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  • Traditional housing in the backstreets of the city of Wuhan, in central China.<br />
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  • CHINA. Hubei Province. Wuhan. Traditional housing in the backstreets of the city. Wuhan (population 4.3 million) is a sprawling city that sits on both sides of the Yangtze River.  2008.
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  • CHINA. Hubei Province. Wuhan. A woman walks past special wreathes that are given on the event of a death. They are placed outside the home of the deceased.  Wuhan (population 4.3 million) is a sprawling city that sits on both sides of the Yangtze River. 2008
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  • CHINA. Shanghai. A model of Shanghai in the Shanghai Urban Planning Building. Shanghai is a sprawling metropolis or 15 million people situated in south-east China. It is regarded as the country’s showcase in development and modernity in modern China. This rapid development and modernization, never seen before on such a scale has however spawned countless environmental and social problems. 2008
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  • CHINA. Shanghai. A model of Shanghai in the Shanghai Urban Planning Hall. Shanghai is a sprawling metropolis or 15 million people situated in south-east China. It is regarded as the country’s showcase in development and modernity in modern China. This rapid development and modernization, never seen before on such a scale has however spawned countless environmental and social problems. 2008
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  • Residents of a small community look out from a balcony in central Kolkata.<br />
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  • Traditional buildings along the waterfront in Macau.<br />
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  • CHINA. Hubei Province. Wuhan. Daily life in the backstreets of Wuhan. Wuhan (population 4.3 million) is a sprawling city that sits on both sides of the Yangtze River.  2008.
    Wuhan-China-08-22-030.JPG
  • CHINA. Hubei Province. A view of the Yangtze River near the 3 Gorges.  The flooding of the three Gorges, by damming the Yangtze near the town of YiChang, has remained a controversial subject due to the negative environmental consequences and the displacement of millions of people in the flood plain. The Yangtze River however is reported to be at its lowest level in 150 years as a result of a country-wide drought. It is China's longest river and the third longest in the world. Originating in Tibet, the river flows for 3,964 miles (6,380km) through central China into the East China Sea at Shanghai.  2008.
    Three-Gorges-China-08-19-070.JPG
  • CHINA. Chongqing Province.  A man in the town of Wushan, which lies on the banks of the Yangtze and at the entrance to the 3 Gorges. As tourism booms, towns are being developed and modernized resulting in old areas being razed.  The flooding of the three Gorges, by damming the Yangtze near the town of YiChang, has remained a controversial subject due to the negative environmental consequences and the displacement of millions of people in the flood plain. The Yangtze River however is reported to be at its lowest level in 150 years as a result of a country-wide drought. It is China's longest river and the third longest in the world. Originating in Tibet, the river flows for 3,964 miles (6,380km) through central China into the East China Sea at Shanghai.  2008.
    Three-Gorges-China-08-19-044.JPG
  • CHINA. Chongqing Province.  View of the town Wushan which stands at the entrance to the 3 Gorges. The flooding of the three Gorges, by damming the Yangtze near the town of YiChang, has remained a controversial subject due to the negative environmental consequences and the displacement of millions of people in the flood plain. The Yangtze River however is reported to be at its lowest level in 150 years as a result of a country-wide drought. It is China's longest river and the third longest in the world. Originating in Tibet, the river flows for 3,964 miles (6,380km) through central China into the East China Sea at Shanghai.  2008.
    Three-Gorges-China-08-19-040.JPG
  • CHINA. Hubei Province. Wuhan. Daily life in the backstreets of Wuhan. Wuhan (population 4.3 million) is a sprawling city that sits on both sides of the Yangtze River. 2008
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  • A view of Wuhan from The Yellow Crane Tower which looks over the city of Wuhan.<br />
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  • A view of Wuhan from The Yellow Crane Tower which looks over the city of Wuhan.<br />
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  • CHINA. Hubei Province. Wuhan. A view of Wuhan from the The Yellow Crane Tower which looks over the Yangtze and the city of Wuhan.Wuhan (population 4.3 million) is a sprawling city that sits on both sides of the Yangtze River.  2008.
