Mike Read / Coastal farmland near Rosais. Sao Jorge, Azores, September 2004.

Nuno Sa / Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) group of females with calves. Sao Miguel Island, Azores, July.

Nuno Sa / Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) calf swimming uder its mother. Sao Miguel Island, Azores, July.

Ernie Janes / Ponta de Sao Lourenco Nature Reserve, Madeira

Ernie Janes / Rock cliffs, Ponta de Sao Lourenco Nature Reserve, Madeira

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Coastal cliffs, Ponta de Sao Lourenco, Madeira, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Waterfall near Sao Vicente, Madeira, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Coastal cliffs, Ponta de Sao Lourenco, Madeira, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / African daisy (Arctotis hybrids) plant flowering on cliff top, Ponta de Sao Lourenco, Madeira, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Waterfall near Sao Vicente, Madeira, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Waterfall near Sao Vicente, Madeira, March 2009

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Dense vegetation in atlantic rainforest, Intervales State Park, Sao Paulo, SE Brazil

Jabruson / Sunset view of Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America, one of most populated cities in world

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Blue winged macaws {Primolius maracana} Atlantic rainforest, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Negro river with beach of white sand, Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Flowering trees in atlantic rainforest, Intervales State Park, Sao Paulo, SE Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Rapids in Rio Negro, nr Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Blue winged macaw at nest hole {Primolius maracana} Atlantic rainforest, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Forest stream in atlantic rainforest, Intervales State Park, Sao Paulo, SE Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Bromeliad {Vriesea ensiformis} in atlantic rainforest, SE Brazil, Sao Paulo state

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Vegetation of Atlantic rainforest, Carlos Botelho SP, Sao Paula, Brazil

Jabruson / Women primarily control the sale of charcoal and wood in Sao Tome market, Sao Tome, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Gulf of Guinea. Lack of cooking fuels puts pressure on natural resourc...

Jabruson / Women selling wood for fuel in Sao Tome market, Sao Tome, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Gulf of Guinea. Lack of cooking fuels puts pressure on natural resources and much comes from woo...

Jabruson / Women primarily control the sale of charcoal in Sao Tome market, Sao Tome, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Gulf of Guinea. Lack of cooking fuels puts pressure on natural resources and mu...

Jabruson / Taxi with boot loaded with Breadfruit and charcoal from market in Sao Tome, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Gulf of Guinea 2009

Jabruson / HIV / AIDS awareness campaign, graphics painted onto side of building on the edge of the market square, Sao Tome, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Gulf of Guinea 2009

Jabruson / Agriculture on the edge of the rainforest, irrigation on the edge of the Obe National Park, near Bom Sucesso Botanic Gardens, Sao Tome, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Gulf of Guinea

Jabruson / Alequadio Toma holds a piece of freshly made charcoal. The fuel is being readied for collection after its manufacture near the Sao Nicolau Plantation - close to the Obo National Park and the Bom Suces...

Jabruson / Alequadio Toma & Liticia da Cruz prepare charcoal for collection after its manufacture near the Sao Nicolau Plantation - close to the Obo National Park and the Bom Sucesso Botanic Gardens, Sao Tome, D...

Jabruson / A young woman Liticia da Cruz collects newly made charcoal near the Sao Nicolau Plantation - close to the Obo National Park and the Bom Sucesso Botanic Gardens, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Pri...

Jabruson / Forest clearance for agriculture, cabbage farming on the edge of the Obo National Park, near Bom Sucesso Botanic Gardens, Sao Tome, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Gulf of Guinea 2009

Jabruson / Forest clearance for agriculture, cabbage farming on the edge of the Obo National Park, near Bom Sucesso Botanic Gardens, Sao Tome, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Gulf of Guinea 2009

Jabruson / Forest clearance for agriculture with cabbage farming on the edge of the Obo National Park, near Bom Sucesso Botanic Gardens, Sao Tome, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Gulf of Guinea 200...

