Bert Willaert / Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) being caught by a falconer using a Red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) as bait, Georgia, September 2011.

Christophe Courteau / West African giraffe {Giraffe camelopardis peralta} in local village. Sahel, Niger.

Christophe Courteau / Local people moving on mokoros, traditional boats of the Okavango delta. Botswana.

Roy Mangersnes / Man gathering crop of Coca (Erythroxylum coca) leaves using a net, the leaves are harvested six times a year, Bolivia, November. No release available.

Ernie Janes / Long necked woman with many neck rings, belonging to Padaung Tribe, Thailand

Bernard Castelein / Village life, woman covering her face, in doorway to village home, with peacock art on walls, Sawai Modhopu, Rajasthan, India

Philippe Clement / Medieval fish lock at low tide on the island Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, France September 2011

Kristel Richard / Portrait of a traditionally dressed estancia owner mounted on his stallion, during the Festa do Colete Encarnado (Red Waistcoat Festival), a bull running festival, in Vila Franca de Xira, District of...

Kristel Richard / An Indian cowboy has lost his balance from a bronc or wild paint horse during the All Indian Rodeo, at the annual Indian Crow Fair, at Crow Agency, near Billings, Montana, USA, August 2011, Sequence 3...

Florian Möllers / Chinese Fisherman on his raft with Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis), against the karst hills at the Li River. Yangshuo, Guangxi, China, November.

Florian Möllers / Chinese Fisherman and one of his Great Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis). Li River, Yangshuo, Guangxi, China, November.

Florian Möllers / Chinese fisherman on his raft with Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis), silhouetted against the karst hills at the Li River. Yangshuo, Guangxi, China, November.

Frederique Olivier / Young girl paddling dugout canoe, Peava village, Solomon Islands, Melanesia, September 2008.

Jeff Rotman / Young El Molo warrior with his face painted for a tribal dance, Lake Turkana, Kenya, April 2008. Model released.

Pete Oxford / A Huaorani man seen through leaves in the forest undergrowth. Gabaro Community, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, June 2007. Model release #GA21.

Pete Oxford / Huaorani Indian feather crown being made from basket weave, feathers will be attached later with beeswax. Gabaro Community, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, June 2007, Model released

Jeff Rotman / Mattanza fishermen landing Giant Bluefun tuna (Thunnus thynnus) using a technique in which a maze of nets are set, leading to a central pool, Favignana, Italy, May / June 1990

Juergen Freund / Brightly painted local fishing boats in Bali which still use traditional sails. Bali, Indonesia, July 2009.

Juergen Freund / Split level image of Papuan fisherman standing on his dugout canoe over shallow corals, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, June 2010

Juergen Freund / Hook and line fishermen in dugout canoe and self made goggles catching a coral grouper for growing on in cage for the Live reef fish trade, Wakatobi, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Fisherman on outrigger boat catching Yellowfin tuna with hook and line. Sulawesi, Indonesia, December 2009. Fishermen fish close to a fish attracting device, some remain at sea for up to 2 months.

Juergen Freund / West Papuan fishermen in their outrigger houseboat over the shallow reef. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Juergen Freund / Local fishermen capturing a sea turtle for food, Kei islands, Moluccas, Indonesia, November 2009

Juergen Freund / West Papuan fishermen in their outrigger boat. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Juergen Freund / Split-level shot of a shallow coral reef and mangroves with local West Papuan man in a dugout canoe. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Pete Oxford / Amerindian woman, Winifred Brown, model released, using a Matape to strain liquid from mashed Cassava to make Cassava flour, Katoka, Rupununi, Guyana, February 2010. Model released

Pete Oxford / Man (a balata bleeder, Anton Clarence) collecting natural latex from the Balata / Bullet wood tree (Manilkara bidentata), Katoka, Rupununi, Guyana, Model released

Bernard Castelein / Buddhist monk playing the Lawah (long trumpet) during afternoon pudja, Tso Kar, Ladakh, India, June 2010

Bernard Castelein / Portrait of Ladakhi woman carrying infant on her back, Phyang, Kardung village, Ladakh, India, June 2010

Bernard Castelein / Young buddhist monk beating the drum during morning pudja, Thikse Gompa / Monastery, Ladakh, India

ASHISH & SHANTHI CHANDOLA / Rabari caravan with women leading camels loaded up for the journey, Kutch, Gujarat, India, August 2009

Tim Laman / Men spearfishing at night from the bows of canoes in Mayalibit Bay. Waigeo Island, West Papua, Indonesia, April 2007

Tim Laman / A child taking a bath in a large bucket. Waifoy Village, Waigeo Island, West Papua, Indonesia, April 2007

Tim Laman / View of beach, and man fishing from a dugout canoe, at Yenbeser Village. Alfred Russel Wallace based himself in this village for several months in the 1850's. Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia. May 2007

Kristel Richard / The Khampa herdsmen gather to participate in the horse festival, near Huangyan, in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the Sichuan Province, China, June 2010

Kristel Richard / A Khampa warrior, mounted on his running Tibetan horse, tries to catch white scarves laid out on the ground, during the horse festival, near Huangyan, in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the...

