EDUCATION, PHILIPPINES. Manila. Payatas school. Many of the pupils parents are scavengers on the nearby landfill site. CDREF00198SLUMS, HAITI. Cite Soleil Shanty Town. Port-au-Prince. As the top soil leaves the countryside so do the peasants. These environmental refugees are among the most disadvantaged people in the world. CDREF00402RUBBER TAPPER, NIGERIA. Extracting latex from the rubber tree. CDREF00305ITALY, Alps. Pian Della Regina, Crissolo vicinity Saluzzo. Tumbling down the steep mountain side, the clear, fresh waters at the head of the River Po bring life to a marvellous variety of alpine flowers. The upper Po valley lost two thirds of its inhabitants, most of whom migrated to Turin early in the sixties. Now, very little affects the quality of the water for the first 20 Km, then a dam for hydrolelectric energy leaves the river virtually dry. CDREF00553.RELIGION, BHUTAN. Paro region. Taksang monastery on a mountainside , one of the oldest monastaries in Bhutan. Its name means tigers nest. CDREF00030
SLUMS, HAITI. Cite Soleil Shanty Town. Port-au-Prince. As the top soil leaves the countryside so do the peasants. These environmental refugees are among the most disadvantaged people in the world. CDREF00402SORGUM HARVEST, BURKINA FASO. Silmiougou Village. Women bringing the harvest home. CDREF00215.MIGRANTS TO MEXICO CITY. New migrants, sometimes referred to as parachutists , move into the outskirts of Mexico City everyday putting pressure on transport and other services. They build temporary shelter and try to establish ownership of the land. This photograph was commissioned by the Shell Foundation to illustrate the WRI Embarq Program to develop and implement a broad programme of work on environment and transport in Mexico City. CDREF00003CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, INDIA. Elephant calf hit by a train and killed. In the last decade, around 15 elephants have died in rail accidents in this region. Unless trains run at slower speeds and the rail authorities install a warning system there will be more elephant deaths. CDREF00200 More pictures on this subject available on request. UNEP IMAGES MAY NOT BE USED TO PROMOTE NUCLEAR POWER OR INDUSTRIES OR ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE AIMS THREATEN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES OR HABITATS. IN ADDITION UNEP IMAGES MAY NOT BE USED TO ADVERTISE THE MANUFACTURE OF ARMS, TOBACCO, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS OR DANGEROUS CHEMICALS.WOMAN IN PURDHA, INDIA. New Delhi. CDREF00425
AMAZON - PERU, vicinity Satipo. Campa or Ashaninka Indians. Homelife. They are hunter gatherers living from the jungle without destroying it. It takes about 18 hours a week to collect the food they need. Their diet is regarded as one of the most nutritious in the World. Their way of life is threatened by migrant slash and burn farmers who destroy the jungle in order to grow a few crops. CDREF00543.SCHOOL CHILDREN, INDONESIA. Sumatra. School children doing morning exercises before classes begin. CDREF00232GAZA - Palestinian children. CDREF00607.SURUI CHILDREN, AMAZON. CDREF00213 HardRainCIRCUMPOLAR STAR TRAILS, USA. Arizona, Kofa Refuge. - Saguaro cactus. - Picture Number: SP233-1.
EDUCATION, PHILIPPINES. Manila. Payatas school. Many of the pupils parents are scavengers on the nearby landfill site. CDREF00198

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