Workers' huts on Naga hillside being desecrated by the government slash and burn system to improve soil for agriculture, Nagaland, India, Asia

Desecration across beautiful Naga hills from the government slash and burn system, to improve land for cultivation, Nagaland, India, Asia

Agnes Mbvoyire, VSO national volunteer working alongside Filipino volunteer Rhea Villarico to improve standards of teaching in nursery schools in eastern Rwanda, Africa

Teachers in discussions during a training session in the school to improve teaching methodologies in classrooms, Angaza school, Lindi, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Agnes Mbvoyire, VSO national volunteer working alongside Filipino volunteer Rhea Villarico to improve standards of teaching in nursery schools in eastern Rwanda, Africa

Local teacher Rebecca Ngovano during a training session for all the teachers in the school to improve teaching methodologies in classrooms, Angaza school, Lindi, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Agnes Mbvoyire, VSO national volunteer working alongside Filipino volunteer Rhea Villarico to improve standards of teaching in nursery schools in eastern Rwanda, Africa

Astragalus, used to protect the immune system, wolfberry, used as a general tonic, to protect the liver, improve vision, strengthen legs and promote longevity, and red date (Jujube) to strengthen heart and lung function, nourish stomach and spleen, and support normal blood pressure

Brazil leather being worked into a suitable quality for making handicrafts. a workshop event where small cattle farmers learn leathermaking skills to improve their incomes. organized by cedapp through iaf funding at the community of quiteria de araujo, tigre village near pesqueira, pernambuco

Brazil photo relates to the work of apaeb (association of small farmers of the state of bahia) who help improve the local economy and culture of valente, bahia, in the dry northeastern sertao region of brazil. sisal is the main crop grown in the semi-arid climate, and is seen drying on the farm of jose elias lima lopes

Brazil photo relates to the work of apaeb (association of small farmers of the state of bahia) who help improve the local economy and culture of valente, bahia, in the dry northeastern sertao region of brazil. sisal is the main crop grown in the semi-arid climate, and is seen drying on the farm of jose elias lima lopes

English long horn cattle used for conservation grazing to improve the habitat on the Cornish coast near Sennen, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

European blonde girl giving the hand and sharing with a black children boy in the primary and second school in a small village near Kitui city in the Kamba country in Kenya, Africa.

Sewing cloths to make souvenirs. Afrikable spanish NGO in Lamu island Kenya. This association tries to empower women who have been victims of abuse. By making souvenirs that are later sold in the village store and the schooling of their children.

Sewing cloths to make souvenirs. Afrikable spanish NGO in Lamu island Kenya. This association tries to empower women who have been victims of abuse. By making souvenirs that are later sold in the village store and the schooling of their children.

School for children to learn. Afrikable spanish NGO in Lamu island Kenya. This association tries to empower women who have been victims of abuse. By making souvenirs that are later sold in the village store and the schooling of their children.

School for children to learn. Afrikable spanish NGO in Lamu island Kenya. This association tries to empower women who have been victims of abuse. By making souvenirs that are later sold in the village store and the schooling of their children.

School for children to learn. Afrikable spanish NGO in Lamu island Kenya. This association tries to empower women who have been victims of abuse. By making souvenirs that are later sold in the village store and the schooling of their children.

School for children to learn. Afrikable spanish NGO in Lamu island Kenya. This association tries to empower women who have been victims of abuse. By making souvenirs that are later sold in the village store and the schooling of their children.

Inside primary and second school in a small village near Kitui city in the Kamba country in Kenya, Africa.

School for children to learn. Afrikable spanish NGO in Lamu island Kenya. This association tries to empower women who have been victims of abuse. By making souvenirs that are later sold in the village store and the schooling of their children.

School for children to learn. Afrikable spanish NGO in Lamu island Kenya. This association tries to empower women who have been victims of abuse. By making souvenirs that are later sold in the village store and the schooling of their children.

Inside primary and second school in a small village near Kitui city in the Kamba country in Kenya, Africa.

Inside primary and second school in a small village near Kitui city in the Kamba country in Kenya, Africa.

Sewing cloths to make souvenirs. Afrikable spanish NGO in Lamu island Kenya. This association tries to empower women who have been victims of abuse. By making souvenirs that are later sold in the village store and the schooling of their children.

Sewing cloths to make souvenirs. Afrikable spanish NGO in Lamu island Kenya. This association tries to empower women who have been victims of abuse. By making souvenirs that are later sold in the village store and the schooling of their children.

School for children to learn. Afrikable spanish NGO in Lamu island Kenya. This association tries to empower women who have been victims of abuse. By making souvenirs that are later sold in the village store and the schooling of their children.

Inside primary and second school in a small village near Kitui city in the Kamba country in Kenya, Africa.

Portrait of a battered women. Afrikable spanish NGO in Lamu island Kenya. This association tries to empower women who have been victims of abuse. By making souvenirs that are later sold in the village store and the schooling of their children.

Taking care of the children. Afrikable spanish NGO in Lamu island Kenya. This association tries to empower women who have been victims of abuse. By making souvenirs that are later sold in the village store and the schooling of their children.

Sewing cloths to make souvenirs. Afrikable spanish NGO in Lamu island Kenya. This association tries to empower women who have been victims of abuse. By making souvenirs that are later sold in the village store and the schooling of their children.

Inside primary and second school in a small village near Kitui city in the Kamba country in Kenya, Africa.

School for children to learn. Afrikable spanish NGO in Lamu island Kenya. This association tries to empower women who have been victims of abuse. By making souvenirs that are later sold in the village store and the schooling of their children.

School for children to learn. Afrikable spanish NGO in Lamu island Kenya. This association tries to empower women who have been victims of abuse. By making souvenirs that are later sold in the village store and the schooling of their children.

