Juergen Freund / Anthea Melsen smiles shyly as she comes out of the water after looking at her grandfather's coral and clam gardens, Onma Lodge, Kolombangara, Western Province, Solomon Islands, July 2010

Juergen Freund / Cultured corals are propagated by cutting fragments of corals from mother colonies or brood stock. These coral pieces are attached to concrete mounts until they grow into a new colony, Onma Lodge, Kol...

Juergen Freund / Erik Koti holds some of his coral pieces. Cultured corals are propagated by cutting fragments of corals from mother colonies or brood stock. These coral pieces are attached to concrete mounts until it...

Juergen Freund / Fish laid out at street market, Gizo, capital of the Western Province, Solomon Islands, Melanesia, July 2010.

Juergen Freund / Coconut crab (Birgus latro) in a burrow in the forest of Tetepare Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands, Melanesia, July 2010 . NOT AVAILABLE FOR MAGAZINE USE IN GERMAN-SPEAKING COUNTRIES UNTI...

Juergen Freund / Erik Koti dives underwater to clean his farmed Giant clams (Tridacna maxima and Tridacna derasa) Onma Lodge, Kolombangara, Western Province, Solomon Islands, July 2010. Adult clams, often collected fr...

Juergen Freund / Research workers gathering data on Turtles, Tetepare Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands, Melanesia, July 2010. Turtles caught at sea are brought back to the beach, measured, tagged and released...

Juergen Freund / Vegetables for sale at street market, Gizo, capital of the Western Province, Solomon Islands, Melanesia, July 2010.

Juergen Freund / Rinda Melsen cooks crispy sweet potatoes and yam cooked with hot stones from a traditional motu stone oven. Onma Lodge, Kolombangara, Western Province, Solomon Islands, July 2010.

Juergen Freund / Fish for sale in street market, Gizo, capital of the Western Province, Solomon Islands, Melanesia, July 2010.

Juergen Freund / Betel nuts for sale in street market, Gizo, capital of the Western Province, Solomon Islands, Melanesia, July 2010.

Juergen Freund / Rinda Melsen cooks crispy sweet potatoes and yam cooked with hot stones in a traditional motu stone oven. Onma Lodge, Kolombangara, Western Province, Solomon Islands, July 2010.

Juergen Freund / Three young Melanesian girls looking out from their kitchen window, Kolombangara, Western Province, Solomon Islands, July 2010.

Juergen Freund / Measuring a Coconut crab (Birgus latro) as part of the monitoring programme in the forest of Tetepare Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands, Melanesia, July 2010 .

Juergen Freund / Tetepare women monitor seagrass growth as part of the conservation programme of the Tetepare Descendants Association, Tetepare Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands, Melanesia, July 2010

Juergen Freund / Tetepare rangers about to jump on a Green turtle to tag and then release it, Tetepare Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands, Melanesia, July 2010 . NOT AVAILABLE FOR MAGAZINE USE IN GERMAN-SPE...

Juergen Freund / Cultured corals are propagated by cutting fragments of corals from mother colonies or brood stock. These coral pieces are attached to concrete mounts until they grow into a new colony, Onma Lodge, Kol...

Juergen Freund / Banana fruits for sale at public market, Gizo, capital of the Western Province, Solomon Islands, Melanesia, July 2010.

Juergen Freund / Tetepare Island (largest uninhabitated island in the South Pacific), Western Province, Solomon Islands, Melanesia, July 2010 . NOT AVAILABLE FOR MAGAZINE USE IN GERMAN-SPEAKING COUNTRIES UNTIL 1ST...

Juergen Freund / Plant nursery of Kolombangara Forest Products Limited, Kolombangara, Western Province, Solomon Islands, July 2010.

Tim Laman / Aerial view of anthropogenic grasslands of the upper Yuat River valley, known as the Jimi Valley, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, August 2005

Tim Laman / Aerial view of anthropogenic grasslands of the upper Yuat River valley, known as the Jimi Valley, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, August 2005

Tim Laman / Aerial view of anthropogenic grasslands of the upper Yuat River valley, known as the Jimi Valley, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, August 2005

Tim Laman / Western black-capped lory (Lorius lory) in the rainforest canopy, near Karawari River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Members of a Western Highlands Province group prepare to perform in the cultural show. They are wearing Bird of Paradise and other plumes in their headdresses. Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province,...