Christophe Courteau / Pantaneiros horsemen leading cattle and horse livestock along the Transpantaneira, Pantanal, Brazil, July 2008

Christophe Courteau / Kalahari bushmen, family playing traditional game, dry season, Central Kalahari Desert, Botswana, August 2008

Christophe Courteau / Kalahari bushman drinking water by squeezing root fibers that are rich in water, dry season, Central Kalahari Desert, Botswana, August 2008

Christophe Courteau / Kalahari bushmen, family group playing skipping game, Central Kalahari Desert, Botswana, August 2008

Christophe Courteau / Kalahari bushmen, family group preparing food in the bush, rainy season, Central Kalahari Desert, Botswana, March 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Maasai fenced homestead, with buildings and livestock enclosures. Kenya, Africa, August 2009

Juan Manuel Borrero / Upturned canoes (caballitos) owned by the Fishermen of Totora, on Pimentel beach at sunset. Chiclayo. Peru November 2009

Fabio Liverani / Traditional fishermen of Weligama, seated on long poles, fishing with rods, Sri Lanka, June 2010

Tom Clarke / Rear view of tradional feather headdress and jewellery of Huli wigman, Tari Valley, Papua New Guinea, during filming of BBC series Planet Earth, August 2004.

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Traditional house made from local Slavonian oak wood, Krapje village, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region, Posavina area, Croatia, June 2009

Pete Oxford / Lake Titicaca with local Indian in traditional reed boat and Giant Titicaca frog {Telmatobius culeus} in foreground, captive release, Bolivia

Pete Oxford / Local Indian with Llama. Cusco, Peru. South America.

Pete Oxford / Local Indian woman with llama near Cusco, Peru, South America. Woman spinning in a traditional fashion.

Gavin Hellier / Local market held outside Djenne Mosque, the largest mud structure in the world, Djenne is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Niger Inland Delta, Mopti Region, Mali 2006

Gavin Hellier / Portrait of local Shepard boy within Simien Mountains National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Highlands of Ethiopia 2005

Gavin Hellier / Women at local market outside Djenne Mosque, the largest mud structure in the world, Djenne is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Niger Inland Delta, Mopti Region, Mali 2006

Jabruson / 'Mbanda' tree trunk with bark patterns (Erthrophleum suaveolens) lots of rainforest species eat the seeds and leaves, but local tribes make a cold water infusion from the inner bark and use as a 'proo...

Jabruson / 'Nguluma' tree trunk structure (Duboscia macrocarpa) lots of rainforest species eat teh leaves, fruit and seeds of this species and local people use water from boiled fruit as a cure for colds, Bai Ho...

Jabruson / 'Nguluma' tree trunk structure (Duboscia macrocarpa) lots of rainforest species eat teh leaves, fruit and seeds of this species and local people use water from boiled fruit as a cure for colds, Bai Ho...

Jabruson / 'Nguluma' tree trunk structure (Duboscia macrocarpa) lots of rainforest species eat teh leaves, fruit and seeds of this species and local people use water from boiled fruit as a cure for colds, Bai Ho...

Jabruson / 'Ngoumou' strangler Fig tree (Ficus sp) wrapped around host tree, which it will eventually kill. The latex (Idjoro) is used for killing birds by local people, hunters roll the latex onto sticks which...

Jabruson / 'Ngoumou' strangler Fig tree (Ficus sp) wrapped around host tree, which it will eventually kill. The latex (Idjoro) is used for killing birds by local people, hunters roll the latex onto sticks which...

Jabruson / Ripe 'Popoko' fruit on the forest floor, Sterculia (Sterculia sp) eaten by a lot of forest animals and water from the boiled bark is used as a cold remedy by local tribes people, Bai Hokou, Dzanga-Ndo...

Jabruson / 'Ndembe' leaf close-up (Rothmannia welwitschi or macrocarpa) local people crush young leaves in hands and the juice squeezed on to baby and rubbed in for 'malade ti makako' (monkey disease). This affe...

