Environmentalists wave to welcome dragon boat racers as they take part in a fluvial protest against the planned reclamation projects to be built in different areas off Manila Bay in Manila, Philippines. Conservation groups, fisherfolk, and the Manila Yacht Club, joined together to drumbeat public support to stop reclamation projects involving thousands of hectares (acres) of the scenic Manila Bay.
A man and his dog on Market St. approach City Hall during the Philly Naked Bike Ride in Philadelphia. The event was organized to protest dependence on fossil fuels, advocate for the safety of cyclists on the road and promote positive body image.
Bicyclist Olivia Neely gets a message advocating for less consumption of fossil fuels painted on her back at the Philly Naked Bike Ride in Philadelphia.
A naked biker poses for photos as other participants ride past during the Philly Naked Bike Ride in Philadelphia. The event was organized to protest dependence on fossil fuels, advocate for the safety of cyclists on the road and promote positive body image.
Environmental activists, including Indigenous Peoples (IPs), form the word "Defend Our Rights! during a rally at the Department of Justice to demand the Philippine government withdraw its alleged list of "terrorists" which includes more than three dozen environmentalists in Manila, Philippines.
Union Minister of Science & Technology and Environment Dr. Harsh Vardhan and Under Secretary General of United Nations Erik Solheim, during the announcement of India as global host for World Environment Day 2018, in New Delhi.
Union Minister of Science & Technology and Environment Dr. Harsh Vardhan during an event to announce India as global host for World Environment Day 2018, in New Delhi.
Visitors enjoy the installation 'Ambiente spaziale' (Space Ambient), at the 'Environments' exhibition by artist Lucio Fontana, at the Hangar Bicocca, in Milan, Italy. The exhibition will run until Feb. 28, 2018.
Former Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh and Observer Research Foundation Chairman Sudheendra Kulkarni during a press conference on 'Paris climate Change Pact', in Mumbai.
Anand Mahindra (R), Chairman and Managing Director of Mahindra Group and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis during the Mahindra Hariyali initiative, in Mumbai.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis planting a sapling during the Mahindra Hariyali initiative, in Mumbai.
Students hold placards during an environmental awareness march held to mark the 440th Foundation Day in Amritsar.
Toxic froth from industrial pollution floats on Bellundur Lake on World Environment Day, in Bangalore.
People looking at a sand sculpture made by Allahabad university students to mark World Environment Day at Sangam, the confluence of river Ganges and Yamuna, in Allahabad.
A traffic police man lifts a school student so that she can present a sapling to a driver on World Environment Day on the outskirts of Guwahati.
School students hold saplings and placards to mark World Environment Day on the outskirts of Gawahati.
BJP President Amit Shah plants a sapling on the occasion of World Environment Day at BJP headquarters in New Delhi.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia distributes dustbins on the occasion of World Environment Day at her residence, in Jaipur.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal plants a sapling on the occasion of World Environment Day at Dibrugarh University in Dibrugarh.
(R to L) Deepa Malik and Arunima Sinha, brand ambassadors for NDMC Swachh initiative, take a pledge during the launch of 'segregation of waste at source' movement for National Capital Region on the occasion of World Environment Day at Talkatora stadium, in New Delhi.
Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal during a tree plantation drive on the occasion of World Environment Day in Bikaner.
People spread the message of protecting environment by performing yoga on the occasion of World Environment Day, in Moradabad.
Women participate in the "Walk for environment" to spread awareness about environment on the occasion of World Environment Day in Kolkata.
Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu poses with the mascot during the launch of 'segregation of waste at source' movement for National Capital Region on the occasion of World Environment Day at Talkatora stadium, in New Delhi.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditiyanath planting a sapling on World Environment Day, in Lucknow. Deputy Chief Minister Keshac Prasad Maurya is also seen.
Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff addressing a seminar on 'River, Water and Environment Conservation' at Academy of Administration, in Bhopal.
Paper birds hang on strings outside the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Spain. Environmentalists have displayed hundreds of colored origami paper birds outside the Parliament to demand greater government action to protect Spain's Donana National Park, one of Europe's most celebrated conservation wetlands, which they say is in danger of being placed on UNESCO's endangered list due to a grave risk from excessive water extraction.
Union Minister for Environment Anil Madhav Dave chairing a meeting on the issue of rising air pollution in Delhi NCR, at Paryavaran Bhavan, in New Delhi. Rajasthan's Minister of Forest, Mines and Environment Rajkumar Rinwa and Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain are also seen.
In this file photo, a layer of smog envelops the city skyline before Diwali festival in New Delhi.
People hold sky lanterns to release during a campaign against the use of firecrackers during Diwali festival in Kolkata.
The idols of various deities of Rehabari Bilpar Durga Puja Committee being created on the theme of 'Save Nature –Save Earth' in Guwahati.
Steel figures all made from recycled metal are on exhibit at a private Gallery of Steel Figures in Pruszkow, Poland.
Steel figures all made from recycled metal are on exhibit at a private Gallery of Steel Figures in Pruszkow, Poland.
A scrap metal steel model of a sports a car made from recycled metal is on exhibit at a private Gallery of Steel Figures in Pruszkow, Poland.
A scrap metal steel model of a sports a car made from recycled metal is on exhibit at a private Gallery of Steel Figures in Pruszkow, Poland.
