Earth Day around the world - in pictures

The annual event is celebrated across the globe from Costa Rica to the Philippines

Artist Kong Ning wears her latest work 'Sing for the Earth' in commemoration of Earth Day on a street in Beijing. AP

Plastic bottles and other rubbish choke the Morava river in the village of Pogragje near the town of Gjilan, Kosovo. AFP

A group of volunteers clean an illegal dump during Earth Day in Tabanan, Bali. EPA

The slums in Malad east area, near the forest land of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai. EPA

The dried-up Sawa Lake in Iraq. AP

An art installation consisting of masks on bamboo poles for Earth Day in Manila, Philippines. EPA

A sunset at the mouth of an estuary in the Bajamar area, west of San Jose, Costa Rica. EPA

Dry, cracked land is visible around the Sau reservoir, about 100km north of Barcelona, Spain. AP

Aerial view of Lake Alhajuela during the summer drought, in the Colon province, 50km north of Panama City, Panama. AFP

Fishing boats on the shore of Lake Guija before a protest against mining ahead of Earth Day in San Antonio Pajonal, El Salvador. Reuters

A flock of egrets searches for food at a rubbish dump on the eve of Earth Day in Angono, Metro Manila, Philippines. EPA

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