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© Óscar Díez Martínez / Biosphoto
Flamingos in a salt marsh - Bay of Cadiz Spain
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Former Kaolin quarry threatened by a lithium mine project, Echassières, Forêt des Colettes, Allier, Auvergne, France
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
Former Kaolin quarry threatened by a lithium mine project, Echassières, Forêt des Colettes, Allier, Auvergne, France
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Talc quarry at Trimouns, Ariège. One of the largest talc-chlorite quarries in the world, with nearly 400,000 tonnes of ore extracted every year -
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Talc quarry at Trimouns, Ariège. One of the largest talc-chlorite quarries in the world, with nearly 400,000 tonnes of ore extracted every year - around 10% of the world's production - for use in a variety of industrial sectors (paper, paint, plastics, rubber, ceramics, cosmetics, etc.). A herd of Pottok horses regularly takes up residence among the construction machinery.
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Landscape of the Vieux Salins de Hyères in spring, with a group of Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) and a hiking trail in the background,
© André Simon / Biosphoto
© André Simon / Biosphoto
Landscape of the Vieux Salins de Hyères in spring, with a group of Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) and a hiking trail in the background, Var, France
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Grande Saline, Igneous salt production, Salins-les-bains, Jura, France
© Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
Grande Saline, Igneous salt production, Salins-les-bains, Jura, France
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Grande Saline, Igneous salt production, Salins-les-bains, Jura, France
© Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
Grande Saline, Igneous salt production, Salins-les-bains, Jura, France
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Grande Saline, Igneous salt production, Salins-les-bains, Jura, France
© Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
Grande Saline, Igneous salt production, Salins-les-bains, Jura, France
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Grande Saline, Igneous salt production, Salins-les-bains, Jura, France
© Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
Grande Saline, Igneous salt production, Salins-les-bains, Jura, France
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
El Cebollar cobalt mine. Antofogasta Region N. Chile
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
El Cebollar cobalt mine. Antofogasta Region N. Chile
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Evaporation basin in the Salins du Midi at Aigues Mortes and piles in the background, Gard, France
© Thierry Le Quay / Biosphoto
© Thierry Le Quay / Biosphoto
Evaporation basin in the Salins du Midi at Aigues Mortes and piles in the background, Gard, France
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Evaporation basin in the Salins du Midi at Aigues Mortes and piles in the background, Gard, France
© Thierry Le Quay / Biosphoto
© Thierry Le Quay / Biosphoto
Evaporation basin in the Salins du Midi at Aigues Mortes and piles in the background, Gard, France
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The ancient Rio Salt Works on the island of Lanzarote, Canary
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The ancient Rio Salt Works on the island of Lanzarote, Canary Islands. The oldest saltworks in the Canary Islands were put into operation in the 16th century, and are located on a flat area at the foot of the Famara cliff, separated from the island of La Graciosa by an inlet, "El Río". Lanzarote, Canary Islands (Spain)
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Peat blocks lined up and drying in the sun, on the island of Yell in the north of the Shetland archipelago. The soil here is generally made up of
© Alain Roux / Biosphoto
© Alain Roux / Biosphoto
Peat blocks lined up and drying in the sun, on the island of Yell in the north of the Shetland archipelago. The soil here is generally made up of peat, which is still used as fuel in the countryside. Shetland, Scotland
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Peat blocks lined up and drying in the sun, on the island of Yell in the north of the Shetland archipelago. The soil here is generally made up of
© Alain Roux / Biosphoto
© Alain Roux / Biosphoto
Peat blocks lined up and drying in the sun, on the island of Yell in the north of the Shetland archipelago. The soil here is generally made up of peat, which is still used as fuel in the countryside. Shetland, Scotland
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Peat blocks lined up and drying in the sun, on the island of Yell in the north of the Shetland archipelago. The soil here is generally made up of
© Alain Roux / Biosphoto
© Alain Roux / Biosphoto
Peat blocks lined up and drying in the sun, on the island of Yell in the north of the Shetland archipelago. The soil here is generally made up of peat, which is still used as fuel in the countryside. Shetland, Scotland
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Peat blocks lined up and drying in the sun, on the island of Yell in the north of the Shetland archipelago. The soil here is generally made up of
© Alain Roux / Biosphoto
© Alain Roux / Biosphoto
Peat blocks lined up and drying in the sun, on the island of Yell in the north of the Shetland archipelago. The soil here is generally made up of peat, which is still used as fuel in the countryside. Shetland, Scotland
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Lowland anoa or dwaft buffalo (Bubalus depresicornis) Pregnant female at salt lick, North Sulawesi -2-
© Alain Compost / Biosphoto
© Alain Compost / Biosphoto
Lowland anoa or dwaft buffalo (Bubalus depresicornis) Pregnant female at salt lick, North Sulawesi -2-
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Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) in a salt marsh, with the Salins-de-Giraud factories in the background, Camargue, France
© Alain Roux / Biosphoto
© Alain Roux / Biosphoto
Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) in a salt marsh, with the Salins-de-Giraud factories in the background, Camargue, France
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A rusted derelict Caterpillar used in diamond mining, buried in sand. Skeleton Coast, Kunene, Namibia.
