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  • Access to underwater cenotes is difficult as their entrance is often located in dense jungle. Their exploration also requires special diving material and know-how.Arturo GonzálezExploration
  • This ichthyosaur fossil is similar in shape and age but not in size to the one excavated by Nicholls.Elizabeth NichollsExploration
  • Canadian Arctic. Crossing the Arctic Ocean in summer, Dupre aims to increase public awareness of global warming.Lonnie DupreExploration
  • A high number of endemic species, such as the flying lizard, Draco dussumeri, find a haven in the western Ghats.Romulus WhitakerEnvironment
  • Siem Reap, Cambodia. A scarf made by the women employed in Morimoto’s silk-fabrication workshops.Kikuo MorimotoCultural Heritage
  • Sungu Primary school students about to plant Mahagony trees, which they will tend and care, on the school grounds.Sebastian ChuwaEnvironment
  • André’s Whale Anti-Collision System will allow ships on the busy “sea highway” to avoid whales on the water’s surface.Michel AndréTechnology
  • The rice husks are removed when the rice is milled and dehulled, then poured through a duct pipe and piled up in the fields. The husk represents about 20 percent of the paddy weight.Alexis BelonioTechnology
  • Participation of the local population is key to Sato’s project which involves them in the entire agricultural process.Gordon SatoEnvironment
  • Conservation of the Amazon, which contains some 17 percent of the planet’s freshwater, is of global importance.José Márcio AyresEnvironment
  • Zaldívar visits a farming family. To improve living conditions, she has involved rural families in loofah cultivation and has initiated cooperatives to develop local crafts based on dried loofah fibres.Elsa ZaldívarTechnology
  • Runa Khan Marre on the last malar afloat, a traditional wooden cargo sailing boat, the first that she restored with local craftsmen in 1996.Runa Khan MarreCultural Heritage
  • At the Pusat Pendidikan Lingkungan Hidup (PPLH), an outdoor centre dedicated to environmental education, visitors can see a wide range of flora and fauna.Suryo W. PrawiroatmodjoEnvironment
  • The Mayans, who lived in the north-western Central America, had one of the most developed civilisations of the pre-Columbian era.Martine Fettweis-ViénotCultural Heritage
  • To gather data for his geo-archaeological system (GIS), Akasheh uses a measuring rod. Wind and water have further sculpted the soft sandstone.Talal AkashehCultural Heritage
  • Zezva and Mzia, reconstructions of Palaeolithic Dmanisi man and woman who lived 1.5 million years ago in what is now known as Tbilisi, Georgia.David LordkipanidzeCultural Heritage
  • Bikes are adapted in a variety of ways such as this taxi in San Juan del Sur.David SchweidenbackTechnology
  • Volcanic eruptions, like this one of Mount Stromboli, have killed thousands of people with little advance warning of the danger.Andrew McGonigleTechnology
  • Wilson’s logging device helps explain how the Emperor penguin survives in Antarctica’s harsh environment by determining the amout of energy the animal uses to acquire food. Rory WilsonTechnology
  • Cristina Bubba Zamora carries out an inventory of textiles with village elders in Coroma.Cristina Bubba ZamoraCultural Heritage
  • The herds owned by Himalayans shepherds are the sole source of income. Hussain convinced them that man, goat and predator can share the same territory. Shafqat HussainEnvironment
  • Pineapples are traditional local crops with high yields and a good market.Maria Eliza Manteca OñateEnvironment
  • Pehuen Co, Argentina. A Megatherium track made about 12,000 years ago in a thin layer of sediment.Teresa Manera de BiancoCultural Heritage
  • Michel Terrasse says he is "simply obsessed with preserving animals in their natural habitat, and birds of prey above all".Michel TerrasseEnvironment
  • Le Villaret, France. The return of the Przewalski horse is of major importance to Mongolians for whom it is sacred.Claudia FehEnvironment
  • Equipped with an Envirofit kit, a two-stroke engine stays light, simple and powerful, but also becomes cleaner and more fuel-efficient.Tim BauerTechnology
  • Bushmen hunting at Lone Tree, Botswana.Louis LiebenbergTechnology
  • Ladakhi landscape near Kardung La pass (5,300 m). Most people in Ladakh live in isolated areas.Laurent PordiéScience
  • Many aspects of Evenk culture, such as traditional dance and ritual activities, are presented at the nomadic school. Usmun river camp, Siberia, Russia, 2006.Alexandra LavrillierCultural Heritage
  • Raika herders with camels at the Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan (LPPS) compound. Ilse Köhler-RollefsonEnvironment
  • The beauty and quality of Kutchi embroidery reflect the remarkable crafsmanship of the artisans who are the custodians of this unique cultural heritage. Hodko, Kutch, India, 2006 Chanda ShroffCultural Heritage
  • Jérôme Tainguy on Madre de Dios island in Patagonia.Jean-François PernetteExploration
  • Patuhu Mohammed holds freshly cut African spinach.Mohammed Bah AbbaTechnology
  • Nyishi women perform a ritual dance in their traditional dress. Thanks to Riba's films, their chants and choreography will be preserved for future generations.Moji RibaCultural Heritage
  • Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are known to travel extensively across the oceans, but their demographics, migratory patterns and reproductive behaviour are still a mystery.Brad NormanEnvironment
  • The threatened and endemic banana bat(Musonycteris harrisoni) is one of the little-known species that Medellín seeks to study and protect in Mexico.Rodrigo MedellínEnvironment
  • Madhya Pradesh, India. In 1986, threatened tigers were the subject of Dattatri’s TV series called “Project Tiger”.Shekar DattatriEnvironment
  • An old observatory dome in the Arizona Sky Village.Gilbert A. ClarkTechnology
  • Caring for wildlife like these elephants at the Shamwari Game Reserve requires a skilled workforce which Muir's Umzi Wethu programme is helping to provide.Andrew MuirEnvironment
  • By spreading the seeds of more than 60 species of fruit-bearing trees, the great hornbill (Buceros bocornis) plays a vital role in the regeneration of the vanishing rainforest of southern Thailand. Budo Mountain, Thailand, 1991.Pilai PoonswadEnvironment
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