Tim Laman / Villager in traditional feathered headdress for singsing at Payakona Village, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Villager in traditional feathered headdress at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Traditional feathered headdress of Huli Wigmen from the Tari area, Southern Highlands Province. Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Detail of feathers of Superb Bird of Paradise prepared for traditional headdress, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Villager in traditional feathered headdress at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Headdress detail with feathers of Stephanie's Astrapia Birds of Paradise, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Members of a Western Highlands Province group prepare to perform in the cultural show. They are wearing Bird of Paradise and other plumes in their headdresses. Mount Hagen, Paua New Guinea. September...

Tim Laman / Man applying face paints at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Villagers in traditional costume at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Woman with painted face and Magnificent Bird of Paradise plumes in headdress. Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Villagers in traditionl costume at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Villagers in traditional costume at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Woman in traditional feathered headdress with painted face from Western Highlands Province. Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / A woman from Western Highlands Province in ceremonial dress with painted face, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Villager in traditional feathered headdress at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Woman appying face paints for traditional ceremony, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Detail of feathers of Brown Sicklebill Bird of Pardise used in traditional headdress, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Villager in traditional feathered headdress at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Villagers in traditional costume at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Villager in traditional costume at ceremony, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Detail of Black Sicklebill bird of paradise to be used in traditional headdress. Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Villager in traditional costume at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Man in traditional feathered headdress with painted face from Western Highlands Province. Superb Bird of Paradise on headdress. Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Villager in traditional feathered headdress at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Man in traditional costume with painted face, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Man from Chimbu Province with Stephanie's Astrapia Bird of Paradise plumes and other feathers in his headdress, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Man in traditional feathered headdress with painted face from Western Highlands Province. Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Traditional feathered headdress of Huli Wigmen from the Tari area, Southern Highlands Province. Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Villagers in traditional costume at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Man at Payakona Village with Bird of Paradise plumes to be used on traditional headdresses. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Villagers in traditional feathered headdress at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Man in traditional costume with painted face from Western Highlands or Enga Province. Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Detail of Beetles in headband of traditional headdress, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Villager in traditional feathered headdress at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Man applying face paint at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Villagers in traditional costume at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Woman in traditional feathered headdress with painted face, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Villager applies face paint at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Man in traditional costume with painted face , Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Villager checks face paints at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Chimbu province man removes bird of paradise feathers from storage for use in traditional headdresses. Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Villager in traditional feathered headdress at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Man in traditional costume with painted face , Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Members of a Western Highlands Province group prepare to perform in the cultural show. They are wearing Bird of Paradise and other plumes in their headdresses. Mount Hagen, Paua New Guinea. September...

Tim Laman / Man applying face paint at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Villager in traditional feathered headdress at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Feathers of Brown Sicklebill Bird of Paradise in traditional headdress, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Man from Western Highlands Province wearing traditional headdress with Bird of Paradise plumes, with painted face Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Villager in traditional feathered headdress at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Feathers of a Huon Astrapia Bird of Paradise on top of a headdress. Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Thomas Lazar / Looking up the trunk of Giant Sequoia tree(Sequoiadendron giganteum) Western Slope Sierra Nevada Mnts, Kings Canyon National Park, California, USA. Did you know? Sequoias were named after Sequoyah, th...

George Chan / The western end of the Great Wall of China, near Jiayuguan, Gansu Province, North-west China. June 2007, BBC "Wild China" series

George Chan / Snow drifts and Saxaul trees (Haloxylon sp) in the Western Chinese desert. Junggar Basin, Xinjiang Province, North-west China. February 2007, BBC "Wild China" series

Sarah Byatt / Village of Sayalt, Darfur Province, western Sudan, 1986

Mark Moffett / Brown-breasted Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) pet loose in Kerman guest house, climbs on shoes, Iran