Jabruson / Sao Tome street scene, development of third world infrastructure with vehicles, buildings and electricity cables. Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe off Gulf of Guinea 2009

Jabruson / Telephone cables and junction box on post, signs of development of third world infrastructure, Sao Tome, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, off Gulf of Guinea, Central Africa 2009

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Shield bug (Sphictyrtus chryseis) urban, Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, June, meetyourneighboursproject.net

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Jumping spider (Frigga sp) urban, Sorocaba, Sao Paola, Brazil, June, meetyourneighboursproject.net

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Jumping spider (Frigga sp) urban, Sorocaba, Sao Paola, Brazil, June, meetyourneighboursproject.net

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Jumping spider (Frigga sp) urban, Sorocaba, Sao Paola, Brazil, June, meetyourneighboursproject.net

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Parasitic wasp (Ophion sp) tropical rainforest, Piedade, Sao Paulo, Brazil, June, meetyourneighboursproject.net

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Praying mantis (Liturgusidae) tropical rainforest, Piedade, Sao Paulo, Brazil, May, meetyourneighboursproject.net

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Praying mantis (Liturgusidae) tropical rainforest, Piedade, Sao Paulo, Brazil, May, meetyourneighboursproject.net

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Festive coquette hummingbird (Lophornis chalybeus) male perched on leaf in Atlantic Rainforest, municipality of Ubatuba, littoral of Sao Paulo State, Southeastern Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Saw billed hermit hummingbird (Ramphodon naevius) perched on branch in Atlantic Rainforest, municipality of Ubatuba, littoral of Sao Paulo State, Southeastern Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Flowers of (Vellozia squamata) Serra de Sao Jose, Tiradenbtes, Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil, March

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Saw-billed hermit hummingbird (Ramphodon naevius) on Torch ginger (Etlingera elatior) flower in the Atlantic Rainforest, municipality of Ubatuba, littoral of Sao Paulo State, Southeastern Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Grey hooded attila (Attila rufus) perched on branch in Atlantic Rainforest, municipality of Ubatuba, littoral of Sao Paulo State, Southeastern Brazil.

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Wolf spider (Lycosa langei) from tropical rainforest, Sao Miguel Arcanjo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, April. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Female tick (Ixodes sp) engorged with blood, urban, Piedade, Sao Paulo, Brazil, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Spider (Selenops sp) Piedade, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tropical rainforest, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Long jawed orb weaver spider (Tetragnathidae) from tropical rainforest, Sao Miguel Arcanjo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, March. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria nigriventer), juvenile, from tropical rainforest, Sao Miguel, Arcanjo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, June. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Wandering spider (Ctenidae) from tropical rainforest, Sao Miguel Arcanjo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, June. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Omnivorous katydid nymph (Listroceniinae) from Tropical rainforest, Piedade, Sao Paulo, Brazil, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Omnivorous katydid nymph (Listroceniinae) from Tropical rainforest, Piedade, Sao Paulo, Brazil, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Wolf spider (Lycosa erythrognatha) defensive behaviour, urban, Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, April. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Silver argiope spider (Argiope argentata) urban, Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, April. meetyourneighbours.net project

Mike Read / Coastal forest near Loural. Sao Jorge, Azores, September 2004.

Mike Read / Coastal forest near Loural. Sao Jorge, Azores, September 2004.

Mike Read / The coastal town of Velas. Sao Jorge, Azores, September 2004.

Mike Read / Extinct volcanic calderas of Pico da Esperance. Sao Jorge, Azores, September 2004.

Mike Read / Extinct volcanic calderas of Pico da Esperance. Sao Jorge, Azores, September 2004.

Mike Read / Farmland on the coast of Sao Jorge. Azores, September 2004.

Mike Read / Farmland on the coast of Sao Jorge. Azores, September 2004.

Nuno Sa / Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) female and calf. Sao Miguel Island, Azores, July.

Nuno Sa / Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) group of females with calves. Sao Miguel Island, Azores, July.

Nuno Sa / Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) female with calf in background. Sao Miguel Island, Azores, July.

Nuno Sa / Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) group of females with calves. Sao Miguel Island, Azores, July.

Nuno Sa / Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) female and calf. Sao Miguel Island, Azores, July.

