#nature rights

[zombilenium]

Unnamed Road, Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia

James Wheeler Photography

#art #photography #abandoned places #abandoned #urbexphotography #urbexsupreme #urbex #zombilenium #decay #nature rights #trees #green #cambodia #temple #abandoned temple #krong siem reap #james wheeler

[saddayfordemocracy]

Edward Burtynsky, “African Studies”

From the diamond mines of South Africa to the richly textured landscape of Namibia’s Tsaus Mountains, the series spotlights the sub-Saharan region and its reserves of metals, salt, precious gemstones, and other ores. 

“I am surveying two very distinct aspects of the landscape,” he says in a statement, “that of the earth as something intact, undisturbed yet implicitly vulnerable… and that of the earth as opened up by the systematic extraction of resources.”

Taken over seven years in ten nations—these include Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Senegal, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Madagascar, and Tanzania—the aerial photos, which are compiled in a forthcoming book published by Steidl, present a dichotomy between a region irrevocably altered by humanity and one of immense possibility. 

Since 2013 when it launched its Belt and Road initiative, China has invested billions of dollars in expanding its global presence, with many African nations as targets. This growth, along with international competition for access and power on the continent, has widespread economic, environmental, and governmental impacts, which Burtynsky explores through the series.

#art #photography #aerial #africa #human footprint #humanrights #edward burtynsky #south africa #landscape #kenya #nigeria #ethiopia #senegal #ghana #china #human impact #nature rights #poisened land #Consumerism

[keepingitneutral]

“The Veil.”

© Lee Madgwick,

#art #design #architecture #sureal #green #nature rights #abandoned #abandoned place #lost place #fantasy #nature #landscape #lee madgwick #poetry

[heavensdoorways]

Portal N° 102

Courtesy: Simon Spanton

#art #design #architecture #abandoned place #abandoned #portal #window #simon spanton #nature rights #heavensdoorways #urbexlife #urbex explorer #photography

[fiercerthanyou]

“More Than Heartbreak”

Francis Meslet Art

#art #digitalpainting #artificial intelligence #abandoned #abandoned place #nature rights #francis meslet #surreal #digitalart #digital #digital artist #nature #heartbreak

[sorrysomethingwentwrong]

Ars Fantasio Art

#art #painting #abandoned #engines #star wars #surreal #nature rights #ars fantasio #nature #forest #lake #millenium falcon #funny #funny pictures #funny stuff

[carry-on-my-wayward-butt]

having a child has taught me that every toddler is completely justified in their frustrations and tantrums because learning how to do something you have literally never encountered or heard of before is insane. and being expected to be completely calm in the face of this constant barrage of overwhelming information is doubly insane.

i got charlie a sticker activity book and it occurred to me i have to TEACH someone how to unpeel stickers. it's SKILL that requires DEXTERITY and FINE MOTOR ABILITY. i thought it was obvious that you have to curl the page a little bit to create a break in the cut so the sticker comes up.

obviously a fucking BABY wouldn't know that because they have no background experience to inform their thought process. OBVIOUSLY. and OBVIOUSLY the LITERAL BABY wouldn't get it right the first few times. it would OBVIOUSLY take practice. lots of it.

i hate this feeling. it's so obvious. why are children treated so badly when they're learning everything for the first fucking time. why do people treat children so horribly and expect so much. they're brand new. why didn't i get the same grace i give to my child? why did no one have patience for me? why, when it's this easy?

it's so easy. it's so fucking easy.

#ok2rb #op #babbyposting #apologizing to my child is second nature #i'm brand new at it too #obviously im gonna fuck up here and there #its only right to apologize #why did no one ever apologize to me #not until it was too late

[alicemccombs]

#nature rights #climateactionnow #healearth

[rebeccathenaturalist]

If you aren't following the news here in the Pacific Northwest, this is a very, very big deal. Our native salmon numbers have been plummeting over the past century and change. First it was due to overfishing by commercial canneries, then the dams went in and slowed the rivers down and blocked the salmons' migratory paths. More recently climate change is warming the water even more than the slower river flows have, and salmon can easily die of overheating in temperatures we would consider comfortable.

Removing the dams will allow the Klamath River and its tributaries to return to their natural states, making them more hospitable to salmon and other native wildlife (the reservoirs created by the dams were full of non-native fish stocked there over the years.) Not only will this help the salmon thrive, but it makes the entire ecosystem in the region more resilient. The nutrients that salmon bring back from their years in the ocean, stored within their flesh and bones, works its way through the surrounding forest and can be traced in plants several miles from the river.

