Challenges on Planet Photography

Challenges on Planet
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Plastic in the blue sea — Plastic in the Ocean

Calmari raw pink red squid fresh on the fish market in spain from the mediterranean sea. — Calamari at Fish Market

Many fishing nets from commercial fishing at the harbor. — Fishing Nets

Microscopic view of a conventional facial scrub showing microplastics in various shapes and colors. — Microscopic view of a facial scrub with microplastics

Old fishing net was found in the sea. — Old Fishing Net

Fishing nets in red and brown colors at the port harbor at mediterranean sea. — Red Fishing Nets

Challenges on Planet

There are numerous challenges facing our planet, nature and its inhabitants.

Challenges in the Ocean: Humans enjoy the big blue seas, using them for activities, fishing, transportation, military training and more. Unfortunately, there is a misconception that the ocean is a good place to dispose of waste. In fact, the ocean is heavily polluted. This often includes plastic waste such as broken fishing nets, packaging waste, metal products and more. There are also numerous chemical and drug contaminants that are invisible to the eye.

Overfishing leads to a decline in stable populations of marine life. Depending on the fishing method, entire marine habitats such as coral reefs and established colonies on the seabed can also be physically destroyed in the long term.

Challenges on land: Droughts and forest fires are ravaging our land. Many animals, plants and their habitats are destroyed in the fire. After a forest fire, animals often can not find fresh drinking water, which can lead to delayed suffering such as dehydration with deadly consequences. Established forests and populations of inhabitants recover slowly, but they do. Nature has the ability to regenerate if populations are not extinct.