Natural beauty: 7 striking images to mark Earth Day
![Lake Louise is pictured at Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains outside the village of Lake Louise, Alberta, October 3, 2014](https://assets.weforum.org/article/image/large_jsV6O-t-YGzTdZCj1KgPmYeKf2ip3p3AW12tLEMnZC0.jpg)
Due reflection ... what measures can we take today to protect the planet? Image: REUTERS/Mark Blinch
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We all want to do our best for the planet. To pass a natural environment on to our children and grandchildren that is as majestic as the one we inherited. Earth Day asks us to find ways to make the big stuff happen: to plant trees, to ask our leaders to prioritize renewable energy sources and to make sure climate change is tackled head on.
As a reminder of the natural beauty all around us, we’ve put together a gallery of images for Earth Day.
![The glow of the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, is seen in the horizon in the Kawartha Lakes region, southern Ontario February 23, 2015. The colorful cosmic display of the northern lights is rarely seen in Ontario. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill RTR4QVXW](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/Y1x9lGA7C1JdOHaq4I2gCfZDxkzBBeVU6QY1_2imokE.jpg)
![A flock of migrating cranes is seen at the Hula Lake Ornithology and Nature Park in northern Israel December 20, 2013. The Hula Valley is a stopping point for hundreds of species of birds along their migration route between the northern and southern hemispheres. REUTERS/Nir Elias](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/kCoJyQxD4lW6r8A0fKti2E_WCwCOb2nMcvihz7VvCsU.jpg)
![Overall view of Monument Valley Tribal Park in Utah August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Charles Platiau](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/-Pg4HsIh4LTtk-1S1HqeP2huoO0pbQ9haVm8f5TaAGo.jpg)
![The world's largest salt flat, the Salar de Uyuni, is seen from Incahuasi island in the south of Bolivia at 3676 meters above mean sea level, August 21, 2008. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (BOLIVIA) - RTR21R31](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/pevXMzK5gm4W1I5aRBH0ebHzGvBvY4bGnaA6x8DqBCQ.jpg)
![A Zambian man walks along the edge of the 110 metre high main falls of the Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River which forms the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. NO RIGHTS CLEARANCES OR PERMISSIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS IMAGE A Zambian man walks along the edge of the 110 metre high main falls of the Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River which forms the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe October 10, 2004. The Victoria Falls are a major tourist destination in the southern African region and during the dry season allows people to walk along the edge of the Zambian side. The two countries compete for tourists of one of the seven natural wonders of the world and a United Nations world heritage site. REUTERS/Howard Burditt](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/ad-JEAZ9EaFCmVni4fFCUASwc7oVzOlFJUfB485gQwA.jpg)
![An aerial view of a natural lake fed by a spring in the Amazon River basin near Manaus, September 30, 2010. REUTERS/Ivan Canabrava (BRAZIL - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/GAq3ucm0lGEAhZs-USq1raaXd6xbeqKltyT3rtkMpZg.jpg)
![Tim Kopra performs a spacewalk outside the International Space.](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/SmOJoylqIwSq-qNwyBbxIqMICBWBCz2kLvvwwoNudJY.jpg)
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