    Wuhan-China-08-22-045.JPG
  • CHINA. Hubei Province. Wuhan. A view of Wuhan from The Yellow Crane Tower which looks over the Yangtze and the city of Wuhan.Wuhan (population 4.3 million) is a sprawling city that sits on both sides of the Yangtze River.  2008..
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  • CHINA. Hubei Province. Wuhan. A view from The Yellow Crane Tower which looks over the Yangtze and the city of Wuhan.Wuhan (population 4.3 million) is a sprawling city that sits on both sides of the Yangtze River.  2008.
    Wuhan-China-08-22-040.JPG
  • CHINA. Hubei Province. Wuhan. Daily life in the backstreets of Wuhan. Wuhan (population 4.3 million) is a sprawling city that sits on both sides of the Yangtze River. 2008.
    Wuhan-China-08-22-031.JPG
  • CHINA. Hubei Province. Wuhan. A woman walks past special wreathes that are given on the event of a death. They are placed outside the home of the deceased.  Wuhan (population 4.3 million) is a sprawling city that sits on both sides of the Yangtze River. 2008.
    Wuhan-China-08-22-007.JPG
  • CHINA. Shanghai. A model of Shanghai in the Shanghai Urban Planning Hall. Shanghai is a sprawling metropolis or 15 million people situated in south-east China. It is regarded as the country's showcase in development and modernity in modern China. This rapid development and modernization, never seen before on such a scale has however spawned countless environmental and social problems. 2008.
    Shanghai-China-08-16-080.JPG
  • CHINA. Hubei Province. A view of the Yangtze river near 3 Gorges.  The flooding of the three Gorges, by damming the Yangtze near the town of YiChang, has remained a controversial subject due to the negative environmental consequences and the displacement of millions of people in the flood plain. The Yangtze River however is reported to be at its lowest level in 150 years as a result of a country-wide drought. It is China's longest river and the third longest in the world. Originating in Tibet, the river flows for 3,964 miles (6,380km) through central China into the East China Sea at Shanghai.  2008.
    Three-Gorges-China-08-19-069.JPG
  • CHINA. Hubei Province. A tributary of the Yangtze in the 3 Gorges.  The flooding of the three Gorges, by damming the Yangtze near the town of YiChang, has remained a controversial subject due to the negative environmental consequences and the displacement of millions of people in the flood plain. The Yangtze River however is reported to be at its lowest level in 150 years as a result of a country-wide drought. It is China's longest river and the third longest in the world. Originating in Tibet, the river flows for 3,964 miles (6,380km) through central China into the East China Sea at Shanghai.  2008.
    Three-Gorges-China-08-19-064.JPG
  • CHINA. Chongqing Province.  A man and child in the town of Wushan, which lies on the banks of the Yangtze and at the entrance to the 3 Gorges. The flooding of the three Gorges, by damming the Yangtze near the town of YiChang, has remained a controversial subject due to the negative environmental consequences and the displacement of millions of people in the flood plain. The Yangtze River however is reported to be at its lowest level in 150 years as a result of a country-wide drought. It is China's longest river and the third longest in the world. Originating in Tibet, the river flows for 3,964 miles (6,380km) through central China into the East China Sea at Shanghai.  2008.
    Three-Gorges-China-08-19-051.JPG
  • CHINA. Chongqing Province.  A man in the town of Wushan, which lies on the banks of the Yangtze and at the entrance to the 3 Gorges. As tourism booms, towns are being developed and modernized resulting in old areas being razed.  The flooding of the three Gorges, by damming the Yangtze near the town of YiChang, has remained a controversial subject due to the negative environmental consequences and the displacement of millions of people in the flood plain. The Yangtze River however is reported to be at its lowest level in 150 years as a result of a country-wide drought. It is China's longest river and the third longest in the world. Originating in Tibet, the river flows for 3,964 miles (6,380km) through central China into the East China Sea at Shanghai.  2008.
