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00032040 : ISRAEL Jerusalem - Israeli passengers wait for a bus in central Jerusalem. Numerous Palestinian terrorist attacks have necessitated the deployment of security guards at some bus stops.
00032039 : ISRAEL Jerusalem - Israeli passengers wait for a bus in central Jerusalem. Numerous Palestinian terrorist attacks have necessitated the deployment of security guards at some bus stops.
00032038 : ISRAEL Jerusalem - A monument at the Jewish holocaust memorial site of Yad Vashem.
00032037 : ISRAEL Jerusalem - Israeli passengers get off a bus in central Jerusalem. Numerous Palestinian terrorist attacks have necessitated the deployment of security guards at some bus stops.
00032036 : CHINA Shanghai - Mao Xianghui, a high-tech investor and co-founder of China's first internet weblog (blog) at scblog.org. Blogging has gained immense popularity with the Chinese internet community, where government censorship is less organised and people can openly express their opinions on sensitive topics.
00032035 : ISRAEL Jerusalem - An old man looks at names in the Valley of Communities, a place commemorating perished Jewish communities at the holocaust memorial site of Yad Vashem.
00032034 : ISRAEL Jerusalem - Australian youths hold a memorial ceremony in the Valley of Communities, a place commemorating perished Jewish communities at the holocaust memorial site of Yad Vashem.
00032032 : AFGHANISTAN Bamiyan - The cliff face where the giant statues of Buddha used to stand. They were destroyed by the Taliban.
00032031 : SUDAN Akot, Bahr el Ghazal - Akot hospital pharmacy. Drugs are in short supply.
00032030 : AUSTRALIA Groote Eylandt - Torres Straits islanders visiting Groote Eylandt to attend a corroboree dance with other Aboriginal peoples.
00032029 : NEPAL - The monsoon mist descends on a village in the Kathmandu Valley.
00032028 : AFGHANISTAN Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh province - Girl outside the Grand Mosque.
00032027 : AFGHANISTAN Bamiyan - Caves in the rock face, which have been used as shelter by internally displaced persons (IDPs).
00032026 : AFGHANISTAN Bamiyan - View of the town with snow-capped mountains beyond.
00032023 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - Male students being taught in a high school in western Kabul which was badly damaged in the war.
00032004 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - Mother, wearing a burqa, and child.
00032002 : UNITED KINGDOM London, England, Great Britain, UK - Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer, holds the traditional red box as he makes his way to the House of Commons to deliver his Budget. Brown became Prime Minister in 2007.
00032001 : UNITED KINGDOM London, England, Great Britain, UK - Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer, holds the traditional red box as he makes his way to the House of Commons to deliver his Budget. Brown became Prime Minister in 2007.
00032000 : USA New York, United States of America - A doctor in a community clinic examines a child and talks to her family.
00031999 : CAMBODIA Battambang - A pile of skulls in the caves of Phnom Sampeou, where thousands of people were murdered by the Khmer Rouge. Nearly 2 million people died under the Khmer through overwork, starvation or execution.
00031998 : UNITED KINGDOM London, England, Great Britain, UK - George Galloway MP of the Respect party speaking at a debate at London University.
00031997 : UNITED KINGDOM Essex, England, Great Britain, UK - The original Enigma code-breaking machine on display at Hedingham school. The machine was used to decipher encrypted German signals during World War Two.
00031996 : CAMBODIA Anlong Veng - The last of the Khmer Rouge are re-integrated into the government army at the former guerrilla base of Anlong Veng.
00031995 : CAMBODIA Tuol Sleng, Phnom Penh - Tourists at Tuol Sleng museum, formerly the S-21 Khmer Rouge detention centre, where over 16,000 inmates were killed between 1975 and 1979. The Khmer photographed every prisoner before they were killed.
00031994 : CAMBODIA Tonle Bati - An execution ground where the bones of victims are piled up. Nearly 2 million people died under the Khmer Rouge through overwork, starvation or execution.
00031993 : CAMBODIA Battambang - Harvesting rice.
00031992 : CAMBODIA Siem Reap (Siam Reap) - An OZM1 Bulgarian bounding mine. Britain's SAS trained the Khmer Rouge to use this weapon.
00031991 : CAMBODIA Battambang - A young Khmer Rouge defector. Many Khmer fighters were granted amnesties if they defected to the government side. Finally, in 1998, they collapsed under the weight of defections during a government offensive.
00031990 : CAMBODIA Sdao, Battambang - Khmer Rouge fighters from Samlaut leave their zone after the 1998 peace deal.
00031989 : CAMBODIA Anlong Veng - The last of the Khmer Rouge are re-integrated into the government army at the former guerrilla base of Anlong Veng.
00031988 : SIERRA LEONE - A family crossing the bridge over the river Mano, which marks the border between Sierra Leone and Liberia. Over the years, thousands of refugees have crossed the bridge in both directions, depending in which country the conflict has flared up. The UNHCR is now helping to repatriate these people to their home countries. Others do not want to wait for the difficult process of identification, allocation and reintegration and try to return on their own. The man is wearing a T-shirt of rapper 50 Cent.
00031987 : CAMBODIA Anlong Veng - The last of the Khmer Rouge are re-integrated into the government army at the former guerrilla base of Anlong Veng.
00031986 : SIERRA LEONE Makeni - A pregnant woman undergoing a caesarian section. Doctors from Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) assist staff at the health centre.
00031985 : SIERRA LEONE Kenema - An amputee in a wheelchair sits in front of a diamond dealership. Despite its natural resources, Kenema is one of the poorest and least developed areas of Sierra Leone.
00031984 : SIERRA LEONE - Money changers on the bridge over the river Mano, which marks the border between Sierra Leone and Liberia. Over the years, thousands of refugees have crossed the bridge in both directions, depending in which country the conflict has flared up. The UNHCR is now helping to repatriate these people to their home countries. Others do not want to wait for the difficult process of identification, allocation and reintegration and try to return on their own.
00031983 : SIERRA LEONE Kenema - A young woman recovering in hospital after delivering a still-born child. The mother hardly survived the delivery, due to complications during labour and her late arrival in hospital. Due to a lack of health infrastructure, facilities, qualified staff and medicines thousands of women and babies die each year in Sierra Leone.
00031982 : SIERRA LEONE Kenema - Young men working in the diamond mines near the town of Kenema, watched by their foreman.
00031981 : SIERRA LEONE Freetown - A prison guard at the detention centre of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, which was set up jointly by the government and the United Nations to investigate war crimes. This cell had been prepared to accommodate former Liberian president Charles Taylor, who was eventually transferred to the court in March 2006.
