https://jan-niklaskniewel.com/about daily 1.0 2026-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/bbf22cb5-da6e-4929-a5e4-d3a161e0c0af/392A1557+Kopie.jpg About https://jan-niklaskniewel.com/the-battle-for-aleppo-ii daily 0.75 2025-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720101713394-QR6CC2JOCO6MYCH5D3SL/20140928-_N6R6814.jpg The Battle for Aleppo II A coordinator of the Civil Defence Force, a recovery team that searches for survivors and bodies after airstrikes and rocket attacks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720101763345-P94Y6A87GXMEVDUUL0UD/20141001-_N6R7090.jpg The Battle for Aleppo II Members of the Civil Defence Force carry a body after a barrel bomb hit civilians. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720101921887-P6GOU1CWT80R5E3H7HCG/20140927-_N6R6793.jpg The Battle for Aleppo II Two million people once lived in Aleppo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720101967049-HX98OUFAJC2YXE8T4O60/20141001-_N6R7008.jpg The Battle for Aleppo II An early morning in Aleppo. Members of the Civil Defence Force prepare for a long day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720102046764-P9QOXRWQJEDVATZ2498D/20141001-_N6R7068.jpg The Battle for Aleppo II A passer-by assists the Civil Defence Force in rescuing wounded civilians after a barrel bomb attack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720102141508-QTG4W0V6C5FFDOBXSKL7/20141002-_N6R7144.jpg The Battle for Aleppo II School girls in Aleppo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720102208053-6ZUBWUMIVC98N8WIRZXX/20141001-_N6R7107.jpg The Battle for Aleppo II A medic and a member of the Civil Defence Force search the skies for approaching attack helicopters. Waal, the medic on the left, is killed the next day by a barrel bomb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720102136130-DFAQXSD153E1NTIDYEAR/20140929-_N6R6931-2.jpg The Battle for Aleppo II The ruins of Aleppo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720102353144-0CMHZYWJ2D7VDBE88O7G/20140928-_N6R6834.jpg The Battle for Aleppo II A man visits his damaged house to collect his remaining belongings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720102493809-58NK77FSL1Q7WVZ0Z9VK/20141001-_N6R7028.jpg The Battle for Aleppo II A member of the Civil Defence Force on a mission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720102488993-O5PFIIA5DFWW1U7ICHAA/20141001-_N6R7021.jpg The Battle for Aleppo II One man was injured by a barrel bomb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720102491366-QXB1CF8UC6TWU0D5E6ZA/20140929-_N6R6898.jpg The Battle for Aleppo II The ruins of Aleppo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720102673307-VU8GX6AN0BNHW7JD5IHW/20140928-_N6R6884.jpg The Battle for Aleppo II Daily life in Aleppo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720102675646-ZKB8PUHTEZQ5A4OU7EPE/20140928-_N6R6889.jpg The Battle for Aleppo II Daily life in Aleppo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720102803025-D9F4XGOX60L0ZIVB0MW1/20141001-_N6R7063.jpg The Battle for Aleppo II A member of the Civil Defense Force on a mission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720102800201-UOIJZW9K6N58ZG079EUH/20141001-_N6R7061.jpg The Battle for Aleppo II Men try to retrieve a body from the site of a barrel bomb attack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720102930190-BIYPQ5UDWN22X9F3UX1V/20141001-_N6R7111.jpg The Battle for Aleppo II A member of the Civil Defense Force after a mission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720102966685-JC1IV0AX9VWMYF62CLT4/20141001-_N6R7122.jpg The Battle for Aleppo II Daily life in Aleppo. https://jan-niklaskniewel.com/the-ruins-of-raqqa daily 0.75 2025-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720103105927-TLNSJXM8L631O6W5EO6B/_N6R9662_2.jpg The Ruins of Raqqa This SDF fighter was wounded by an ISIL sniper during the battle for Raqqa. A comrade was killed alongside him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720103103680-FAE6LHDNCC9NGDKWOC4Z/_N6R9733_2.jpg The Ruins of Raqqa Raqqa during the liberation campaign. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720103103568-1B8IG0MI7BE4AZB5SL3U/_N6R9691.jpg The Ruins of Raqqa SDF fighters discuss their next steps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720103252151-XV04XPWQ6ZWJZWCCBHLE/_N6R9682.jpg The Ruins of Raqqa Driving into Raqqa during the campaign to eliminate ISIL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720103352923-ZBPQTFY5IEHWDTF22XQC/_N6R9688.jpg The Ruins of Raqqa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720103397922-CJAVWG6F3KQ3V2KRX6ZV/_N6R9716.jpg The Ruins of Raqqa A coalition airstrike targets Raqqa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720103597359-4HF22KC079C8YII6U4WQ/_N6R9591_2.jpg The Ruins of Raqqa The SDF are trying to win over local Arab tribes, some of whom had previously declared their loyalty to ISIL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720103692711-J19YHAOQM7SMJYEV9AJT/_N6R9597_2.jpg The Ruins of Raqqa The SDF are trying to win over local Arab tribes, some of whom had previously declared their loyalty to ISIL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720103721215-TFL69L5YRJ7CA3K9HYQO/_N6R9603-2.jpg The Ruins of Raqqa The SDF are trying to win over local Arab tribes, some of whom had previously declared their loyalty to ISIL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720103738476-A2KKTUEXGERS2QV9IANP/_N6R9581-2.jpg The Ruins of Raqqa Displaced men in the Syrian desert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720103859184-GR733P4JZJ1C639MY55E/_N6R0463.jpg The Ruins of Raqqa The ruins of Raqqa after the liberation campaign. According to the UN, 80 per cent of the city is uninhabitable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720103807602-ZRHDZJJWK5RYVT365VA8/_N6R0516.jpg The Ruins of Raqqa Inside a school in Raqqa after its liberation from ISIL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720103934039-WFYTGPB9BBZWVL9R0G4Z/_N6R0558-2.jpg The Ruins of Raqqa Members of Raqqa's civil defence search for bodies in the rubble. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720103931290-NMDE4PAGPTL519MF9OEK/_N6R0542.jpg The Ruins of Raqqa Four bodies recovered from a home destroyed by a coalition air strike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720104340352-D0NPB0IM1LCY11KDQ5OR/_N6R0572.jpg The Ruins of Raqqa Members of Raqqa’s city defense discover another body among the rubble. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720103928446-RDP020KJ94EVZ511UYFM/_N6R0564.jpg The Ruins of Raqqa A member of Raqqa's civil defence searching for bodies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720104340600-ZU4EKPKE24BIVSGV1HCQ/_N6R0598.jpg The Ruins of Raqqa Raqqa’s city center. https://jan-niklaskniewel.com/single-frames daily 0.75 2026-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1714033672618-8Y3BJTCLO9IW5NYLVMVN/_N6R7692.jpg Single Frames Mother of political prisoners, Cairo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720104680277-C7KCA6EHD800XY5JTN30/_N6R7701.jpg Single Frames Slum in Cairo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720104714379-83S42DOE7H86ZYRWG5VF/DSC_0080.jpg Single Frames Free Syrian Army Fighter in Aleppo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720104716366-C5QQ55ORGJK11TKYFLER/DSC_0015.jpg Single Frames Free Syrian Army Fighter in Aleppo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1727712111883-5CGI2QQK0KMLYQTLYFE2/Unbenannt+%2820%29.jpg Single Frames North Sea, Netherlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720104831841-VZBMX22VV8LRIR6QSS60/_N6R6013+2.jpg Single Frames Left-wing demonstrators clash with the police, Hamburg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1727712400395-OA6ZDRD8Y3BCHT7FV4FZ/392A2354.jpg Single Frames Lake Kivu, DR Congo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1773148473321-LQRISSOJHF22PU61NECJ/IMG_4873-2-2.jpg Single Frames Amboseli, Kenya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1714033680236-B0D9WAX2SK1Y6J3FFZDJ/_N6R7992.jpg Single Frames Alaa Al Aswany, Egyptian author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720105018566-66GEO8MGKH6YQ2HN7CZJ/20141123-_N6R7469_SW.jpg Single Frames Faraj Bayrakdar, Syrian poet, dissident and former political prisoner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720105129182-C8RJYKA6T8ZYW8NO814T/_N6R0997-2.jpg Single Frames The Assad regime is responsible for the enforced disappearance of around 85,000 people. In Berlin, exiled relatives of the victims are calling for their release. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720105084586-Z4KBZY82AJU7SOXWBAWE/_N6R8885-2+Kopie.jpg Single Frames Syrian exiles protest in Berlin against the Assad regime's attacks on Aleppo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720105203647-GKC6B9L0ODAJB8HNVNQR/DSC_0044_2.jpg Single Frames A displaced Syrian girl in a camp near the border with Turkey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720105205962-2X2FDOQXQP5E86P6PB12/DSC_0020_2.jpg Single Frames A displaced Syrian in a camp near the border with Turkey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720105199473-JY96VWGSF90PEUMDSKB7/DSC_0123.jpg Single Frames Displaced boys in the outskirts of Aleppo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720105201609-W5341A6E16DL9HI43NXA/DSC_0128.jpg Single Frames Displaced girl in the outskirts of Aleppo. https://jan-niklaskniewel.com/the-battle-for-aleppo-i daily 0.75 2025-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720097958334-5EQXQQAH0YIID6LUUH1T/FC9814A7-15DA-4028-8780-C8E4A6BB3838.jpeg The Battle for Aleppo I Two million people once lived in Aleppo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720098047535-8HNVCK0V33F3LRYW51NL/DSC_0373.jpg The Battle for Aleppo I A boy at a demonstration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720101451539-KU0LCLT5SACYEOFTVEGP/DSC_0028.jpg The Battle for Aleppo I Men pray before the start of a Friday demonstration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720098169571-S611EIBZQP5ZNKNOTGVQ/DSC_0125.jpg The Battle for Aleppo I Protest against the Assad regime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720098171823-P0AUTC2JAQRNBT4O1UYO/DSC_0354.jpg The Battle for Aleppo I A boy at a demonstration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720098177827-OSU583GEHNPMRTMFU7VA/DSC_0392.jpg The Battle for Aleppo I The Sheik Said neighbourhood in Aleppo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720098180296-6Z4UR0FUC9VTRELPRFBL/DSC_0019.jpg The Battle for Aleppo I Desperate people in a breadline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720098295233-NE7A3VVBPK698VS17ODI/DSC_0043.jpg The Battle for Aleppo I Girl in a breadline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720098651486-CA28G50LU9832IAGIT7E/DSC_0403.jpg The Battle for Aleppo I https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720098369706-2UTFNAIYF3PJO7JQW6ZF/DSC_0435.jpg The Battle for Aleppo I https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720098372506-BCUUA37NTK79HHHPTTZ2/DSC_0012.jpg The Battle for Aleppo I A Free Syrian Army fighter mourns his fallen comrade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720098376028-LGZFSVGCU1ZZ8MF3OIWK/DSC_0038_1.jpg The Battle for Aleppo I A woman mourns the dead after an air raid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720098458092-LK9ZY1S031IH4W69R1I0/DSC_0005.jpg The Battle for Aleppo I This girl was seriously injured by a rocket on her way to school. The doctors are unable to help her as there is a lack of specialists and equipment following the heavy attacks by the Syrian army on the city's health infrastructure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720098558009-9DM1SRMZRBNCJ6IUD5D6/DSC_0025-2.jpg The Battle for Aleppo I A civilian died from his injuries after a rocket attack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720098467395-MKEMELJFHMDG7072161F/DSC_0040.jpg The Battle for Aleppo I This boy was seriously injured by a rocket on his way to school. The doctors are unable to help him as there is a lack of specialists and equipment following the heavy attacks by the Syrian army on the city's health infrastructure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720098576273-Y9DD8IDSOCOG6XTCRZZ0/DSC_0038.jpg The Battle for Aleppo I After a home for people with disabilities is largely abandoned by its staff, neighbours try to look after them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720098664838-4Y4ET44ZSNRDYF0BYTGY/DSC_0045.jpg The Battle for Aleppo I After a home for people with disabilities is largely abandoned by its staff, neighbours try to look after them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720098679378-2OQQCJ70A4XQJ7GCUSR2/DSC_0074.jpg The Battle for Aleppo I After a home for people with disabilities is largely abandoned by its staff, neighbours try to look after them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720098300508-DPJQZH86O0RB9QOA74HZ/DSC_0150-2.jpg The Battle for Aleppo I Rebel fighter in Aleppo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720098736234-ZNFJLVLY5EA9FSN2B81B/DSC_0111.jpg The Battle for Aleppo I An elderly woman was shot dead by a regime sniper in the historic centre of Aleppo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720098718670-SCTZ46VDJND2ZA8U5LYY/DSC_0003-2.jpg The Battle for Aleppo I An inmate of a rebel prison reports that he was beaten by one of his guards: "Another guard turned on him and asked him why he was using the methods of the old regime". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720098809933-7S0SBGVF7H5CSO9L9JS9/DSC_0001.jpg The Battle for Aleppo I Rebel fighter in Aleppo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720098821907-OTFHMG3DL5GK7EOXJ1U7/DSC_0094.jpg The Battle for Aleppo I Only those who own a generator have light at night. https://jan-niklaskniewel.com/journalism daily 0.75 2026-01-03 https://jan-niklaskniewel.com/of-man-and-forests daily 0.75 2025-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1714033718575-WE62A5IC8FNR9HWF314X/392A2213+Kopie.jpg Of Man, Gorillas and Forests A mountain gorilla holds its offspring while waiting for the rain to stop, Uganda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1726257181643-RT32U2IYKM814RDDDYRB/392A2218.jpg Of Man, Gorillas and Forests Rainforest in Uganda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1714048611726-J6CVHU5GUE0H5ZFIF4RJ/392A2009+Kopie.jpg Of Man, Gorillas and Forests Near Bwindi Forest, Uganda. Since their expulsion from their ancestral forest lands for the purpose of nature conservation, the Batwa in East and Central Africa have been among the most marginalised peoples in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1714048610971-1LELL94NX8H6EMFLDLAZ/392A2015+Kopie.jpg Of Man, Gorillas and Forests Near Bwindi Forest, Uganda. Since their expulsion from their ancestral forest lands for the purpose of nature conservation, the Batwa in East and Central Africa have been among the most marginalised peoples in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1723923647410-OBJ3IJSCHVP2N4ADW19O/392A2026.jpg Of Man, Gorillas and Forests Near Bwindi Forest, Uganda. Since their expulsion from their ancestral forest lands for the purpose of nature conservation, the Batwa in East and Central Africa have been among the most marginalised peoples in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1720104537164-10PIWNV39CB22ONHWR5F/392A2226.jpg Of Man, Gorillas and Forests Rainforest in Uganda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1723923879573-XTFLUR7AP1AMA1EO7UR5/392A2166.jpg Of Man, Gorillas and Forests Plantations in Uganda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1725467095929-PBU328WOVF425HHJ9G22/image-asset.jpeg Of Man, Gorillas and Forests Near Virunga National Park, DRC. Since their expulsion from their ancestral forest lands for the purpose of nature conservation, the Batwa in East and Central Africa have been among the most marginalised peoples in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1725467443556-S7EG9Y1QFWAMBW1DYUDM/392A2381+Kopie.jpg Of Man, Gorillas and Forests A market in a camp for displaced persons near Virunga National Park, DRC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1726154076285-S87GXJEAM72ZDMVNDVPR/392A2317.jpg Of Man, Gorillas and Forests Charcoal production, Virunga National Park, DRC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1725467456480-2I7GI1FKIGDYSOTTZOKP/392A2326+Kopie.jpg Of Man, Gorillas and Forests A woman carries wood near Virunga National Park, DRC. For many displaced and impoverished women, gathering in the protected area is a precarious way of sustaining their families. But armed groups also hide in the forest, and militias extort "taxes". Violent encounters are commonplace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1734520230989-XU77LG3CZ54RBSG5DTP4/392A2389.jpg Of Man, Gorillas and Forests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1726946983107-70CRKWS6HG7VBFDRJ6DX/392A2516-2.jpg Of Man, Gorillas and Forests Rainforest in the DRC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1726944528488-LFF0ENUSNITY21ISVVGR/392A2482-Kopie.jpg Of Man, Gorillas and Forests Gorilla tracker in Kahuzi-Biega National Park, DRC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1726945957593-8MM4VNTD5383H78SD5FI/392A2539.jpg Of Man, Gorillas and Forests Lowland