    Three-Gorges-China-08-19-046.JPG
  • CHINA. Chongqing Province.  A family in the town of Wushan, which lies on the banks of the Yangtze and at the entrance to the 3 Gorges. As tourism booms, towns are being developed and modernized resulting in old areas being razed.  The flooding of the three Gorges, by damming the Yangtze near the town of YiChang, has remained a controversial subject due to the negative environmental consequences and the displacement of millions of people in the flood plain. The Yangtze River however is reported to be at its lowest level in 150 years as a result of a country-wide drought. It is China's longest river and the third longest in the world. Originating in Tibet, the river flows for 3,964 miles (6,380km) through central China into the East China Sea at Shanghai.  2008.
    Three-Gorges-China-08-19-047.JPG
  • CHINA. Hubei Province. Wuhan. A view of Wuhan from the The Yellow Crane Tower which looks over the Yangtze and the city of Wuhan.Wuhan (population 4.3 million) is a sprawling city that sits on both sides of the Yangtze River.  2008
    08-22-045.JPG
  • CHINA. Shanghai. A model of Shanghai in the Shanghai Urban Planning Building. Shanghai is a sprawling metropolis or 15 million people situated in south-east China. It is regarded as the country's showcase in development and modernity in modern China. This rapid development and modernization, never seen before on such a scale has however spawned countless environmental and social problems. 2008.
    Shanghai-China-08-16-081.JPG
  • A rickshaw sits next to a residential house at dusk in Kolkata.<br />
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  • A cow sits outside of a house in central Kolkata.<br />
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  • A slum community near a wetland on the outskirts of Kolkata.<br />
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  • A highly polled waterway in a community on the outskirts of Kolkata.<br />
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  • A motorbike drives through a residential district at dusk in Kolkata.<br />
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  • A pigeon at the Anhui Research Center for Alligator Reproduction. Only 120 individuals remain in the wild in China as a result of wetlands reclamation. Xuancheng City, Anhui Province. China. 2010
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  • CHINA. Shanghai. The 'old town' of Shanghai is slowly being redeveloped as prime real estate is converted into more modern developments. Shanghai is a sprawling metropolis or 15 million people situated in south-east China. It is regarded as the country’s showcase in development and modernity in modern China. This rapid development and modernization, never seen before on such a scale has however spawned countless environmental and social problems. 2008
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  • A woman walks past a polluted lake near wetlands on the outskirts of Kolkata.<br />
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  • Women fill water bottles next to a polluted lake near the wetlands outside of Kolkata.<br />
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  • The Howrah bridge looms over a community and the Ganges River in Kolkata.<br />
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  • CHINA. Shanghai. The 'old town' of Shanghai is slowly being redeveloped as prime real estate is converted into more modern developments. Shanghai is a sprawling metropolis or 15 million people situated in south-east China. It is regarded as the country's showcase in development and modernity in modern China. This rapid development and modernization, never seen before on such a scale has however spawned countless environmental and social problems. 2008.
    Shanghai-China-08-16-068.JPG
  • CHINA. Sichuan Province. Chongqing. Housing developments near The Yangtze River which is at its lowest level in 150 years as a result of a country-wide drought. Chongqing is a city of over 3,000,000 people, famed for being the capital of China between 1938 and 1946 during World War II. It is situated on the banks of the Yangtze river, China's longest river and the third longest in the world. Originating in Tibet, the river flows for 3,964 miles (6,380km) through central China into the East China Sea at Shanghai.  2008.
