Seedlings being protected (cloche) by plastic bottles in allotment, nr Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England

Beached Marine Animal Guidelines Sign, Muizenberg, Western Cape, South Africa

Man cutting sugarcane, Pongola, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa

Fish caught at Kalk Bay, South Africa

Greenhouses in Demre, Antalya Province, Turkey

Tug Boats at the Victoria and Alfred Docks, Cape Tow, South Africa

Apiary containing (Apis Mellifera Capensis – Cape Honey Bee), nr Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa

Wagendrift Dam, Estcourt,KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Eskom’s coal-fired Hendrina Power station with power cables and polluted dam, Hendrina, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Sugarcane being burnt, Pongola, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa

Small fish being sold at street market, Jambiani, Zanzibar, Tanzania

African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) scavenging for food, Langebaan, Western Cape, South Africa

Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) egg nests being protected, Cirali, Turkey

Shells for sale on the beach. It is actually illegal to sell or buy shells as the harvesting of sea shells is having a damaging effect on sea life and coral formations on the east coast of Zanzibar. Jambiani, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Man tenderising freshly caught octopus, Jambiani, Zanzibar, Tanzania

New Hosues being built on farmland near Horsham, West Sussex, England

Man cutting sugarcane, Pongola, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa

Hydroponic system growing lettuce, Cape Town, South Africa

Coal mine warnign sign among flowers, pumalanga, South Africa. Despite commitments to rehabilitate mines, few mining housing bother, leaving communities to deal with all the health and safety problems they pose.

A massive pile of coal slag from a coal mine in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Despite commitments to rehabilitate mines, few mining housing bother, leaving communities to deal with all the health and safety problems they pose.

Trial of Genetically Modified Maize Corn Crop, nr Winterton, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa

The N2 national road passes the informal settlement (township) of Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa

Organic Farm using organic substances for pest control, Western Cape, South Africa

A boy plays on a massive pile of coal slag from a coal mine in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Despite commitments to rehabilitate mines, few mining housing bother, leaving communities to deal with all the health and safety problems they pose.

The N2 national road passes the informal settlement (township) of Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa

Freshly caught Cape Yellowtail, Kalk Bay, South Africa

New Mercedes Vans from the Mercedes Factory in East London, South Africa

Saldanha Steel Mill, Saldanha Bay, Western Cape, South Africa – Saldanha Steel Mill is part of Mittal Steel South Africa (part of the global Arcelor Mittal Group) and produces 1.25 million tons of hot-rolled carbon steel coil per year mainly for the export market. The mill was commissioned in 1998.

Winter flooding in the informal settlement of Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa

Electricity Power Pylons and Lines near Langebaan, Western Cape, South Africa

Sea level rises damage homes on the beach, Jambiani, Zanzibar

Photovoltaic Solar Panels, Cape Town, South Africa

Wind pump (for extracting wate)r in field, Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa

Financially poor South Africans collect waste coal to use domestically for cooking and heating, Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Abandoned and leaking Acid Mine Drainage treatment tailing ponds. Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) is caused when water flows over or through sulfur-bearing materials forming solutions of net acidity. AMD comes mainly from abandoned coal mines and currently active mining. Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, Koeberg, Cape Town, South Africa

Solar Cooker, Cape Town, South Africa

Abandoned corn / maize crop due to 2016 drought in South Africa, nr Middelburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Typical Karoo Desert Landscape, Nr Middelberg, South Africa.

Fish Farm, Kassiopi, Corfu, Greece

Mangrove tree, Zanzibar.

Wind turbine near Ceres during storm, Western Cape, South Africa

Cars slowly rusting in the Karoo Desert, nr Prince Albert, Western Cape, South Africa

Cob (clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to adobe) House, McGregor, Western Cape, South Africa

Reflection of someone cycling, Utrecht, Netherlands

Children in Zanzibar race boats made from old sandals or flip-flops, a brilliant example of recycling.

The Duvha Coal Power Station (Completed in 1984 has six 600MW units: Installed capacity: 3 600MW), nr Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Drought stiken farming land nr Malmesbury, Western Cape, South Africa

Field of Sugarcane (Sacharum Officinarum), nr Harburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa

Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, Koeberg, Cape Town, South Africa

Wind farm nr Ceres, Western Cape, South Africa

Financially poor South Africans collect waste coal to use domestically for cooking and heating, Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Composting Toilet within Cob (clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to adobe) House, McGregor, Western Cape, South Africa

Opencast Coal mining near Witbank (eMalahleni), Mpumalanga, South Africa

Wind turbine near Malmesbury, Western Cape, South Africa

Hazardous waste products abandoned nr. Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa – such waste often contains highly toxic heavy metals and poses serious health and environmental risks.

Protea plants in fire ravaged landscape, Cape Point Nature Reserve, nr Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Many protea plants only produce new growth after natural fires. However, in many parts of South Africa protea populations are under threat by too frequent fires, often caused by humans.

