ROMA – Oggi 22 maggio, si celebra in tutto il mondo la Giornata Mondiale della Biodiversità. Quest’anno il tema della Giornata è “Acqua e Biodiversità”. Per questo Greenpeace ha selezionato una serie di immagini che raccontano le meraviglie dell’elemento acqua, a partire da spugne e coralli della nostra Sicilia minacciati dalle trivelle petrolifere per arrivare alla barriera corallina dell’Indonesia, un paradiso della Terra dove si è appena concluso il tour della nave di Greenpeace “Rainbow Warrior”.
Qui vediamo lo squalo balena e la tartaruga liuto – la più grande tra le tartarughe marine – negli splendidi scatti del pluripremiato fotografo Paul Hilton. Senza dimenticare gli animali in pericolo per il cambiamento climatico, dall’orso polare alla volpe artica, dal tricheco alla civetta delle nevi, tutti animali dell’Artico, dove Greenpeace chiede l’istituzione di un Santuario mondiale per la protezione di questo ambiente minacciato da sovrappesca e trivellazioni petrolifere (www.savethearctic.org).
Per ricordare in questa Giornata Mondiale della Biodiversità la minaccia della deforestazione Greenpeace propone le immagini di alcuni giovani oranghi indonesiani, in pericolo per l’avanzata delle piantagioni di palma da olio, e poi scatti della tigre indiana e del gorilla.
A coral reef at Dampier Straight, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia. The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior is in Indonesia to begin its "100 Percent Indonesia: Protecting Our Ocean and Forest Together", which aims to tell the story of Indonesia's rich biodiversity and call for urgent action to ensure that the country's oceans and forests are protected.
Pristine reefs in Cenderawasih Bay National Park. The Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior is in Indonesia in its "100% Indonesia Tour which aims to tell the story of Indonesia's rich biodiversity and call for urgent action to ensure that the country's oceans and forests are protected.
Pristine reefs in Cenderawasih Bay National Park. The Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior is in Indonesia in its "100% Indonesia Tour which aims to tell the story of Indonesia's rich biodiversity and call for urgent action to ensure that the country's oceans and forests are protected.
A leatherback turtle heads out to sea after laying eggs on Jamursba Medi beach, Tambrau District, West Papua, Indonesia. Leatherback turtles, are the largest marine turtle species and are considered living dinosaurs as the species have been virtually unchanged for the last 100 million years. The species is critically endangered and may face extinction within the next three decades. Jamursba Medi beach, a remote beach with no villages or towns and one of the last remaining leatherback nesting sites in the western Pacific, is pegged as a site for the development of the Trans -Papua Highway. The construction of the road will threaten the turtle nesting area as well as important habitats for Papuas birds of paradise and other protected species. The Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior is in Indonesia in its "100% Indonesia Tour which aims to tell the story of Indonesia's rich biodiversity and call for urgent action to ensure that the country's oceans and forests are protected.
Astroides calycularis coral on the wall of the Secca del Torro off the coast of Favignana Island. Greenpeace visited offshore marine banks and islands to highlight the biodiversity found in the region and is calling on governments to implement a network of Marine Reserves in the Mediterranean Sea.
Baby Orangutans play at the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS). The clearing of the land for palm oil is a threat to wildlife in the area, including these orangutans that have been rescued because their natural habitat has been destroyed.
A crab runs across the beach at Jamursbamedi, Tambrau District, West Papua, Indoneisa, 20th May 2013. Greenpeace is calling on the Indonesian government not to continue the development of Trans -Papua Highway from Sorong to Manokwari. "It's destroying the forest in Jamursbamedi and will have negative impacts to the largest nesting site for the critically endangered leatherback turtles. It not only threatens leatherback turtles but also the critical habitat for birds of paradise and other protected species", according to Greenpeace. Photo: Paul Hilton / Greenpeace
Tigers in Tadoba reserve.
A black-capped lory (Nuri Kepala Hitam) is seen in the outskirts of Manokwari, Papua, Indonesia.The Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior is in Indonesia in its "100% Indonesia Tour which aims to tell the story of Indonesia's rich biodiversity and call for urgent action to ensure that the country's oceans and forests are protected.
Whale sharks in Cenderawasih Bay National Park. The Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior is in Indonesia in its "100% Indonesia Tour which aims to tell the story of Indonesia's rich biodiversity and call for urgent action to ensure that the country's oceans and forests are protected.
Musk Ox [Ovibos moschatus] in the snow in the Alaskan tundra. Moschusochsen im Schnee in der Tundra Alaskas.
Walrus in the Polar Sea, Arctic, Spitzbergen, Norway. Walross im Polarmeer, Arktis, Spitzbergen, Norwegen.
Arctic Fox [Alopex lagopus], Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. Polarfuchs [Alopex lagopus] im Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
Gorilla sitting in tree with baby gorilla holding her breast drinking. Gorilla is looking towards right.
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in Alaska. Weisskopfseeadler (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in Suedalaska.
Puffins (Fratercula arctica) near Latrabjarg, North West Iceland. Puffins (Fratercula arctica) bei Latrabjarg, Nordwest Island.
Polar bear with cubs (1/2 years old) in the snow. Churchill Bay, Canada Eisbaerenmutter mit zwei Jungtieren (1/2 Jahr alt) im Schnee. Churchill Bay, Kanada.
Snow Owl [Bubo scandiacus] flying. Schneeeule [Bubo scandiacus] im Flug.
