Sunrise against the forest
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under united states
Light reaching down into the woods
Every Wednesday I have to get up early enough to beat traffic. I have early class. Lately, when I’m just hitting the road, the dawn has barely arrived. The dark such that I keep my lights on.
By the time I get to campus, the sun has climbed just high enough to reach the tops of the trees.
What a glorious sight!
Tags: autumn, fall, landscape, leaf, nature, photography, sunrise, trees, washington d.c.
More treetops
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under united states
A great advantage of not owning a car. While riding, I have the luxury to look around so much more.
Of course people sometimes think I’m goofy. And I am, so I don’t care.
Tags: autumn, environment, fall, forest, leaf, nature, photography, trees, washington d.c.
Primary forest, sustainable life cycle
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under ecuador
Old growth
At Arutam, the Shuar community where I worked, the villagers are responsible for a couple thousand hectares of Amazon, allotted to them by the government. Their model, with the hands and dollars of ecotourists and paying volunteers (me), is to develop a small portion of the forest — cutting for banana plantations and fish ponds and whatnot — while keeping pressure off the remaining primary forest.
The above photo shows a tree reaching into the upper jungle canopy. The tree, by the estimates of our guides, could be 200 years old. In the present model, it’s protected because of, not in spite of, the community clearing land nearer the road and their homes for agriculture and aquaculture. Continue reading this entry » » »
Tags: arutam, ecuador, emerging nations, en la selva, environment, oriente, photography, plants, shuar, trees, volunteering
Falling stars
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Chamrod flowers on Lodi Gardens
In March, the dying flowers of Chamrod, as it’s called in India, cover patches of Lodi Gardens and other green spaces in Delhi. Just another one of nature’s details.
Tags: delhi, environment, flowers, india, lodi, lodi gardens, photography, tiny, trees
Lingering devastation of the tsunami
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Dead, bleached trees are the most visible legacy of the tsunami
Hut Bay, Little Andaman, which was struck by a 30-meter wall of water five years ago, still carries a few scars: now-empty beaches where homes once stood. But photographing that dramatically is a bit akin to taking pictures of something that isn’t there.
The most stark reminder: sun-bleached trees along the forest line (above) that were stripped of their leaves by the force of nature.
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Tags: andaman and nicobar, beach, destruction, ecology, environment, hut bay, islands, little andaman, tidal, trees, tsunami, wave
An eco-friendly mine?
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under madagascar
Mining giant Rio Tinto has an ambitious conservation agenda in connection with its titanium mine near Tolagnaro, Madagascar. It has created conservation zones that it won’t mine and pledged to regrow the forests that it destroys.
Critics say it won’t succeed, in part because too little will be conserved. NGOs also say the mine has been detrimental to local people, but the government approves because it represents significant foreign investment.
The above photos were taken at the Mandena nursery, where plants are grown to one day repopulate the forest. A few shots are also from around Tolagnaro, also known as Ft. Dauphin. Rio Tinto does not allow photography of the mine itself.
Tags: environment, flora, ft dauphin, madagascar, mining, nursery, photography, plants, titanium, trees
Saving a forest?
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under madagascar
Saviors of the Mandena forest?
The hands belong to Johny Rabenantoandro, director of biodiversity and rehabilitation for Rio Tinto’s mine in southern Madagascar. Yes, you read that right. A mine, with a director of biodiversity.
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Tags: conservation, environment, forest, ft dauphin, madagascar, mine, photography, rio tinto, seeds, trees