00031980 : SIERRA LEONE - An immigration official in front of his office next to the bridge over the river Mano, which marks the border between Sierra Leone and Liberia. Over the years, thousands of refugees have crossed the bridge in both directions, depending in which country the conflict has flared up. The UNHCR is now helping to repatriate these people to their home countries. Others do not want to wait for the difficult process of identification, allocation and reintegration and try to return on their own.
00031979 : SIERRA LEONE Freetown - The Single Leg Amputee Sports Club play football on the beach.
00031978 : SIERRA LEONE Kenema - A pregnant woman is examined by a midwife at a pre-natal clinic.
00031977 : SIERRA LEONE Freetown - A prison guard at the detention centre of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, which was set up jointly by the government and the United Nations to investigate war crimes. This cell had been prepared to accommodate former Liberian president Charles Taylor, who was eventually transferred to the court in March 2006.
00031976 : SIERRA LEONE Freetown - Dutch lawyer Victor Koppe at the prison gate on the way to see his client. Mr Koppe is a defence lawyer at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, representing a suspect charged with crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the civil war. The court, set up jointly by the government and the United Nations, is currently trying nine suspects.
00031975 : SIERRA LEONE Freetown - Dutch lawyer Victor Koppe at the prison gate on the way to see his client. Mr Koppe is a defence lawyer at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, representing a suspect charged with crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the civil war. The court, set up jointly by the government and the United Nations, is currently trying nine suspects.
00031974 : KENYA Nairobi - A young woman working at KenCall, the first call centre in Kenya, which works for companies around the English-speaking world.
00031967 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - Boy with cockerel.
00031966 : AFGHANISTAN Bamiyan Province - Harsh conditions on a road through snow-covered mountains, the main route between the capital and Bamiyan.
00031965 : AFGHANISTAN Bamiyan - Caves in the rock face, which have been used as shelter by internally displaced persons (IDPs).
00031964 : TAIWAN Taipei - A Taiwanese Aboriginal man amongst around one million protesters demonstrating against China's recently passed anti-secession law, which threatens an invasion should Taiwan proclaim independence.
00031963 : TAIWAN Taipei - Around one million protesters demonstrate against China's recently passed anti-secession law, which threatens an invasion should Taiwan proclaim independence. The red fabric represents deflating missiles - over 700 of which China has pointing at the island.
00031962 : TAIWAN Taipei - Around one million protesters demonstrate against China's recently passed anti-secession law, which threatens an invasion should Taiwan proclaim independence.
00031961 : TAIWAN Taipei - A gagged man, one of an estimated one million protesters demonstrating against China's recently passed anti-secession law, which threatens an invasion should Taiwan proclaim independence.
00031960 : TAIWAN Taipei - Signs for peace and freedom held up by some of the one million protesters demonstrating against China's recently passed anti-secession law, which threatens an invasion should Taiwan proclaim independence.
00031959 : TAIWAN Taipei - Around one million protesters demonstrate against China's recently passed anti-secession law, which threatens an invasion should Taiwan proclaim independence. The words on the ball read "anti-invasion".
00031958 : TAIWAN Taipei - A woman demonstrating for peace and love. Around one million protesters demonstrated against China's recently passed anti-secession law, which threatens an invasion should Taiwan proclaim independence.
00031957 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Goma, Kivu Province - Nadine (centre) with her child and a friend in her small house in the slums of Goma. She works as a prostitute, and most of her clients are United Nations soldiers. The UN mission in Congo (MONUC) has been undermined by claims of sexual abuse perpetrated by peacekeepers.
00031956 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Goma, Kivu Province - On Sunday morning, churchgoers walk home against a backdrop of the smoking Nyiragongo volcano. Large parts of Goma were destroyed after an eruption in January 2002.
00031955 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Tche, Ituri Province - Tents cover a hillside in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Tche, which has rapidly grown to house some 20,000 people. They fled their homes amidst insecurity resulting from violent attacks and clashes between rival Hema and Lendu militias. Every day more people arrive hoping to be protected by a nearby UN mission in Congo (MONUC) checkpoint.
00031954 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Tche, Ituri Province - Children play in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Tche, which has rapidly grown to house some 20,000 people. They fled their homes amidst insecurity resulting from violent attacks and clashes between rival Hema and Lendu militias. Every day more people arrive hoping to be protected by a nearby UN mission in Congo (MONUC) checkpoint.
00031953 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Goma, Kivu Province - Edos Nziavake (42) in her workshop, where she sells material and makes clothes. She has managed to keep her business going despite the war in Eastern Congo.
00031952 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Tche, Ituri Province - Tents cover a hillside in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Tche, which has rapidly grown to house some 20,000 people. They fled their homes amidst insecurity resulting from violent attacks and clashes between rival Hema and Lendu militias. Every day more people arrive hoping to be protected by a nearby UN mission in Congo (MONUC) checkpoint.
00031951 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Tche, Ituri Province - Nepalese soldiers from the UN mission in Congo (MONUC) at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Tche, which has rapidly grown to house some 20,000 people. They fled their homes amidst insecurity resulting from violent attacks and clashes between rival Hema and Lendu militias. Every day more people arrive hoping to be protected by the nearby MONUC checkpoint.
00031950 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Tche, Ituri Province - Five year old Vani Vamuliya died of dysentery. Her body is laid out under plastic sheeting, surrounded by grieving relatives. Her last days were spent in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Tche, which has rapidly grown to house some 20,000 people. They fled their homes amidst insecurity resulting from violent attacks and clashes between rival Hema and Lendu militias.
00031949 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Tche, Ituri Province - Tents cover a hillside in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Tche, which has rapidly grown to house some 20,000 people. They fled their homes amidst insecurity resulting from violent attacks and clashes between rival Hema and Lendu militias. Every day more people arrive hoping to be protected by a nearby UN mission in Congo (MONUC) checkpoint.
00031948 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Tche, Ituri Province - A new arrival rests while constructing a shelter for his family in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Tche, which has rapidly grown to house some 20,000 people. They fled their homes amidst insecurity resulting from violent attacks and clashes between rival Hema and Lendu militias. Every day more people arrive hoping to be protected by a nearby UN mission in Congo (MONUC) checkpoint.
00031947 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Goma, Kivu Province - Alice Maombi (19) in her home in Goma. During the war in eastern Congo she was kidnapped and gang raped by Interhamwe militias. She barely survived, and had to undergo several operations to repair the damage. The physical and psychological scars remain.
00031946 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Goma, Kivu Province - Alice Maombi (19) in her home in Goma. During the war in eastern Congo she was kidnapped and gang raped by Interhamwe militias. She barely survived, and had to undergo several operations to repair the damage. The physical and psychological scars remain.