This is also a victory for the Yurok, Karuk, and other indigenous people who have relied on the Klamath for many generations. The salmon aren't just a crucial source of food, but also deeply ingrained in indigenous cultures. It's a small step toward righting one of the many wrongs that indigenous people in the Americas have suffered for centuries.

#salmon #dam removal #fish #animals #wildlife #dams #Klamath River #Klamath dams #restoration ecology #indigenous rights #Yurok Tribe #Karuk Tribe #nature #ecology #environment #conservation #PNW #Pacific Northwest

[charles-breaks-beakers]

HETEROSEXUAL CIS-PEOPLE LOOK HERE

Snaps my fingers at you as you scroll past this post

Look at me. Listen.

I'm not the best at serious posts, but that article up there reminded me of how important it is that people like you stand up for us. So hold on while I try to get this out of my mushy end-of-work-day brain.

We could fight this fight ourselves for decades trying to reach the equal laws, gender affirming trans healthcare that doesn't have a 2-5+ soul-eating years of waiting time, medical care with equal knowledge of lgbtqia+ bodies, and, what is often forgotten, inclusion in the little everyday areas of life like our way of speaking or things being set up or designed with the existence of queer people in mind.

But you joining in could get us there so much faster.

The power you have as a hetero cis person is that you set the standard for what is seen as the average way of treating us among other hetero cis people. You have been given the power of deciding what's "normal" and I'm begging you to use it.

Richard Green is a great example of to what extent your actions can help our situation, and smaller ways of support still add up to a great impact on society, and could make the days of the queer people you interact with.

Educate yourself before you speak up, but don't be silent.

#lgbtqia+ #lgbtq #lgbtqia #lgbtq+ #lgbtqia+ rights #lgbtq+ rights #lgbtq rights #interesting #article #psychology #mental health #psychologist #reading #culture #cooking #drawing #music #nature #science #baking #pets #inspirational #gaming #photography #fashion #writing

[zombilenium]

Forgotten Treehouse in Redmond, Washington,

Radek Kurzaj Photography

#art #design #architecture #treehouse #redmond #washington #abandoned places #abandoned house #abandoned #urbexplaces #urbex supreme #urbexlife #urbexamerica #decay #nature rights #forgotten

[saddayfordemocracy]

Edward Burtynsky, "Extraction/Abstraction"

“I have spent over 40 years bearing witness to the ways in which modern civilization has dramatically transformed our planet. At this time, the awareness of these issues presented by my large format images has never felt more urgent. I hope the exhibition experience will continue to provide inflection points for diverse conversations on these issues and move us all to a place of positive action.”

_Edward Burtynsky

Courtesy: Saatchi Gallery

Saatchi Gallery acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts

#art #photography #nature rights #extraction #pollution #edward burtynsky #earth #no planet b #saatchi gallery #contamination #human footprint #industrialization #acid rain

[nikswonderland]

𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵

ig credit: mckennawest.travel

#what i need to be doing right now lol #autumn #fall #nature #trees #forest #mountains #naturecore #aesthetic #photography #cottagecore #scenery #october #moodboard #plants

[vriskan8or]

let her go

#homestuck #vriska serket #terezi pyrope #vriska #terezi #vrisrezi #mic_art #screencap redraw of that one utena scene woohoo #vrisrezi and utenanthy dont share many similarities but there are some interesting parallels that can be drawn #like theyre all characters who are devoted to the respective roles they think they have #utena needs to be a prince and vriska needs to be a hero #terezi needs to cast vriska as the villain so that she can be the one to bring her to justice while anthy #is resigned to her role as the rose bride and is cast as a witch by others (and herself in a way...) to justify her suffering #im too tired to put into words all the other shit rattlign around in my brain but something something vriska society violence princes utena #something interesting to note is that in the rgu stabbing scene utena is walking to the left while is hs vriskas walking to the right #which i think is mostly a cultural difference due to english being read left to right while japanese is read right to left #changing which direction is percieved as forward #which could be read further into but could also just be the natural flow of the scene or whateevr #idk i need to peruse ohtori.nu again i looooove reading utena essays

[mardyart]

hobie hobie 🕷️

#bought myself a spiderpunk figure + saw a hobi design on pinterest some time ago that scratched my brain the right way so naturally i #hobie brown #spider punk was made for me specifically #theres my name written all over him #spider punk #hobie brown fanart #spider punk fanart

[halfdeadshadow]

#free palestine #free gaza #gaza #palestine #news #war crimes #genocide #crimes against humanity #childrens rights #human rights #crimes against children #crimes against nature #israeli war crimes #crimes against animals #hate crimes #boycott #call to action #us politics #aipac #isreal