Mark Carwardine / Local people being transported by Asian elephant, Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park, north-west Burma (Myanmar)

Christophe Courteau / Local giraffe guide on bicycle. Sahel, Niger.

Christophe Courteau / Traditinal dancing at giraffe cup football final in aid of Niger's giraffe sub-species.

Christophe Courteau / Local people moving on mokoros, traditional boats of the Okavango delta. Botswana.

Christophe Courteau / Local people moving on mokoros, traditional boats of the Okavango delta. Botswana.

Christophe Courteau / Local people moving on mokoros, traditional boats of the Okavango delta. Botswana.

Shibai Xiao / Catfish (Siluriformes) captured in net with local fisherman on boat, Hainan Island, China, January 2007.

Loic Poidevin / Malagasy women fishing with a local bag and has a small fishto pot on her head, Madagascar 2008.

Juergen Freund / Baling (local purse seine fishing boat) catching dilis, the Tagalog term for anchovies. The fishermen pull in the vessel's massive net, hauling in catches of anchovies or silversides. Northern Palawan...

Juergen Freund / Man spear fishing from his dugout canoe. This is a Marine Protected Area managed by the local community, and fish are abundant. M'buke Island, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, June 2010

Juergen Freund / Split-level shot of a shallow coral reef with local West Papuan man in his dugout canoe. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010.

Juergen Freund / West Papuan fisherman in his outrigger house boat in the shallows over the reef. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Juergen Freund / Local children with whale shark model at the Butanding Whale Shark Festival, Donsol, Philippines, April 2010.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Detail of wooden chair crafted from local wood, The National Forest, near Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, UK. November 2010.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Detail of wooden chair crafted from local wood, The National Forest, near Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, UK. November 2010.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Detail of wooden chair crafted from local wood, The National Forest, near Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, UK. November 2010.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Detail of wooden chair crafted from local wood, The National Forest, near Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, UK. November 2010.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Detail of wooden chair crafted from local wood, The National Forest, near Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, UK. November 2010.

Juergen Freund / Split-level of a shallow coral reef and mangroves with local West Papuan man in a dugout canoe. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Angelo Gandolfi / People selling fresh and local produce at the vegetable market at Hania, Crete island, Greece

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Nenets Reindeer / Caribou herders competing in strength contest during local festival. Yamal, Siberia, Russia, 1993.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Nenets men watching Reindeer / Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) racing during local festival. Yamal, Siberia, Russia, 1996.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Nenets men watching a round of wrestling during local festival. Yamal, Siberia, Russia, 1993.

Roger Powell / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) incubating in a "nest box" placed in a bay of Porsanger fjord. These nest boxes were originally used to provide a supply of eggs for food to local inhabitants, bu...

Christophe Courteau / Kalahari bushmen, woman 'Qobo' smoking local tobacco pipe, Central Kalahari Desert, Botswana, August 2008

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dogon boys wrestling to beat of goatskin drums, a local tradition. Mali, West Africa, 1981.

Jeff Wilson / Local shepherd with flock of goats, Hindu Kush, Pakistan, 2006

Uri Golman / Local hunters with seal caught in net, Ittoqqortoormiit, Scoresbysund, North East Greenland. March 2009.

Uri Golman / Local hunter setting up nets to catch seals Ittoqqortoormiit, Scoresbysund, North East Greenland. March 2009.

Uri Golman / Local hunters dragging two seals behind sledge drawn by dogs, Scoresbysund, Ittoqqortoormiit, North East Greenland. March 2009.

Jeff Rotman / Villagers washing Olive Ridley Turtle eggs (Lepidochelys olivacea) harvested in first two days of Arribada "Arrival". This is the only place in the world where it is legal to harvest turtle eggs. This...

Jeff Rotman / Villager collecting and harvesting Olive Ridley Turtle eggs (Lepidochelys olivacea) during the first morning of Arribada "Arrival". This is the only place in the world where it is legal to harvest tur...

Jeff Rotman / Villagers collecting and harvesting Olive Ridley Turtle eggs (Lepidochelys olivacea) during the first morning of Arribada "Arrival". This is the only place in the world where it is legal to harvest tu...

Patricio Robles Gil / Painting of local birds on walls of Tekit Hacienda, Yucatan, Mexico - Hawk eagle, Reddish egret, Snowy egret, Little blue egret, Kingfisher, Kiskadee

Chadden Hunter / A local Tuareg tribesman walks past the guesthouse where the film crew were based for filming sandstorms for the Deserts Episode of the BBC tv series Planet Earth, the famous mud-tower mosque of Agade...

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Traditional houses made from local Slavonian oak wood, Krapje village, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region, Posavina area, Croatia, June 2009