00031945 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Bunia, Ituri Province - Love Grace Tibasima (21) fought for the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC), a predominantly Hema militia group, during the war in Ituri. Since 2004 she has been in a disarming programme, and she hopes to continue her studies.
00031944 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Tche, Ituri Province - Tents cover a hillside in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Tche, which has rapidly grown to house some 20,000 people. They fled their homes amidst insecurity resulting from violent attacks and clashes between rival Hema and Lendu militias. Every day more people arrive hoping to be protected by a nearby UN mission in Congo (MONUC) checkpoint.
00031943 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Tche, Ituri Province - A new arrival constructs a shelter for his family in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Tche, which has rapidly grown to house some 20,000 people. They fled their homes amidst insecurity resulting from violent attacks and clashes between rival Hema and Lendu militias. Every day more people arrive hoping to be protected by a nearby UN mission in Congo (MONUC) checkpoint.
00031942 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Tche, Ituri Province - A new arrival constructs a shelter for his family in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Tche, which has rapidly grown to house some 20,000 people. They fled their homes amidst insecurity resulting from violent attacks and clashes between rival Hema and Lendu militias. Every day more people arrive hoping to be protected by a nearby UN mission in Congo (MONUC) checkpoint.
00031941 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Tche, Ituri Province - Five year old Vani Vamuliya died of dysentery. Her body is laid out under plastic sheeting, surrounded by grieving relatives. Her last days were spent in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Tche, which has rapidly grown to house some 20,000 people. They fled their homes amidst insecurity resulting from violent attacks and clashes between rival Hema and Lendu militias. The health situation is deteriorating rapidly.
00031940 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Tche, Ituri Province - Tents cover a hillside in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Tche, which has rapidly grown to house some 20,000 people. They fled their homes amidst insecurity resulting from violent attacks and clashes between rival Hema and Lendu militias. Every day more people arrive hoping to be protected by a nearby UN mission in Congo (MONUC) checkpoint.
00031939 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Tche, Ituri Province - Tents cover a hillside in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Tche, which has rapidly grown to house some 20,000 people. They fled their homes amidst insecurity resulting from violent attacks and clashes between rival Hema and Lendu militias. Every day more people arrive hoping to be protected by a nearby UN mission in Congo (MONUC) checkpoint.
00031938 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Tche, Ituri Province - Tents cover a hillside in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Tche, which has rapidly grown to house some 20,000 people. They fled their homes amidst insecurity resulting from violent attacks and clashes between rival Hema and Lendu militias. Every day more people arrive hoping to be protected by a nearby UN mission in Congo (MONUC) checkpoint.
00031937 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Honiara, Guadalcanal - A young girl tries to catch fish for her dinner in sea waters next to her village.
00031936 : CHINA Chengdu, Sichuan Province - A one month old panda in an incubator at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Centre.
00031935 : CHINA Chengdu, Sichuan Province - A one month old panda in an incubator at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Centre.
00031934 : CHINA Pingwu County, Sichuan Province - Satellite dishes on the roofs of houses in the Baima village of Paxijia. The Baima people are a minority tribal group of some 1400 people who have become involved in eco-tourism because their ancestral homelands are shared with the giant panda.
00031933 : CHINA Pingwu County, Sichuan Province - A Baima man gathering firewood in the village of Paxijia. The Baima people are a minority tribal group of some 1400 people who have become involved in eco-tourism because their ancestral homelands are shared with the giant panda.
00031932 : CHINA Pingwu County, Sichuan Province - A Baima woman in the village of Paxijia. The Baima people are a minority tribal group of some 1400 people who have become involved in eco-tourism because their ancestral homelands are shared with the giant panda.
00031931 : CHINA Pingwu County, Sichuan Province - A Baima boy in the village of Paxijia. The Baima people are a minority tribal group of some 1400 people who have become involved in eco-tourism because their ancestral homelands are shared with the giant panda.
00031930 : CHINA Pingwu County, Sichuan Province - The traditional felt hat, work by the Baima minority hangs on a hook in the village of Paxijia.
00031929 : CHINA Pingwu County, Sichuan Province - A Baima woman smokes herbal medicine in the village of Paxijia. The Baima people are a minority tribal group of some 1400 people who have become involved in eco-tourism because their ancestral homelands are shared with the giant panda.
00031928 : CHINA Pingwu County, Sichuan Province - A Baima woman harvests potatoes in the village of Paxijia. The Baima people are a minority tribal group of some 1400 people who have become involved in eco-tourism because their ancestral homelands are shared with the giant panda.
00031927 : CHINA Pingwu County, Sichuan Province - A Baima woman smokes herbal medicine in the village of Paxijia. The Baima people are a minority tribal group of some 1400 people who have become involved in eco-tourism because their ancestral homelands are shared with the giant panda.
00031926 : CHINA Pingwu County, Sichuan Province - A Baima boy carrying potatoes in the village of Paxijia. The Baima people are a minority tribal group of some 1400 people who have become involved in eco-tourism because their ancestral homelands are shared with the giant panda.
00031925 : CHINA Beijing - A pedestrian wearing a mask to protect herself from thick pollution as she walks her dog in central Beijing. People had been warned to stay indoors after smog covered the city for three days.
00031924 : CHINA Pingwu County, Sichuan Province - Baima people harvest potatoes in the village of Paxijia. The Baima people are a minority tribal group of some 1400 people who have become involved in eco-tourism because their ancestral homelands are shared with the giant panda.
00031923 : CHINA Beijing - A Nike shop with a window display featuring basketball player LeBron James. The Chinese authorities banned a Nike television commercial depicting James in a battle with an animated cartoon kung fu master, two women in traditional Chinese attire and a pair of dragons, considered sacred symbols in traditional Chinese culture.
00031922 : CHINA Beijing - Cars wait in a traffic jam on a road shrouded in pollution in central Beijing. People had been warned to stay indoors after smog covered the city for three days.
00031921 : CHINA Anxi, Fujian Province - Women sort tea leaves in a factory. The ratio of men to women in Anxi has been seriously imbalanced by selective abortions and other factors.
00031920 : CHINA Beijing - Exhausted shoppers take a nap in the sofa department at Ikea in Beijing.
00031919 : CHINA Beijing - Shoppers line up to pay for their groceries at a Carrefour supermarket in Beijing.
00031918 : CHINA Anxi, Fujian Province - Children peer through the doorway of the Sun Family Temple in Anxi. The temple, which has recently started welcoming female members of the Sun family, was previously only accessible to men.
00031917 : CHINA Anxi, Fujian Province - Women sort tea leaves in a factory. The ratio of men to women in Anxi has been seriously imbalanced by selective abortions and other factors.