Street sign which has been changed to read, ‘Stop Eating Animals’, Cape Town, South Africa

Opencast Coal mining near Witbank (eMalahleni), Mpumalanga, South Africa

People living near an abandoned coal mine slag heap, nr. Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa – such slag heaps often contain highly toxic heavy metals and pose a serious health risk. They are also supject to collapse.

Wind turbine near Malmesbury with drought striken land, Western Cape, South Africa (Drought in South Africa 2016)

Electricity Power Pylons and Lines near Langebaan, Western Cape, South Africa

Sink hole near people living near an abandoned coal mine slag heap, nr. Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa – such slag heaps often contain highly toxic heavy metals and pose a serious health risk. They are also supject to collapse.

Drought stiken farming land nr Malmesbury, Western Cape, South Africa

Protea plants in fire ravaged landscape, Cape Point Nature Reserve, nr Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Many protea plants only produce new growth after natural fires. However, in many parts of South Africa protea populations are under threat by too frequent fires, often caused by humans.

The Eskom Komati Coal Power Station (Completed in 1966: Installed capacity: 1 000MW), nr Middelburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Gariep Hydroelectric power station (360 MW capacity), Gariep, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Unmade Dirt Road, Pongola Game Reserve, Pongola, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa

The “Deepwater Asgard” deepwater drilling ship off Cape Town, South Africa (January 2015). The “Deepwater Asgard” was built in South Korea and entered service in 2014 for Transocean. It can drill up to 40 000ft into the ocean floor looking for oil or gas.

Chemical waste leaking from abandoned vanadium processing plant, Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa – the waste allegedly contains various toxic heavy metals.

Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, Koeberg, Cape Town, South Africa

Southern masked weaver or African masked weaver (Ploceus velatus) making its characteristic woven nest on a satellite dish, nr Cape Town, South Africa.

Road and Blue Gum Trees, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Garipe Dam with open silt valve, Gariep, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Irrigation System, nr. Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa

The Eirik Raude Deep Water Drilling Rig moored off Cape Town, South Africa. The Eirik Raude was completed in 2002. The hull was constructed at Dalian New Shipyard China and outfitted at Friede Goldman Offshore USA and in Canada by Irving Shipyard Halifax. The rig is currently equipped for drilling operations in water depths from 500 meters (1640 feet) to 2500 meters (8200 feet).

Children in Zanzibar race boats made from old sandals or flip-flops, a brilliant example of recycling.

Theewaterskloof Dam is an earth-fill type dam located on the Sonderend River near Villiersdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. Administratively it is located within Theewaterskloof Local Municipality. It was established in 1978 and forms a major component of the Western Cape Water Supply System. The dam mainly serves for municipal and industrial use as well as for irrigation purposes. Photographed at approximately 30% capacity after a sustained drought in the Western part of South Africa. Theewaterskloof Dam, nr Cape Town, South Africa

Owls on Road, Warning Sign, South Africa

View of fire damage and smoke from still burning sections of the Silvermine Nature Reserve, part of Table Mountain National Park. 2015.

Titanium deposits in sand, nr Morgans Bay, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Power lines and rapeseed oil plants, Western Cape, South Africa

Commercial Pine Plantation being harvested after serious fire (March 2015), Jonkershoek Nature Reserve, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa.

Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus) plantation, nr Barberton, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Partially Made Cob Brick (clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to adobe), McGregor, Western Cape, South Africa

Atlantic Winter Storm, Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Fire fighters from Cape Town extinguish burning tree roots during a velt or forest fire, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa. March 2015.

Plastic bottles meant for recycling, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

View of fire damage and smoke from still burning sections of the Silvermine Nature Reserve, part of Table Mountain National Park. 2015.

Rubbish in polluted river in Manila, Philippines

Burning landscape during 2015 fire, Vlakkenberg, Table Mountain National Park, South Africa

Fire damaged pine plantation in Tokai, Cape Peninsula, Cape Town, South Africa.

Fisherman repairs his net, Jambiani, Zanzibar

Dead juvenile Cape Fur Seal or Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) washed up on beach after storm, Pringle Bay, Western Cape, South Africa

Recently felled Conifer (Pinus) timber from tree plantation near Graskop, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Informal Settlement on the Cape Peninsula, Cape Town, South Africa

Rusting Drinks can meant for recycling, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Warning Signs on dangerous road, Gariep, South Africa

Strandfontein Sewage Works, Cape Town, South Africa

One of Cape Town’s ‘Working on Fire’ Emergency Aerial Fire Fighting Helicopters with water bucket over a fire on Signal Hill, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. 2015.

Fire fighters from Cape Town extinguish burning tree trunks and branches during a velt or forest fire, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa. March 2015.

Shelter for smokers who cannot smoke inside buildings, nr Cape Town, South Africa