Ernie Janes / Aerial view of Rock patterns on the Ponta de Sao Lourenco Nature Reserve, Madeira, November

Ernie Janes / Ponta de Sao Lourenco Nature Reserve, Madeira, November

Luciano Candisani / Crilloa Frog (Leptodactylus ocellatus) showing ear, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Crilloa Frog (Leptodactylus ocellatus), Sao Paulo, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Industrial pollution near atlantic rainforest, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Bromeliads (Encholirium spectabile) and Xique-xiquecactus on sedimentary conglomerate rocks (on top of hills) and eroded sandstone (bottom) in Serra da Capivara National Park, municipality of Sao Raim...

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Aerial view of rock formations of eroded sandstone in Serra da Capivara National Park, municipality of Sao Raimundo Nonato, Piaua State, northeastern Brazil. July 2010

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Sedimentary rock conglomerate, and Facheiro cactus (Pilosocereus pyahuiensis) in Serra da Capivara National Park, municipality of Sao Raimundo Nonato, Piaua State, northeastern Brazil. July 2010

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Canyon of Sao Francisco River near Paulo Afonso town and the CHESF hydroelectric plant and dam, in northeastern Bahia State, northeastern Brazil. December 2009

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Rupestrian prehistoric paintings thought to be 12,000 years old. Serra da Capivara National Park, municipality of Sao Raimundo Nonato, Piaua­ State, northeastern Brazil. July 2010

Luiz Claudio Marigo / White-browed / Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu) foraging in Caatinga vegetation, at Serra da Capivara National Park, municipality of Sao Raimundo Nonato, southeastern Piaua State, northeastern Brazil....

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Prehistoric paintings on rock, thought to be 12,000 years old. Serra da Capivara National Park, municipality of Sao Raimundo Nonato, Piaua­ State, northeastern Brazil. July 2010

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Statue of Red-legged Seriema (Cariama cristata) on the road near Sao Raimundo Nonato town, southeastern Piaua State, northeastern Brazil. July 2010

Luiz Claudio Marigo / View of of sedimentary conglomerate rocks (on top of hills) and eroded sandstone (bottom) in Serra da Capivara National Park, municipality of Sao Raimundo Nonato, Piaua­ State, northeastern Brazil. J...

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Red Brocket Deer (Mazama americana) lying down in leaf litter, Serra da Capivara National Park, municipality of Sao Raimundo Nonato, Piaua­ State, northeastern Brazil. July

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Capuchin monkey (Cebus apella libidinosus) Serra da Capivara National Park, municipality of Sao Raimundo Nonato, Piaua­ State, northeastern Brazil. July

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Two White-browed / Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu) foraging in Caatinga vegetation, at Serra da Capivara National Park, municipality of Sao Raimundo Nonato, southeastern Piaua State, northeastern Braz...

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Six-banded / Yellow Armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus) foraging on the ground, Serra da Capivara National Park, municipality of Sao Raimundo Nonato, Piaua State, northeastern Brazil. July

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Two White-browed / Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu) perched on branch in Caatinga vegetation, at Serra da Capivara National Park, municipality of Sao Raimundo Nonato, southeastern Piaua State, northeas...

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Sao Francisco de Assis Church, the whipping-post (Pillory) and the Nossa Senhora do Carmo Church, in Minas Gerais Square, in Mariana town, Minas Gerais State, southastern Brazil. March 2010

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Black-rumped Agouti (Dasyprocta prymnolopha) foraging, Serra da Capivara National Park, municipality of Sao Raimundo Nonato, Piaua State, northeastern Brazil, July

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Ultramarine Grosbeak (Passerina brissonii) in Serra da Capivara National Park, municipality of Sao Raimundo Nonato, Piaua State, northeastern Brazil, July

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Rupestrian prehistoric paintings of running deer-like animals, thought to be 12,000 years old. Serra da Capivara National Park, municipality of Sao Raimundo Nonato, Piaua­ State, northeastern Brazil....

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Toasting manioc flour in Sao Joao community on the shore of Uauacu Lake, Piagacu-Purus Sustainable Development Reserve, Purus River, Amazonas State, Brazil. April 2004.

Luciano Candisani / Leafcutter Ant (Atta sp) worker carrying leaf segment, Atlantic Forest, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Waterfall near Sao Vicente, Madeira, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Ponta de Sao Lourenco costline with top of cliffs in clouds, Madeira, March 2009