00031916 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Honiara, Guadalcanal - A young girl prepares to fish for her dinner in sea waters next to her village.
00031915 : CHINA Anxi, Fujian Province - Male students at the Lanxi middle school march past a billboard in their school yard advocating the equality of girls and women. The ratio of men to women in Anxi has been seriously imbalanced by selective abortions and other factors.
00031914 : CHINA Shangyuan, Fujian Province - A motorcyclist passes a billboard instructing citizens to "care for girls". It says in full "People in the hometown of tea care for girls, they live well and work well." The billboard is part of a campaign to encourage people to be satisfied with their daughters. In the area, when couples have a girl as their first child, they are allowed to try again for a boy. The ratio of men to women has been seriously imbalanced as a result.
00031913 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Honiara, Guadalcanal - A woman sells reef fish at the market in the Fishing Village.
00031912 : KIRIBATI Tarawa - A girl looks for shellfish in the lagoon.
00031911 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Honiara, Guadalcanal - A fisherman in a canoe off the Fishing Village.
00031910 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Honiara, Guadalcanal - A man catches a skipjack tuna.
00031909 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Honiara, Guadalcanal - A fisherman paddles towards a school of mackerel, splashing near his canoe.
00031908 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Honiara, Guadalcanal - A child watches as the day's tuna catch is prepared for sale. Over the last year, many Solomon Island fisheries have experienced very low catch rates, particularly for albacore. There has been growing concern among fishermen about the possible impact of increased longline fishing in the region.
00031907 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Honiara, Guadalcanal - A sign instructing buyers how to choose a fresh fish at a market in the Fishing Village.
00031906 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Honiara, Guadalcanal - Skipjack tuna from a local cannery for sale. The last five years has seen unprecedented growth in the domestic longline tuna fisheries of the islands of the south-western Pacific.
00031905 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Honiara, Guadalcanal - A man stands next to a sign offering fish fillets for sale at the Fishing Village.
00031904 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Honiara, Guadalcanal - Children wait for their parents to come home after fishing.
00031903 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Honiara, Guadalcanal - Children wait for their parents to come home after fishing.
00031902 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Marovo Lagoon - A man from the Lobi community uses a chainsaw to cut down a large tree as part of an eco-forestry programme. In the last ten years many foreign logging companies have moved into the Solomon Islands. The current level of official production of 830,000 cubic metres, mainly whole log exports, is running at nearly three times the sustainable level. With more than 60% of government revenue coming from tariffs on log exports, the country's economy seems locked into a spiral of resource depletion and unsustainable development.
00031901 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Honiara, Guadalcanal - A husband and wife team unload their catch of tuna at the end of the day, to sell at the fish market.
00031900 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Poha, Guadalcanal - Kids playing in the surf.
00031899 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Marovo Lagoon - Members of the Lobi community use a portable mill to make planks out of a freshly felled tree. This tree was brought down as part of an eco-forestry programme. In the last ten years many foreign logging companies have moved into the Solomon Islands. The current level of official production of 830,000 cubic metres, mainly whole log exports, is running at nearly three times the sustainable level. With more than 60% of government revenue coming from tariffs on log exports, the country's economy seems locked into a spiral of resource depletion and unsustainable development.
00031898 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Marovo Lagoon - Members of the Lobi community clear the area around a felled tree to make way for the milling process. This tree was brought down as part of an eco-forestry programme. In the last ten years many foreign logging companies have moved into the Solomon Islands. The current level of official production of 830,000 cubic metres, mainly whole log exports, is running at nearly three times the sustainable level. With more than 60% of government revenue coming from tariffs on log exports, the country's economy seems locked into a spiral of resource depletion and unsustainable development.
00031897 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Marovo Lagoon - A boy from the Lobi community sits on stacks of eco-timber in his village. These trees was brought down as part of an eco-forestry programme. In the last ten years many foreign logging companies have moved into the Solomon Islands. The current level of official production of 830,000 cubic metres, mainly whole log exports, is running at nearly three times the sustainable level. With more than 60% of government revenue coming from tariffs on log exports, the country's economy seems locked into a spiral of resource depletion and unsustainable development.
00031896 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Marovo Lagoon - Children from the Lobi community sit on a recently felled tree. This tree was brought down as part of an eco-forestry programme. In the last ten years many foreign logging companies have moved into the Solomon Islands. The current level of official production of 830,000 cubic metres, mainly whole log exports, is running at nearly three times the sustainable level. With more than 60% of government revenue coming from tariffs on log exports, the country's economy seems locked into a spiral of resource depletion and unsustainable development.
00031895 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Marovo Lagoon - A boy from the Lobi community.
00031894 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Marovo Lagoon - Workers, members of the Lobi community, are surrounded by hundreds of cut trees in a logging camp. In the last ten years many foreign logging companies have moved into the Solomon Islands. The current level of official production of 830,000 cubic metres, mainly whole log exports, is running at nearly three times the sustainable level. With more than 60% of government revenue coming from tariffs on log exports, the country's economy seems locked into a spiral of resource depletion and unsustainable development.
00031893 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Marovo Lagoon - A boy from the Lobi community sits in the forest near his village.
00031892 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Marovo Lagoon - A boy from the Lobi community plays in a logging camp. In the last ten years many foreign logging companies have moved into the Solomon Islands. The current level of official production of 830,000 cubic metres, mainly whole log exports, is running at nearly three times the sustainable level. With more than 60% of government revenue coming from tariffs on log exports, the country's economy seems locked into a spiral of resource depletion and unsustainable development.
00031891 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Marovo Lagoon - Logs are tagged, waiting to be shipped to Malaysia, at a logging camp. In the last ten years many foreign logging companies have moved into the Solomon Islands. The current level of official production of 830,000 cubic metres, mainly whole log exports, is running at nearly three times the sustainable level. With more than 60% of government revenue coming from tariffs on log exports, the country's economy seems locked into a spiral of resource depletion and unsustainable development.
00031890 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Marovo Lagoon - Workers, members of the Lobi community, in a logging camp. In the last ten years many foreign logging companies have moved into the Solomon Islands. The current level of official production of 830,000 cubic metres, mainly whole log exports, is running at nearly three times the sustainable level. With more than 60% of government revenue coming from tariffs on log exports, the country's economy seems locked into a spiral of resource depletion and unsustainable development.
00031889 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Marovo Lagoon - Workers, members of the Lobi community, in a logging camp. In the last ten years many foreign logging companies have moved into the Solomon Islands. The current level of official production of 830,000 cubic metres, mainly whole log exports, is running at nearly three times the sustainable level. With more than 60% of government revenue coming from tariffs on log exports, the country's economy seems locked into a spiral of resource depletion and unsustainable development.