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  • New housing developments on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, built to rehouse nomads in the region, a scheme aimed at protecting the grasslands of the region that are deteriorating as a result of overgrazing. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-016.JPG
  • CHINA. Sichuan Province. Chongqing. Housing developments near The Yangtze River which is at its lowest level in 150 years as a result of a country-wide drought. Chongqing is a city of over 3,000,000 people, famed for being the capital of China between 1938 and 1946 during World War II. It is situated on the banks of the Yangtze river, China's longest river and the third longest in the world. Originating in Tibet, the river flows for 3,964 miles (6,380km) through central China into the East China Sea at Shanghai.  2008.
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  • CHINA. Sichuan Province. Chongqing. Housing developments near The Yangtze River which is at its lowest level in 150 years as a result of a country-wide drought. Chongqing is a city of over 3,000,000 people, famed for being the capital of China between 1938 and 1946 during World War II. It is situated on the banks of the Yangtze river, China's longest river and the third longest in the world. Originating in Tibet, the river flows for 3,964 miles (6,380km) through central China into the East China Sea at Shanghai.  2008.
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  • CHINA. Sichuan Province. Chongqing. Housing developments next to The Yangtze River which is at its lowest level in 150 years as a result of a country-wide drought. Chongqing is a city of over 3,000,000 people, famed for being the capital of China between 1938 and 1946 during World War II. It is situated on the banks of the Yangtze river, China's longest river and the third longest in the world. Originating in Tibet, the river flows for 3,964 miles (6,380km) through central China into the East China Sea at Shanghai.  2008.
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  • CHINA. Sichuan Province. Chongqing. Housing developments next to The Yangtze River which is at its lowest level in 150 years as a result of a country-wide drought. Chongqing is a city of over 3,000,000 people, famed for being the capital of China between 1938 and 1946 during World War II. It is situated on the banks of the Yangtze river, China's longest river and the third longest in the world. Originating in Tibet, the river flows for 3,964 miles (6,380km) through central China into the East China Sea at Shanghai.  2008.
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  • CHINA. Sichuan Province. Chongqing. Housing developments nect to The Yangtze River which is at its lowest level in 150 years as a result of a country-wide drought. Chongqing is a city of over 3,000,000 people, famed for being the capital of China between 1938 and 1946 during World War II. It is situated on the banks of the Yangtze river, China's longest river and the third longest in the world. Originating in Tibet, the river flows for 3,964 miles (6,380km) through central China into the East China Sea at Shanghai.  2008.
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  • Two children sit outside a colorful house in a slum community in central Jakarta.<br />
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  • A traditional Tibetan house in the town of Heishui on the south-east edge of the Tibetan Plateau in Sichuan Province, western China.
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  • A Tibetan girl in a community on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. Relocation communities been created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
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  • A Tibetan woman and hr grandchild in their home on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. Relocation communities been created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-696.JPG
  • Tibetan children in a community on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. Relocation communities been created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-694.JPG
  • Pilgrims in the town of Sershul on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. The town is home to a large monastery which houses thousands of monks. The Sanjiangyuan or Three Rivers Headwater region of western China contains the sources of the Yangtze, Mekong and Yellow Rivers.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-581.JPG
  • Young Tibetan monks in the town of Sershul on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. The town is home to a large monastery which houses thousands of monks. The Sanjiangyuan or Three Rivers Headwater region of western China contains the sources of the Yangtze, Mekong and Yellow Rivers.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-531.JPG
  • A Tibetan man runs down a hillside in the town of Zaduo. Tibetans inside a "relocation town," created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-414.JPG
  • A man walks through the streets of Zaduo, in the far interior of the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. Relocation communities been created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-412.JPG
  • A Tibetan woman leans against a car in Zaduo, in the far interior of the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. Relocation communities been created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-398.JPG
  • A fire burns against a wall in Zaduo, in the far interior of the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. Relocation communities been created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-200.JPG
  • A man walks through the town of Zaduo, in the far interior of the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. Relocation communities been created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-198.JPG
  • An abandoned house near a river in central Jakarta. Frequent flooding has led to many homes being abandoned.
