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Today's image highlights a prime example of long-term conservation efforts: Tre Cime Nature Park in northern Italy. Located in the Dolomites—a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for striking geology—the park was established in 1981. It is best known for the Tre Cime di Lavaredo: three towering dolomite peaks that rise sharply above alpine meadows. Their sheer rock faces make them among the Alps' most recognisable landmarks.

Created to protect fragile alpine ecosystems, Tre Cime Nature Park spans 116 square kilometres and balances preservation with carefully managed access. Well-maintained trails guide visitors through the landscape, and limits on development help safeguard native wildlife and the area's rugged character. The park is also a haven for birdwatchers, with species such as Alpine accentors, red woodpeckers, pygmy owls and snow grouse commonly spotted. It's a landscape that rewards patience—look closely, and it's full of life in motion.

Turtles are not only fascinating animals; they also play vital roles in nature. Sea turtles help keep seagrass beds and coral reefs healthy, while freshwater and land counterparts support balanced ecosystems. Their shells are part of their skeletons, formed from dozens of fused bones, and some species navigate using Earth's magnetic field to return to the beaches where they hatched.

In some regions, turtles attract butterflies. Drawn by a behaviour known as puddling, butterflies seek out salts and minerals that are scarce in nectar. They may land on a turtle's shell, skin or even near its eyes to sip moisture containing sodium and other nutrients, sometimes from tears or damp surfaces.

These reptiles have existed for more than 200 million years, outlasting many ancient lineages, yet many species are now struggling to survive. From habitat loss and plastic pollution to illegal wildlife trade and fishing bycatch, the pressures they face are growing. Small, mindful choices—such as reducing single-use plastics or protecting nesting areas—can help support their future.

Naturally sculpted over 500,000 years, the Pont d'Arc in France opens like a gateway to the Ardèche Gorge. At dawn, its monumental silhouette glows with a golden hue as the murmur of the river echoes between limestone cliffs, where peregrine falcons and crag martins nest. You walk along the sandy bank, scented with wild mint and sun-warmed boxwood, with the feeling of stepping into a landscape that has remained unchanged since prehistoric times.

Nearby, ancient human traces—those of Chauvet Cave—remind us that others, long before us, were equally awed by this stone arch. The current slips beneath the vast vault, carved by the river like a patient work of nature. The Pont d'Arc is not merely a backdrop; it is a passage, a breath, a suspended moment in which one feels both humbled and vividly alive.

Observed each year on May 22, International Day for Biological Diversity is a global reminder that life on Earth is richer—and more fragile—than it appears. Established by the United Nations, today highlights why protecting plants, animals, and ecosystems matters for food, medicine, climate stability, and everyday well-being.

Few places reveal our planet's secrets with such clarity as Kauehi Atoll, seen here from above in the Tuamotu Archipelago of French Polynesia. Its thin coral ring encloses a vast turquoise lagoon, shaped over millennia by living reefs and sheltered currents. Kauehi's ecosystem is part of Fakarava Biosphere Reserve and supports coral communities, fish nurseries, seabirds, and island vegetation adapted to life between ocean and sky.

For centuries, Polynesian navigators understood this balance, relying on healthy lagoons and reefs for survival and culture—a relationship still reflected in the atoll today. On International Day for Biological Diversity, landscapes like Kauehi remind us that safeguarding nature protects stories, cultures, and futures across our shared planet.

Today, May 22nd, is the opening anniversary of Tokyo Skytree. Boasting a height of 634 meters, which is the first tower in the world, it has transcended its original role as a radio tower and has attracted many visitors from Japan and abroad as a landmark that symbolizes Tokyo. The interior of the museum is decorated for its 14th anniversary until July 6, and on the day of the opening anniversary, there will be greetings with official characters and special lighting lighting.

Today's image spotlights a drink that connects daily rituals to ancient landscapes. Just one look at the terraced tea fields of Sichuan Province, China, shows how deep those roots run. This misty region in southwest China is one of the earliest centres of tea culture, where people drank and cultivated tea more than 2,000 years ago. On nearby Mengding Mountain, a scholar named Wu Lizhen planted some of the world's first managed tea gardens during the Han Dynasty, laying the groundwork for generations of growers.

The steep terraces weren't built for beauty alone. They helped farmers manage rainfall, protect fragile soil and hand-pick tender leaves that later travelled far beyond Sichuan. For centuries, harvests from these hills moved along rugged trade routes toward Tibet, carried by porters across mountain passes. Even now, each harvest carries forward a legacy shaped by landscape, labour and time.