00031888 : KIRIBATI Tarawa - A man ties bits of nylon string to a mother of pearl lure, used to entice fish.
00031887 : SOLOMON ISLANDS Marovo Lagoon - A man from the Lobi community tagging trees at a logging camp. In the last ten years many foreign logging companies have moved into the Solomon Islands. The current level of official production of 830,000 cubic metres, mainly whole log exports, is running at nearly three times the sustainable level. With more than 60% of government revenue coming from tariffs on log exports, the country's economy seems locked into a spiral of resource depletion and unsustainable development.
00031886 : KIRIBATI Tarawa - A fisherman cleans his catch in the lagoon.
00031885 : KIRIBATI - Fishermen pull in their catch.
00031884 : KIRIBATI Tarawa - Sunrise over North Tarawa.
00031883 : KIRIBATI Tarawa - Fishermen offload their catch of yellow tail tuna at the wharf.
00031882 : CHINA Chengdu, Sichuan Province - A one month old panda is given breakfast in an incubator at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Centre.
00031881 : KIRIBATI Tarawa - People look for shellfish next to an old shipwreck in the Beitio lagoon.
00031880 : KIRIBATI Tarawa - Girls look for shellfish in the lagoon.
00031879 : CHINA Chengdu, Sichuan Province - An adolescent panda plays in an enclosure at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Centre.
00031878 : CHINA Chengdu, Sichuan Province - A panda munches on bamboo at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Centre.
00031877 : CHINA Chengdu, Sichuan Province - An adolescent panda plays in a tree in an enclosure at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Centre.
00031876 : CHINA Sichuan Province - Liu Jian (left) and Zhao Lianjun, staff of the Wanglang Nature Reserve, retrieve an infrared camera. The reserve is home to wild pandas, but they are rarely sighted, so the cameras placed around the reserve offer an opportunity to study their habits.
00031875 : CHINA Chengdu, Sichuan Province - Seven year old panda Shu Lan cuddles her one month old cub Siyue at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Centre.
00031874 : CHINA Sichuan Province - Mountains in the Wanglang Nature Reserve.
00031873 : CHINA Chengdu, Sichuan Province - A man carries vegetables past stalls selling panda souvenirs in front of the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Centre.
00031872 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) West Bank - Israeli and foreign activists with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) protesting as Palestinian land is cleared for the controversial separation wall being built by Israel. The ISM campaigns against the Israeli occupation using non-violent methods.
00031871 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Nablus, West Bank - Danielle Smith, an American nurse and activist with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), meeting Palestinians on the streets of Nablus. The ISM campaigns against the Israeli occupation using non-violent methods.
00031870 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) West Bank - Patrick, a British activist with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), protesting on Palestinian land being cleared for the controversial separation wall being built by Israel. The ISM campaigns against the Israeli occupation using non-violent methods.
00031869 : KENYA Nairobi - A young woman working at KenCall, the first call centre in Kenya, which works for companies around the English-speaking world.
00031868 : KENYA Nairobi - A young woman working at KenCall, the first call centre in Kenya, which works for companies around the English-speaking world.
00031867 : KENYA Nairobi - A young woman working at KenCall, the first call centre in Kenya, which works for companies around the English-speaking world.
00031866 : GUATEMALA Baja Verapaz - Young girl.
00031865 : INDIA Pune, Maharashtra - Tata Motors factory. The company is one of India's largest vehicle makers, producing cars, trucks and buses for national and international markets.
00031864 : INDIA Pune, Maharashtra - Tata Motors factory. The company is one of India's largest vehicle makers, producing cars, trucks and buses for national and international markets.
00031863 : INDIA Pune, Maharashtra - Tata Motors factory. The company is one of India's largest vehicle makers, producing cars, trucks and buses for national and international markets.
00031862 : INDIA Pune, Maharashtra - Tata Motors factory. The company is one of India's largest vehicle makers, producing cars, trucks and buses for national and international markets.
00031861 : INDIA Pune, Maharashtra - Tata Motors factory. The company is one of India's largest vehicle makers, producing cars, trucks and buses for national and international markets.
00031860 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) West Bank - Two British activists with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), a group which campaigns against the Israeli occupation using non-violent methods, sleep on Palestinian land. The owner, a Palestinian farmer, will soon be unable to access his fields due to the controversial separation wall being built by Israel.
00031859 : UNITED KINGDOM London, England, Great Britain, UK - Bob Geldof, former singer with the Boomtown Rats, now a campaigner against global poverty.
00031858 : NORWAY Oslo - A group of angry smokers took to the streets to protest against the ban on smoking in public places. They were confronted by police in riot gear, and two protesters were arrested and eventually fined for causing a disturbance.
00031857 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) West Bank - Duncan, a British activist with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), giving an interview for Israeli television on Palestinian land being cleared for the controversial separation wall. The ISM campaigns against the Israeli occupation using non-violent methods.
00031856 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) West Bank - Cath, a British activist with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), crossing Palestinian land being cleared for the controversial separation wall being built by Israel. The ISM campaigns against the Israeli occupation using non-violent methods.
00031855 : INDIA Pune, Maharashtra - Tata Motors factory. The company is one of India's largest vehicle makers, producing cars, trucks and buses for national and international markets.
00031854 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Rafah, Gaza Strip - Laura, a Jewish-American peace activist, is greeted by four year old Arij. Her work in Gaza has earned her many friends, but if caught by the Israelis she faces arrest and deportation.
00031853 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Rafah, Gaza Strip - American peace activist Jon Jackson, a retired librarian, meets a group of boys who are putting on a play. They are fascinated by his dreadlocked hair. Community work has become more important for the international peace activists as non-violent direct action against Israeli forces has proved very dangerous.
00031852 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Rafah, Gaza Strip - Arij, a four year old girl, with a gas mask she found on the street.
00031851 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Nablus, West Bank - An Israeli tank making an incursion into the outskirts of Balata refugee camp. Confronted by stone-throwing youths, the Israelis responded with live ammunition.
00031850 : INDIA Pune, Maharashtra - Tata Motors factory. The company is one of India's largest vehicle makers, producing cars, trucks and buses for national and international markets.
00031849 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - Jenny, a Britsh peace activist, disguises herself in a veil in order to pass through an Israeli checkpoint. If she is caught by the Israelis she faces arrest and deportation.
00031848 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Nablus, West Bank - A stone-throwing Palestinian boy flees as an Israeli tank opens fire on the outskirts of Balata refugee camp.
00031847 : SOUTH AFRICA Johannesburg - Tokyo Sexwale, chairman of Mvelaphanda Holdings. A former ANC activist and political prisoner, he is one of South Africa's most successful black businessmen.