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  • Traditional houses being built in a small village in the Beng Per Wildlife Sanctuary, in northern Cambodia.
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  • A small sand bank is the only protection some houses have from the nearby waters in Funafuti, Tuvalu. March, 2019.
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  • Relocation communities been created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-765.JPG
  • A Tibetan woman digging a hole near new buildings on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. Relocation communities been created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-693.JPG
  • A pilgrim in the town of Sershul on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. The town is home to a large monastery which houses thousands of monks. The Sanjiangyuan or Three Rivers Headwater region of western China contains the sources of the Yangtze, Mekong and Yellow Rivers.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-592.JPG
  • Pilgrims in the town of Sershul on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. The town is home to a large monastery which houses thousands of monks. The Sanjiangyuan or Three Rivers Headwater region of western China contains the sources of the Yangtze, Mekong and Yellow Rivers.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-576.JPG
  • Tibetans in the town of Sershul on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. The town is home to a large monastery which houses thousands of monks. The Sanjiangyuan or Three Rivers Headwater region of western China contains the sources of the Yangtze, Mekong and Yellow Rivers.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-553.JPG
  • Young Tibetan monks in the town of Sershul on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. The town is home to a large monastery which houses thousands of monks. The Sanjiangyuan or Three Rivers Headwater region of western China contains the sources of the Yangtze, Mekong and Yellow Rivers.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-534.JPG
  • A young Tibetan monk in the town of Sershul on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. The town is home to a large monastery which houses thousands of monks. The Sanjiangyuan or Three Rivers Headwater region of western China contains the sources of the Yangtze, Mekong and Yellow Rivers.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-532.JPG
  • Young Tibetan monks in the town of Sershul on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. The town is home to a large monastery which houses thousands of monks. The Sanjiangyuan or Three Rivers Headwater region of western China contains the sources of the Yangtze, Mekong and Yellow Rivers.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-526.JPG
  • A young Tibetan monk in the town of Sershul on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. The town is home to a large monastery which houses thousands of monks. The Sanjiangyuan or Three Rivers Headwater region of western China contains the sources of the Yangtze, Mekong and Yellow Rivers.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-516.JPG
  • A young Tibetan monk in the town of Sershul on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. The town is home to a large monastery which houses thousands of monks. The Sanjiangyuan or Three Rivers Headwater region of western China contains the sources of the Yangtze, Mekong and Yellow Rivers.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-523.JPG
  • Young Tibetan monks in the town of Sershul on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. The town is home to a large monastery which houses thousands of monks. The Sanjiangyuan or Three Rivers Headwater region of western China contains the sources of the Yangtze, Mekong and Yellow Rivers.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-522.JPG
  • A Tibetan boy on a motorbike in Zaduo, in the far interior of the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. Relocation communities been created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-428.JPG
  • A Tibetan woman and her child in their home in the town of Zaduo, in the far interior of the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. Relocation communities been created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-416.JPG
  • Tibetans inside a "relocation town," created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-413.JPG
  • A Tibetan woman in Zaduo, in the far interior of the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. Relocation communities been created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-397.JPG
  • Street scene in the town of Zaduo, in the far interior of the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. Relocation communities been created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-220.JPG
  • Dogs in the streets of the town of Zaduo, in the far interior of the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. Relocation communities been created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-211.JPG
  • Dogs in the streets of the town of Zaduo, in the far interior of the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. Relocation communities been created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-213.JPG
  • A Tibetan man walks through a relocation town in Zaduo, in the far interior of the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. Relocation communities been created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-195.JPG
  • Saigon Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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  • Traffic passes by the Saigon Opera House.
