Luiz Claudio Marigo / Splitting Brazil nut tree {Berthilletia excelsa} timber for house roofing. Maraba, Brazil

David Woodfall / Traditional boat transporting palm leaves for roofing, Sundarbans, Bangladesh, November 2008

Daniel Gomez / Harvested palm leaves for roofing. Para State, Brazil.

Daniel Gomez / Roofing grass {Panicum sp} Rincon Santa Maria NR, Corrientes, Argentina, South America

Jean E. Roche / Reeds used for thatch roofing Camargue France