00031846 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Jerusalem - A Palestinian man being searched by Israeli border police as an Orthodox Jew passes by.
00031845 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Qalqilya, West Bank - Palestinian youths harvesting potatoes in a field divided by the controversial separation wall being built by Israel. The wall has separated many farmers from their land.
00031844 : IRAQ Baghdad - Peter Arnett, veteran American television news correspondent, talking to camera in the garden of the Hotel Palestine at the height of the war. He had been dismissed by the NBC network a few days earlier for giving a controversial interview to state-run Iraqi TV, but had been taken on by various non-American media outlets.
00031843 : NICARAGUA Nr. Matagalpa - Young girl.
00031842 : IRAQ Baghdad - Peter Arnett, veteran American television news correspondent, at a US checkpoint in Baghdad on the second day of the US occupation of the city centre. He had been dismissed by the NBC network a few days earlier for giving a controversial interview to state-run Iraqi TV, but had been taken on by various non-American media outlets.
00031841 : JAPAN Tokyo - Girl in a kimono eating a hamburger and drinking Coca Cola, watched by her mother.
00031840 : KENYA Nairobi - A young woman working at KenCall, the first call centre in Kenya, which works for companies around the English-speaking world.
00031839 : BRAZIL Okaraura, Amapa Province - A Waiapi girl looking in the mirror. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031838 : BRAZIL Okaraura, Amapa Province - A young Waiapi girl helps her mother to prepare a family meal. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031837 : BRAZIL Coata-Laranjal, Amazonas - The multinational cosmetics company Avon sends sales people into the Brazilian bush in order to turn the Indian population on to their products. Graycilete (27) runs this outpost and earns 30% of the sales, making her income 120-150 R$ a month. Her most popular product is perfume. The Munduruku Indian tribe live in the Coata-Laranjal reservation, one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031836 : BRAZIL Aramira, Amapa Province - Doctor Admilson Maciel administers medical treatment and dental care to Waiapi patients of all ages at the Aramira infirmary. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031835 : BRAZIL Itopoku, Amapa Province - After a half hour walk home from school through the rainforest, Japare does his homework while his young family look on. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031834 : BRAZIL Aramira, Amapa Province - Using a leaf to shield herself from the rain, a Waiapi woman rushes home through the rainforest after collecting Pupunha fruits. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031833 : BRAZIL Moskow, Roraima Province - A Wapixana Indian woman using an old Singer sewing machine, the income from which enabled her family to afford a satellite dish and television set. The tribe live in a small reservation called Moskow, one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031832 : BRAZIL Coata-Laranjal, Amazonas - A Munduruku woman washes her baby in the Rio Canuma while the older kids play in a dugout canoe. The Munduruku Indian tribe live in the Coata-Laranjal reservation, one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031831 : BRAZIL Hopoku, Amapa Province - Waiapi women washing in the river, which is the centre of life in the village of Hopoku. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031830 : BRAZIL Aramira, Amapa Province - Gathering pupunha fruits is a family activity for the Waiapi. The women's role is to spot ripe fruits in the trees then the young men climb up to cut them down. Meanwhile, the women weave baskets in which to gather them up. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031829 : BRAZIL Okaraura, Amapa Province - A young Waiapi girl and her brother helping to prepare a family meal. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031828 : BRAZIL Aramira, Amapa Province - Gathering pupunha fruits is a family activity for the Waiapi. The women's role is to spot ripe fruits in the trees then the young men climb up to cut them down. The women then gather them up. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031827 : BRAZIL Nr. Macapa, Amapa Province - Destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Here, the Japanese company ANCEL has cut down the rainforest and made cosmetic attempts at reforestation with fast-growing Eucalyptus trees for glucose production.
00031826 : BRAZIL Sao Francisco, Coata-Laranjal, Amazonas - Three young Munduruku boys affectionately scratch their pet pig. The Munduruku Indian tribe live in the Coata-Laranjal reservation, one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031825 : BRAZIL Coata-Laranjal, Amazonas - During the routine laundry chores in the Rio Canuma, a Munduruku woman tenderly cleans her family's domesticated wild boar. The Munduruku Indian tribe live in the Coata-Laranjal reservation, one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031824 : BRAZIL Niteroi, Coata-Laranjal, Amazonas - In the tiny village of Niteroi preparations are made for a ceremony honouring Antonio, the patron saint of the village. A boy carries a slaughtered pig to be prepared for the feast. Many of the Munduruku, an Indian tribe that live in the Coata-Laranjal reservation, have converted to Christianity. The reservation is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031823 : BRAZIL Itopoku, Amapa Province - Chief Ororio (63) and his wife Aroripa relaxing after a feast in the small village of Itopoku. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031822 : BRAZIL Sao Francisco, Coata-Laranjal, Amazonas - Munduruku people from Sao Francisco (a village of 7 families consisting of 46 people) cut up a tree for use within the village. Logging for external sale is not permitted. The Munduruku Indian tribe live in the Coata-Laranjal reservation, one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031821 : BRAZIL Aramira, Amapa Province - Gathering pupunha fruits is a family activity for the Waiapi. The women's role is to spot ripe fruits in the trees then the young men climb up to cut them down. The women then gather them up. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031820 : BRAZIL Aramira, Amapa Province - Paroripa, the village chief's wife, wipes her face after a feast. She is wearing a traditional 10 metre long Waiapi necklace made of approximately 4,000 beads. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031819 : BRAZIL Moskow, Roraima Province - Wapixana Indians praying at Sunday morning mass in the small Catholic church. The tribe live in a small reservation called Moskow, one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031818 : BRAZIL Moskow, Roraima Province - Using a wooden spatula, a Wapixana Indian man dries locally-grown cassava grain (manioc) over a heated pan. The cassava will later be sold at a nearby market. The tribe live in a small reservation called Moskow, one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031817 : BRAZIL Aramira, Amapa Province - Chief Kumare on patrol in a motorboat on Rio Felicio, protecting the Waiapi reservation from gold-digging invaders. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest. They are entitled to mark their territory with signs officially forbidding non-indigenous people to enter the reservation.
00031816 : BRAZIL Aramira, Amapa Province - Gathering pupunha fruits is a family activity for the Waiapi. The women's role is to spot ripe fruits in the trees then the young men climb up to cut them down. The women then gather them up. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031815 : BRAZIL Ari, Amapa Province - Kumare, chief of the Waiapi. His yellow plastic comb and red loincloth are visible influences of western culture. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031814 : BRAZIL Rio Felicio, Amapa Province - Chief Kumare stands guard in a motorboat on Rio Felicio, protecting the Waiapi reservation from gold-digging invaders. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest. They are entitled to mark their territory with signs officially forbidding non-indigenous people to enter the reservation.
