaimed from the sea during WW2 as part of one of the largest land reclamation projects in the world. The IJsselmeer is the largest freshwater lake in northwestern Europe and a crucial spot on bird migration routes.
Dunes #2, Noord-Holland, 2020
The Hondsbossche Dunes. a former sea dike, are part of the coastal reinforcement plan using the Building with Nature principles to prepare the coast for the sea-level rise due to climate change.
Baby Dunes, Noord-Holland, 2020
The Hondsbossche Dunes. a former sea dike, are part of the coastal reinforcement plan using the Building with Nature principles to prepare the coast for the sea-level rise due to climate change.
Dam, Noord-Holland, 2020
With sea level rise and increasing storminess thousands of miles of dams, dikes and levees in the Netherlands need constant innovation and care.