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  • An abandoned house on the banks of the Luan River, in northern China. This river marks the northern boundary of Bohai Bay. The coastline in this region has been identified as being under sever risk of coastal erosion with impacts being predicted to increase in coming decades as sea levels rise and storm surges increase. 2019
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  • An abandoned house on the banks of the Luan River, in northern China. This river marks the northern boundary of Bohai Bay. The coastline in this region has been identified as being under sever risk of coastal erosion with impacts being predicted to increase in coming decades as sea levels rise and storm surges increase. 2019
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  • "Unless the global community steps up our actions to significantly lower green house gas emissions...Tuvalu will dissapear completely within the next 30-50 years", said Tuvaluan Prime Minister Enele Sosene Sopoanga in his address to the United Nations General Assembly in 2017. As this young boy swung from a tree on one of Tuvalu's coral atoll islands, the danger and concern is not immediately evident but the slowly rising seas threaten this jewel in the Pacific.  Funafuti, Tuvalu. March, 2019.
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  • A Tibetan hold and his mother in a community on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. Relocation communities been created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-762.JPG
  • Tibetan children play in their home on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. Relocation communities been created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-700.JPG
  • A Tibetan man stands outside of a new building on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. Relocation communities been created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-692.JPG
  • A young Tibetan monk on a hill overlooking the town of Sershul on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. The town is home to a large monastery which houses thousands of monks. The Sanjiangyuan or Three Rivers Headwater region of western China contains the sources of the Yangtze, Mekong and Yellow Rivers.
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  • A pilgrim in the town of Sershul on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. The town is home to a large monastery which houses thousands of monks. The Sanjiangyuan or Three Rivers Headwater region of western China contains the sources of the Yangtze, Mekong and Yellow Rivers.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-596.JPG
  • A pilgrim in the town of Sershul on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. The town is home to a large monastery which houses thousands of monks. The Sanjiangyuan or Three Rivers Headwater region of western China contains the sources of the Yangtze, Mekong and Yellow Rivers.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-595.JPG
  • A pilgrim in the town of Sershul on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. The town is home to a large monastery which houses thousands of monks. The Sanjiangyuan or Three Rivers Headwater region of western China contains the sources of the Yangtze, Mekong and Yellow Rivers.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-583.JPG
  • Tibetan monks in the town of Sershul on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. The town is home to a large monastery which houses thousands of monks. The Sanjiangyuan or Three Rivers Headwater region of western China contains the sources of the Yangtze, Mekong and Yellow Rivers.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-559.JPG
  • A young Tibetan monk in the town of Sershul on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. The town is home to a large monastery which houses thousands of monks. The Sanjiangyuan or Three Rivers Headwater region of western China contains the sources of the Yangtze, Mekong and Yellow Rivers.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-533.JPG
  • Tibetan monks in the town of Sershul on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. The town is home to a large monastery which houses thousands of monks. The Sanjiangyuan or Three Rivers Headwater region of western China contains the sources of the Yangtze, Mekong and Yellow Rivers.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-557.JPG
  • Young Tibetan monks in the town of Sershul on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. The town is home to a large monastery which houses thousands of monks. The Sanjiangyuan or Three Rivers Headwater region of western China contains the sources of the Yangtze, Mekong and Yellow Rivers.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-524.JPG
  • Young Tibetan monks in the town of Sershul on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. The town is home to a large monastery which houses thousands of monks. The Sanjiangyuan or Three Rivers Headwater region of western China contains the sources of the Yangtze, Mekong and Yellow Rivers.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-519.JPG
  • A construction team work in a monastery in the town of Sershul on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. The town is home to a large monastery which houses thousands of monks. The Sanjiangyuan or Three Rivers Headwater region of western China contains the sources of the Yangtze, Mekong and Yellow Rivers.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-513.JPG
  • A Tibetan child plays in the streets of Zaduo, in the far interior of the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. Relocation communities been created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-420.JPG
  • A Tibetan girl in a shop in the town of Zaduo, in the far interior of the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. Relocation communities been created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-419.JPG
  • A Tibetan woman walks through the streets of Zaduo, in the far interior of the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. Relocation communities been created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
    Asia-Threatened-Headwaters-12-26-406.JPG
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