00031813 : BRAZIL Itopoku, Amapa Province - Because of the high temperatures and lack of refrigeration, meat needs to be boiled or roasted, and then consumed immediately. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031812 : BRAZIL Niteroi, Coata-Laranjal, Amazonas - Two young Munduruku girls dance at the Saint Antonio festival's 'Disco Night', where Western cultural influences dominate. On the first night, a non-Indian band headlines; on the last night, western hardcore music played from a cassette comes over the speakers. The most common dance is the forro, a kind of polka. The Munduruku Indian tribe live in the Coata-Laranjal reservation, one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031811 : BRAZIL Okaraura, Amapa Province - A Waiapi woman boiling pupunha fruits. These multipurpose fruits can either be boiled for eating, juiced or distilled into liquor. In the background, a Mickey Mouse towel hangs on the washing line. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031810 : BRAZIL Aramira, Amapa Province - Doctor Admilson Maciel administers medical treatment and dental care to Waiapi patients of all ages at the Aramira infirmary. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031809 : BRAZIL Coata-Laranjal, Amazonas - A Munduruku boy tenderly carries his pet, a domesticated wild boar, for its daily cleansing swim in the Rio Canuma. The Munduruku Indian tribe live in the Coata-Laranjal reservation, one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031808 : BRAZIL Okaraura, Amapa Province - Urucum, the oil produced from the seeds of the Achiote fruit, gives out a red, non-toxic dye that is used by the Waiapi for body painting. It protects them from insects and is said to shelter them from evil spirits. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031807 : BRAZIL Moskow, Roraima Province - Wapixana Indian teenagers playing football at the end of the school day. The tribe live in a small reservation called Moskow, one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest. Forests like this one only grow on the humid lowlands of the North Amazonian Savannah.
00031806 : BRAZIL Aramira, Amapa Province - Urucum, the oil produced from the seeds of the Achiote fruit, gives out a red, non-toxic dye that is used by the Waiapi for body painting. It protects them from insects and is said to shelter them from evil spirits. They also use Genipap resin to decorate themselves with traditional markings, but with Western influence, teenagers have taken to writing their crushes' names on their skin. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031805 : BRAZIL Itopoku, Amapa Province - Waiapi people washing and collecting drinking water from the river, which is the centre of life in the village of Hopoku. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031804 : BRAZIL Itopoku, Amapa Province - As a result of Western influence, some of the young Waiapi boys have begun to stray from tradition by cutting and styling their hair. As they grow older, most will revert back to traditional ways. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031803 : BRAZIL Niteroi, Coata-Laranjal, Amazonas - A Munduruku man washing in the Rio Canuma. The Munduruku Indian tribe live in the Coata-Laranjal reservation, one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031802 : BRAZIL Niteroi, Coata-Laranjal, Amazonas - Gilda Maria Jose, a Munduruku woman, smoking a cigarette through missing teeth. The Munduruku Indian tribe live in the Coata-Laranjal reservation, one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031801 : BRAZIL Aramira, Amapa Province - Waiapi men use machetes to prevent a forest aisle from becoming overrun by the rapidly growing rainforest. Forest aisles are used to mark the borders of reservations. Official government signs posted along the aisles warn non-indigenous intruders to keep out. This sign has been defaced by enraged gold diggers. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031800 : BRAZIL Okaraura, Amapa Province - Nine year old Raukani, daughter of the village chief of Okaraura and sister to the powerful Waiapi chief Kumare. Her face is covered with Urucum, the oil produced from the seeds of the Achiote fruit, which gives out a red, non-toxic dye. It protects the Waiapi from insects and is said to shelter them from evil spirits. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031799 : BRAZIL Moskow, Roraima Province - At the Pentecostal United Church of God, the gospel is read in English, Portuguese and Wapixana. The religion was brought to the Wapixana Indians four years ago. The tribe live in a small reservation called Moskow, one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031798 : BRAZIL Aramira, Coata-Laranjal, Amazonas - Munduruku boys at the foot of a giant tree, which they call 'Mother of the Black Earth'. It outgrows the jungle canopy and is several hundred years old. The Munduruku Indian tribe live in the Coata-Laranjal reservation, one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031797 : BRAZIL Nr. Macapa, Amapa Province - Destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Farmers often cut down the trees to clear land for grazing cattle.
00031796 : BRAZIL Aramira, Amapa Province - Waiapi people watching a World Cup football game on television. The only man present is Chief Kumare, because the other men of his tribe have to use the daylight for hunting. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031795 : BRAZIL Nova Olinda, Amazonas - Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest between the Rio Madera and Rio Canuma rivers.
00031794 : BRAZIL Moskow, Roraima Province - Alexandre Mateus (69), the father of chief Tuxaua, plaiting rope for agricultural use. The Wapixana Indian tribe live in a small reservation called Moskow, one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031793 : BRAZIL Coata-Laranjal, Amazonas - A makeshift kiosk selling basic goods such as matches, rice and sweets. The Munduruku Indian tribe live in the Coata-Laranjal reservation, one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031792 : BRAZIL Moskow, Roraima Province - Wapixana Indians erect a 'placa', a warning sign, which prohibits trespassers from entering Indian land. The tribe live in a small reservation called Moskow, one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest. They are entitled to mark their territory with signs officially forbidding non-indigenous people to enter the reservation.
00031791 : BRAZIL Roraima Province - A bronze plaque marks the boundary of the Wapixana Indians' Moskow reservation, the coordinates of which are checked by GPS (Global Positioning System). Government officials trace the information onto paper for filing purposes. The reservation is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031790 : BRAZIL Niteroi, Coata-Laranjal, Amazonas - A Munduruku man watching the moon rise from a boat on the Rio Canuma. The Munduruku Indian tribe live in the Coata-Laranjal reservation, one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031789 : BRAZIL Niteroi, Coata-Laranjal, Amazonas - Munduruku men in dugout canoes listen attentively for the movement of prey. The Munduruku Indian tribe live in the Coata-Laranjal reservation, one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031788 : BRAZIL Nova Olinda, Amazonas - Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest between the Rio Madera and Rio Canuma rivers.
