Caption

Dead, dead tree... Hambach Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia, old, species-rich, natural remaining forest in North Rhine-Westphalia, natural forest cell, ancient oak-hornbeam mixed forest, natural forest, threatened by lignite mining, became known through numerous protests in the fight against global warming, Hambach Forest was cleared in large parts to make way for the expansion of open-cast mining by RWE Power, Rhenish lignite mining area, Düren district, Germany, Western Europe

Date

Dec 29, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK26A40_463

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No

Property release

No

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Rights managed

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103,4Mb (8,5Mb) / 16,4in x 24,5in / 4912 x 7360 (300dpi)

Keywords

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