A scrap metal steel model of a sports a car made from recycled metal is on exhibit at a private Gallery of Steel Figures in Pruszkow, Poland.
A scrap metal steel model of a sports Mercedes car and other steel figures made from recycled metal are on exhibit at a private Gallery of Steel Figures in Pruszkow, Poland.
A scrap metal steel model of a sports Mercedes car made from recycled metal is on exhibit at a private Gallery of Steel Figures in Pruszkow, Poland.
A steel figure of U.S. President Barack Obama made from recycled metal is on exhibit at a private Gallery of Steel Figures in Pruszkow, Poland.
Steel figures of Marylin Monroe, Elvis Presley and a motor bike all made from recycled metal are on exhibit at a private Gallery of Steel Figures in Pruszkow, Poland.
People wade through a waterlogged street as it rains in Hyderabad. Monsoon season in India begins in June and ends in October.
Penguin chick Bracchino is weighed by a zookeeper, during the annual weigh-in at London Zoo, England. Home to more than 700 different species, zookeepers regularly record the heights and weights of all the creatures at ZSL London Zoo as a key way of monitoring the residents’ overall wellbeing.
Liang Liang, left, formerly known as Feng Yi, a female giant panda from China, plays with her one year old female cub Nuan Nuan, at the Giant Panda Conservation Center during her 10th birthday celebration at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur,. Two giant pandas have been on loan to Malaysia from China for 10 years since May 21, 2014 to mark the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two nations.
Bangladeshi protesters hold placards and a tiger effigy during a protest demanding the scrapping of the proposed Rampal power plant as they gather near the Shaheed Minar monument in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Residents watch as a wildfire burns near their homes off Morgan Valley Road in Lower Lake, California.
A zoo worker feeds five new-born white lion cubs in a private zoo in the village of Demydiv 50 kilometres west of Kiev, Ukraine.
This photo provided by the Bataillon des Pompiers de Marseille (BMPM) shows firefighters trying to put out a fire near Marseille, southern France.
In this photo, firefighters battle a fire that reached the old center of Funchal, the capital of Portugal's Madeira island. Forest fires in Madeira forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 residents and tourists.
A firefighter works to stop a fire in Quintela, near Arouca, in the region of Aveiro, northern Portugal.
Burnt traffic signs stand by a road, near Agueda, in the region of Aveiro, northern Portugal, where a fire raged Monday. The National Civil Protection Service said some 2,900 firefighters were in action fighting dozens of forest fires.
A massive fire broke out in forest near Line of Control in Lam Sector of Nowshera tehsil of the Rajouri forest division in Jammu and Kashmir.
In this file photo, North Korean men and women work in rice fields in Kangwon province, eastern North Korea.
In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, a firefighter knocks down flames as they approach a ranch near the Las Flores Canyon area west of Goleta, California., in the early morning hours.
An egret takes off over the banks of river Brahmaputra on the eve of World Environment Day in Gauhati, Assam.
A man carries the chassis of a car on his cycle rickshaw past a heap of garbage on the eve of World Environment Day in Ahmadabad, Gujarat.
Students from various schools take out a rally to mark World Environment Day at Ridge in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
BMC workers with an advanced hi-tech machine clean up the banks of lower lake on the eve of World Environment Day in Bhopal.
School students take out an awareness rally on the eve of World Environment Day, in Guwahati.
Lions take a nap next to a block of ice to cool themselves off at a zoo in Islamabad. Many cities in Pakistan are facing heat wave conditions with temperatures reaching 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in Dadu and other places.
Volunteers clean Tapi river to celebrate the completion of two years of Modi government, in Surat.
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar addresses a workshop of Pollution Control Boards of States in New Delhi.
A lioness cools off by licking a slab of ice, during hot weather, at a zoo, in Lahore . Many cities in Pakistan are facing heat wave conditions.
Sylvie Bergeron, of San Diego, at left, and her sister Line Bergeron, of Quebec, walk with their dogs next to tuna crabs that washed up onto the beach at Shaw's Cove in Laguna Beach, Calif. Pelagic red crabs are usually found off Bajaj California but currents that are part of the El Nino weather pattern are sweeping them north.
An egret returns to its nest on the banks of river Brahmaputra in Gauhati. During this time of the year, hundreds of egrets build their nests in thickly populated trees along the Brahmaputra.
Smoke rises from a wildfire outside of Fort McMurray, Alberta. The entire population of the Canadian oil sands city of Fort McMurray, has been ordered to evacuate as a wildfire whipped by winds engulfed homes and sent ash raining down on residents.
Smoke fills the air and trees burn in Fort McMurray, Alberta. The entire population of the Canadian oil sands city of Fort McMurray, has been ordered to evacuate as a wildfire whipped by winds engulfed homes and sent ash raining down on residents.
This photo taken through a car windshield shows smoke rising from a wildfire rages outside of Fort McMurray, Alberta. The entire population of the Canadian oil sands city of Fort McMurray, has been ordered to evacuate as a wildfire whipped by winds engulfed homes and sent ash raining down on residents.
Visitors take photographs next to the still-smouldering pyres of more than 100 tons of elephant tusks and over 1 ton of rhino horns, in Nairobi National Park, Kenya.
