Environmental fotographer of the "High Tide Enters Home", a photograph by SL Shanth Kumar

"High Tide Enters Home", a photograph by SL Shanth Kumar, shows water from a massive wave crashing through the shanty town of Bandra, Mumbai, India. A 40-year old man was pulled from his home and had to be rescued by fellow fisherman. Mumbai faces an ever increasing risk of coastal flooding due to climate change. The city has seen land and sea temperatures rise with a corresponding impact on sea level.

Winning photographer, SL Shanth Kumar said, "As a photojournalist, I am seeing it all unfurl before my eyes. I have seen drought, excessive rain, summers getting hotter and winters getting colder. I believe this change is not good and we need to act now otherwise it will impact the generations to come."

Water, equality and sustainability prize, Frederick Dharshie Wissah's photo

Kenya's government has estimated that more than a million people faced starvation as a result of severe droughts earlier this year. Frederick Dharshie Wissah's photo, titled "Water Scarcity" shows a boy in Kakamega, Kenya drinking dirty water from a puddle. A lack of clean water drinking points has been exacerbated by deforestation in the area. Without access to clean water, the risk of diseases like cholera, typhoid fever and dysentery greatly increases.

Changement environmets prize, "Tuvalu beneath the rising tide"Sean Gallagher

As the ocean waters rise the tiny islands of Tuvalu are on the verge of being completely submerged. At just under 2 metres above sea level the islands face a pressing threat from climate change that could leave them uninhabitable. Trees uprooted by waves from the Funafuti Lagoon lie on the beach in Sean Gallagher's "Tuvalu beneath the rising tide".

ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR WINNERS SHOW RAW IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE

This activity is based on the real material from the environmental photographer of the year winners. Students reuse the material to design a game based on it as a means of fostering awareness on environmental issues.

Climate Action and Energy prize, "Remains of the Forest"J Henry Fair

This picture was once an ancient forest the size of Manhattan, now only 10 per cent of it remains. The Hambach Forest in west Germany is a valuable ecosystem with 142 different species considered important for conservation. It was nearly 12,000 years old when it was bought by a power company to mine the brown coal that lay beneath it. Here J Henry Fair shows what "Remains of the Forest" after the ground has been plundered for fossil fuels.

Sustainable cities prize, "Polluted New Year"Eliud Gil Samaniego

The air quality in Mexicali, Baja California is badly impacted in part due to the local economic activity that results from sharing a boarder with the USA. Mexican health records show that an estimated 300 people die each year from air pollution in the city each year. On 1st January 2018, Mexicali was one of the most contaminated cities in the world. Eliud Gil Samaniego captured this incredibly thick layer of pollution in his winning photograph, "Polluted new year".

Young environmental photographer of the year, "Desperate Measures"Neville Ngomane

Neville Ngomane, got the rare opportunity to witness "dehorning" in Limpopo, South Africa. "It is not easy to watch but this is a last ditch attempt to keep rhinos safe from poaching," the young photographer said. Experts recommend conservationists carry out this striking procedure ever 12 to 24 months to prevent them from being killed so that their horns can be sold for traditional medicine.

"Trash" by Şebnem Coşkun

Shortlisted photographer although not winner, still paints a picture of the reality that faces many across the globe as they face the impact of climate change.

"Heart of the Ocean"Tran Tuan Viet

Underwater Cleaning in the Bosporus within the 'Zero Waste Blue Project' in Istanbul, Turkey.As fish stocks diminish and people become increasingly desperate, the destructive practice of small hole net fishing devastates the marine environment in Phu Yen, Vietnam.

"Invisible" by Valerie Leonard

In the Sisdol landfill, Nepal waste pickers rummage through garbage all day long looking for materials or valuables to sell. This temporary landfill located near Kathmandu has been in operation since 2005. Today it is running out of its capacity.

"Lungs of the Earth" by Ian Wade

This picture of "crown shyness" where the canopies of fully developed trees do not touch each other was not easy for photographer Ian Wade as he captured the trees in Somerset, UK. He said; "photographing trees at night with a long shutter speed and 4 LED spotlights isn't easy, the tiniest amount of wind will blur the canopy. It took me 5 long nights to capture this image. But it was well worth it, the final image shows the trees in all their spender."

Team game

This is the link to the game, I hope you enjoy it!

I played the game and got all answers ok! Thanks