00031787 : BRAZIL Moskow, Roraima Province - Wapixana Indians gather around the television at the home of Geraldo Desouza to cheer on the Brazilian team at the World Cup football tournament. Some of them don the national colours for the occasion. The tribe live in a small reservation called Moskow, one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031786 : BRAZIL Okaraura, Amapa Province - A Waiapi woman boiling pupunha fruits. These multipurpose fruits can either be boiled for eating, juiced or distilled into liquor. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031785 : BRAZIL Aramira, Amapa Province - Doctor Admilson Maciel administers medical treatment and dental care to Waiapi patients of all ages at the Aramira infirmary. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031784 : BRAZIL Aramira, Amapa Province - Waiapi youths playing football, inspired by the success of the Brazilian team in the World Cup going on at that time. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031783 : BRAZIL Aramira, Amapa Province - Gathering pupunha fruits is a family activity for the Waiapi. The women's role is to spot ripe fruits in the trees then the young men climb up to cut them down. The women then gather them up. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031782 : BRAZIL Okaraura, Amapa Province - A Waiapi woman pounding pupunha fruits. These multipurpose fruits can either be boiled for eating, juiced or distilled into liquor. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031781 : BRAZIL Niteroi, Coata-Laranjal, Amazonas - In the tiny village of Niteroi a woman prepares the altar of a makeshift church for a ceremony honouring Antonio, the patron saint of the village. Many of the Munduruku, an Indian tribe that live in the Coata-Laranjal reservation, have converted to Christianity. The reservation is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031780 : BRAZIL Aramira, Amapa Province - Waiapi people carrying fruit they have gathered through the rainforest in woven baskets. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031779 : BRAZIL Okaraura, Amapa Province - Family portrait of the sole inhabitants of the village of Okaraura. Chief Anisio, 72, his wife and their seven children. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031778 : BRAZIL Aramira, Amapa Province - Waiapi people carrying fruit they have gathered through the rainforest in woven baskets. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031777 : BRAZIL Aramira, Amapa Province - Gathering pupunha fruits is a family activity for the Waiapi. The women's role is to spot ripe fruits in the trees then the young men climb up to cut them down. The women then gather them up. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031776 : BRAZIL Aramira, Amapa Province - A Waiapi man on his way to the river with a toothbrush. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031775 : BRAZIL Okaraura, Amapa Province - Three Waiapi sisters adapting to Western ways. Kurai (13, right) is the most traditional, Pane (16, left) wears a black bra while Warai (15, centre) has painted herself one with Genipap resin. The Waiapi Indian tribe belong to the Tupi language group. The Waiapi reservation, an area of 6,070 square kilometres, is one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031774 : BRAZIL Coata-Laranjal, Amazonas - The multinational cosmetics company Avon sends sales people into the Brazilian bush in order to turn the Indian population on to their products. Munduruku women, such as this girl painting her toenails, eagerly purchase the goods, some of the few Western consumer items that reach their community. The Munduruku Indian tribe live in the Coata-Laranjal reservation, one of 160 territories protected by PP-G7, the Pilot Programme to Conserve the Brazilian Rainforest.
00031773 : SLOVAKIA Rakusy - Slavka Misalkova, a Roma gypsy girl, at the window of the one-room log cabin where she lives with her parents and four siblings. The settlement has no running water or basic sanitation.
00031772 : USA Chicago, Illinois, United States of America - Street scene.
00031771 : CZECH REPUBLIC Prague - A Roma gypsy boy begging from a businessman.
00031770 : SLOVAKIA Kosice - Reflected in a puddle, a boy leans on a rubbish bin in Lunik IX, a cluster of run-down buildings on the outskirts of Kosice, SlovakiaÕs second largest city. Once a racially mixed neighbourhood, Lunik IX has become an urban ghetto for around 4500 impoverished Roma gypsy people.
00031769 : SLOVAKIA Kosice - Broken windows frame apartment blocks in Lunik IX, a cluster of run-down buildings on the outskirts of Kosice, SlovakiaÕs second largest city. Once a racially mixed neighbourhood, Lunik IX has become an urban ghetto for around 4500 impoverished Roma gypsy people.
00031768 : SLOVAKIA Kosice - Girls dance on a balcony in Lunik IX, a cluster of run-down buildings on the outskirts of Kosice, SlovakiaÕs second largest city. Once a racially mixed neighbourhood, Lunik IX has become an urban ghetto for around 4500 impoverished Roma gypsy people.
00031767 : USA Chicago, Illinois, United States of America - Walkway between two skyscrapers. The city is renowned for its high-rise architecture.
00031766 : USA Chicago, Illinois, United States of America - SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle).
00031765 : SLOVAKIA Rakusy - Vlasta Misalkova, a 38 year old Roma gypsy, peeling potatoes in the one-room log cabin where she lives with her husband and four children. The settlement has no running water or basic sanitation.
00031764 : MALAWI - Children carrying buckets of water.
00031763 : POLAND Auschwitz - Railway tracks leading to the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp. It is estimated that between 1.1 and 1.5 million Jews, Poles, gypsies and others were killed here in the Holocaust between 1940-1945.
00031762 : USA Chicago, Illinois, United States of America - SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle).
00031761 : POLAND Auschwitz - Flowers left by visitors on a memorial plaque at the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp. It is estimated that between 1.1 and 1.5 million Jews, Poles, gypsies and others were killed here in the Holocaust between 1940-1945.
00031760 : SLOVAKIA Novacany - Roma gypsy sisters Danka (4) and Maria Horvathova (9) return from the forest with wood for their stove.
00031759 : USA Chicago, Illinois, United States of America - The Stars and Stripes flying on a Chicago street.
00031758 : ZAMBIA - Training session for health workers - demonstration of mosquito nets and malaria prevention education.
00031757 : JORDAN - Computer class in a school for girls.
00031756 : CZECH REPUBLIC Prague - A Roma gypsy woman holding her baby as she begs on the street.
00031755 : INDIA Chandigarh Union Territory - The Punjab & Haryana high court operating outdoors.
00031754 : CZECH REPUBLIC Chanov - Roma gypsy boy living in an urban ghetto.
00031753 : SLOVAKIA Rakusy - A man walks between log cabins in the Roma gypsy settlement of Rakusy, which has no running water or basic sanitation.
00031752 : SLOVAKIA Richnava - Sarlotta Tulejova, an 11 year old Roma gypsy, swings from a railing in front of her house as her mother Maria, 35, looks on.
00031751 : SLOVAKIA Richnava - Emil Horvath, a 40 year old Roma gypsy, sleeps off his hangover. With high levels of unemployment and poverty, alcoholism is rife in the settlement.
00031750 : SLOVAKIA Novacany - In preparation for his daughter's wedding feast, Rudolf Ziga, a 45 year old Roma gypsy, uses straw to burn off the hair of a pig.
00031749 : SLOVAKIA Novacany - Ingrid Zigova, a Roma gypsy bride (centre), gets a little help from relatives during preparations for her wedding.
00031748 : ZAMBIA Lusaka - A girl, less than two years old, is buried after dying of an HIV related illness.
00031747 : ZAMBIA Ndola - Recent graves in Ndola's cemetery, many those of victims of AIDS.
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