© Sergio Pitamitz / Biosphoto
© Sergio Pitamitz / Biosphoto
A rusted derelict Caterpillar used in diamond mining, buried in sand. Skeleton Coast, Kunene, Namibia.
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Galets énormes de granite sur l'île Grande au crépuscule. Granites longtemps exploités intensivement (carrière de Castel-Erek), Côtes d'Armor,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Galets énormes de granite sur l'île Grande au crépuscule. Granites longtemps exploités intensivement (carrière de Castel-Erek), Côtes d'Armor, Bretagne, France
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Galets énormes de granite sur l'île Grande au crépuscule.
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Galets énormes de granite sur l'île Grande au crépuscule. Granites longtemps exploités intensivement (carrière de Castel-Erek), Côtes d'Armor, Bretagne, France
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Salins de Gruissan or Salins de l'île Saint Martin, Aude, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Salins de Gruissan or Salins de l'île Saint Martin, Aude, France
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Salins de Gruissan or Salins de l'île Saint Martin, Aude, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Salins de Gruissan or Salins de l'île Saint Martin, Aude, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Fisherman's boat in the salt flats of Gruissan, Aude, France
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Seaweed culture experiment, foreground: Gracilaria, Clos de la Comète, Salins d'Aigues-Mortes, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Seaweed culture experiment, foreground: Gracilaria, Clos de la Comète, Salins d'Aigues-Mortes, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.
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Dramatically scarred landscape of mineral-rich ground and rock at the Rio Tinto mines. Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain.
© Thomas Dressler / Biosphoto
© Thomas Dressler / Biosphoto
Dramatically scarred landscape of mineral-rich ground and rock at the Rio Tinto mines. Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain.
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Disused wagons at the dramatically scarred landscape of mineral-rich ground and rock at the Rio Tinto mines. Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain.
© Thomas Dressler / Biosphoto
© Thomas Dressler / Biosphoto
Disused wagons at the dramatically scarred landscape of mineral-rich ground and rock at the Rio Tinto mines. Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain.
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The Cerro Colorado opencast mine at dawn. Rio Tinto mines. Aerial view. Drone shot. Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain.
© Thomas Dressler / Biosphoto
© Thomas Dressler / Biosphoto
The Cerro Colorado opencast mine at dawn. Rio Tinto mines. Aerial view. Drone shot. Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain.
© David Tatin / Biosphoto
Old water supply for the exploitation of the ochres of the Colorado de Rustrel. Luberon Regional Nature Park, France
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Sand martin (Riparia riparia), Sand stock colonized by a colony of martins, protection of the Osselle site, Doubs, France
© Dominique Delfino / Biosphoto
© Dominique Delfino / Biosphoto
Sand martin (Riparia riparia), Sand stock colonized by a colony of martins, protection of the Osselle site, Doubs, France
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Sand martin (Riparia riparia), Sand stock colonized by a colony of martins, protection of the Osselle site, Doubs, France
© Dominique Delfino / Biosphoto
© Dominique Delfino / Biosphoto
Sand martin (Riparia riparia), Sand stock colonized by a colony of martins, protection of the Osselle site, Doubs, France
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Sand martin (Riparia riparia), Sand stock colonized by a colony of martins, protection of the Osselle site, Doubs, France
© Dominique Delfino / Biosphoto
© Dominique Delfino / Biosphoto
Sand martin (Riparia riparia), Sand stock colonized by a colony of martins, protection of the Osselle site, Doubs, France
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Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, South America, America
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, South America, America
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Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, South America, America
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, South America, America
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Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy,
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, South America, America
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Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, South America, America
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, South America, America
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Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, South America, America
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, South America, America
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Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, South America, America
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, South America, America
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Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy,
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, South America, America
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Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy,
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, South America, America
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Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy,
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, South America, America
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Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, South America, America
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, South America, America
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Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, South America, America
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, South America, America
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Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, South America, America
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Landscape at sunset in Salinas Grandes in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, South America, America