gorilla, DRC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1725468759815-FHTW3D1MTBXU6QNBZK0X/392A2392+Kopie.jpg Of Man, Gorillas and Forests A woman carries wood near Virunga National Park, DRC. For many displaced and impoverished women, gathering in the protected area is a precarious way of sustaining their families. But armed groups also hide in the forest, and militias extort "taxes". Violent encounters are commonplace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1725467588144-TPSSN02N17HXGA31Z23L/392A2395+Kopie.jpg Of Man, Gorillas and Forests Charcoal market near Virunga National Park, DRC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1726153803224-KEDPM2SXR36EV9OG2QQB/392A2403.jpg Of Man, Gorillas and Forests A woman carries charcoal near Virunga National Park, DRC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1726509589128-ZN3ABNHTET8WIEDKUTTS/392A2412+Kopie.jpg Of Man, Gorillas and Forests A young boy is helping his mother to carry wood. https://jan-niklaskniewel.com/research daily 0.75 2025-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/a916f7af-aab5-412b-b831-bde75b7f5599/jcha_46_4.largecover.jpeg Research - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/0b2cc293-1cbf-4d0e-81ef-268584e9962a/environment+and+history+cover.jpg Research - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/b09000a8-756d-4be2-81cd-3853884fc3b5/Save_the_Rhino.jpg Research https://jan-niklaskniewel.com/conservation-for-liberation daily 0.75 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1761451370575-8E0MHDUWJY7A5ZDSWO0M/392A2926.jpg Conservation for Liberation The Salween Peace Park harbors much of Myanmar’s remaining biodiversity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1761451370703-38HPZZS09L5XHBAYEP90/392A2953.jpg Conservation for Liberation Activists of the Karen Environmental and Social Action Network (KESAN) on their way to the Salween Peace Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1761451396431-HVAAK1S9C59RPAVD9COE/IMG_0143.jpg Conservation for Liberation A raft carries travelers across a river in Salween Peace Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1761451401178-8MV55PDVERUUITMYP39G/IMG_0162.jpg Conservation for Liberation Many farmer, like this one, practice traditional swidden agriculture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1761451402269-XBTFQPP9PNS5V7T38RMA/IMG_0167.jpg Conservation for Liberation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1761451379733-771033DMHYNMYWJBS74E/392A3040.jpg Conservation for Liberation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1761451387642-CJXSCVMTFNROVEREB7CG/392A3063.jpg Conservation for Liberation Rice harvest in Luthaw. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1761451389887-0L5QKSKDG1J2J5NZ68ND/392A3115.jpg Conservation for Liberation A Karen woman working in the forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1761451375527-Q754WM8ARMGO4JQON599/392A2994.jpg Conservation for Liberation The military junta regularly carries out air strikes in Mutraw. Protective trenches have therefore been dug at the park headquarters. They are also suitable for taking a nap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1761451383030-Q0JI0JHKA1KWFLNWLMZV/392A3041.jpg Conservation for Liberation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1761451374535-PO5N83678BSUPNZLX9DC/392A2983.jpg Conservation for Liberation A KESAN education activist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1761451384928-7L81XX19B74DLQM6J16Y/392A3052.jpg Conservation for Liberation A Community Forest Ranger in a rice field. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1761451394820-83M1AVDP6H6JH83581G6/392A3116.jpg Conservation for Liberation A Karen woman traveling through the forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1761451408812-L84XP6QIA52BIMBHRHHX/IMG_0218.jpg Conservation for Liberation Naw Paw Tha, community representative in the Salween Peace Park Assembly and widow of the indigenous rights activist Saw O Moo, who was murdered by the military junta and who had helped to establish the Peace Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1761451408544-X4APNBNAK6K0FR71KEMQ/IMG_0184.jpg Conservation for Liberation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5657508be4b0509ba9e3cc92/1761451411618-UP4FM42LKQH9GD0QFTUZ/IMG_0229.jpg Conservation for Liberation A Community Forest Ranger in Luthaw.