While living on the rural Greek island of Aegina, this photograph was taken during fieldwork and later used to support remote sensing applications for research investigating tourism-driven socio-ecological change. The photo depicts the entwined roots of an ancient olive tree, which is part of a larger grove of centuries-old olive trees and an important part of the island's cultural and environmental heritage. Similar to the tree's intertwined roots, multiple interconnected drivers are placing increased pressure on Aegina, including overtourism, the lingering impacts of economic crisis, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing challenges associated with climate change.