Taking care of the children. Afrikable spanish NGO in Lamu island Kenya. This association tries to empower women who have been victims of abuse. By making souvenirs that are later sold in the village store and the schooling of their children.

Inside primary and second school in a small village near Kitui city in the Kamba country in Kenya, Africa.

School for children to learn. Afrikable spanish NGO in Lamu island Kenya. This association tries to empower women who have been victims of abuse. By making souvenirs that are later sold in the village store and the schooling of their children.

European blonde girls inside Inside primary and second school in a small village near Kitui city in the Kamba country in Kenya, Africa.

Outside primary and second school in a small village near Kitui city in the Kamba country in Kenya, Africa.

Outside primary and second school in a small village near Kitui city in the Kamba country in Kenya, Africa.

Sewing cloths to make souvenirs. Afrikable spanish NGO in Lamu island Kenya. This association tries to empower women who have been victims of abuse. By making souvenirs that are later sold in the village store and the schooling of their children.

Portrait of a battered women. Afrikable spanish NGO in Lamu island Kenya. This association tries to empower women who have been victims of abuse. By making souvenirs that are later sold in the village store and the schooling of their children.

Sewing cloths to make souvenirs. Afrikable spanish NGO in Lamu island Kenya. This association tries to empower women who have been victims of abuse. By making souvenirs that are later sold in the village store and the schooling of their children.

Two elderly people in the garden of a nursing home or retirement home playing with games to improve mobility

Two elderly people in the garden of a nursing home or retirement home playing with games to improve the mobility of the hands

A young woman in sportswear is stretching on her living room carpet, concentrating as she practices a difficult pose to improve balance and flexibility

November 7, 2008 Mt Shasta CA A spawned-out Chinook salmon watches over her redd in the Shasta River where it runs through Big Springs Ranch about 2 miles north of the town of Mt Shasta. The ranch, which is contributing to degraded habitat conditions, which actually warm water tempt by upwards of 10 degrees as the river passes through the ranch and then spills into the Klameth, is currently under contract for purchase by TNC, therefor TNC and partner organizations have been allowed to research this stretch of river for the first time. They have discovered that is it a very fertile juvenile rearing area and that there are a surprising number of returning salmon in spite of habitat degraded by grazing cattle (often in the river) and irrigation practices. If this purchase is successful, TNC has the chance to improve a large stretch of habitat and quickly improve conditions that will effect numbers of returning fish and habitat in the Shasta and Klameth Rivers. In California, The Nature Conservancy is focusing its efforts on protecting the Shasta River and its tributaries, which create one of the most important spawning nurseries for Chinook salmon in the entire Klamath Basin, United States of America

Mt Shasta CA, Big Spring Ranch Bill Chesney from the CA Dept of Fish & Game counting redds in a stretch of river that is heavily grazed by cattle who have full access to the river and often drink and eat in it. Mt Shasta in the background. The Shasta River runs through Big Springs Ranch about 20 miles north of the town of Mt Shasta. The ranch, which is contributing to degraded habitat conditions, and actually warming water temps by upwards of 10 degrees as the river passes through the ranch and then spills into the Klameth, is currently under contract for purchase by TNC. Since the contract began, TNC and partner organizations have been allowed to research this stretch of river for the first time. They have discovered that is it a very fertile juvenile rearing area and that there are a surprising number of returning salmon in spite of habitat degradation by grazing cattle (often in the river) and irrigation practices. If this purchase is successful, TNC has the chance to improve a large stretch of habitat and quickly improve conditions that will effect numbers of returning fish and habitat in the Shasta and Klameth Rivers. The Shasta River and its tributaries create one of the most important spawning nurseries for Chinook salmon in the entire Klamath Basin, United States of America

November 12, 2008 Mt Shasta CA, Big Springs ranch Carson Jeffres (rt) Staff Research Associate for UC Davis Center for watershed Sciences, and Andrew Nichols, Jr Specialist (UC Davis Center for watershed Sciences,) conducting research in the Shasta River where it runs through Big Springs Ranch about 20 miles north of the town of Mt Shasta. The ranch, which is contributing to degraded habitat conditions that warm water temps by upwards of 10 degrees as the river passes through the ranch and then spills into the Klameth, is currently under contract for purchase by TNC, therefor TNC and partner organizations have been allowed to research this stretch of river for the first time. They have discovered that is it a very fertile juvenile rearing area and that there are a surprising number of returning salmon in spite of habitat degrated by grazing cattle (often in the river) and irrigation practices. If this purchase is sucessful, TNC has the chance to improve a large stretch of habitiat and qucikly improve conditions that will effect numbers of returning fish and habitiat in the Shasta and Klameth Rivers. The Shasta River and its tributaries create one of the most important spawning nurseries for Chinook salmon in the entire Klamath Basin, United States of America

November 7, 2008 Mt Shasta CA A spawned-out Chinook salmon watches over her redd in the Shasta River where it runs through Big Springs Ranch about 2 miles north of the town of Mt Shasta. The ranch, which is contributing to degraded habitat conditions, which actually warm water tempt by upwards of 10 degrees as the river passes through the ranch and then spills into the Klameth, is currently under contract for purchase by TNC, therefor TNC and partner organizations have been allowed to research this stretch of river for the first time. They have discovered that is it a very fertile juvenile rearing area and that there are a surprising number of returning salmon in spite of habitat degraded by grazing cattle (often in the river) and irrigation practices. If this purchase is successful, TNC has the chance to improve a large stretch of habitat and quickly improve conditions that will effect numbers of returning fish and habitat in the Shasta and Klameth Rivers. In California, The Nature Conservancy is focusing its efforts on protecting the Shasta River and its tributaries, which create one of the most important spawning nurseries for Chinook salmon in the entire Klamath Basin, United States of America