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Kaoma, Zambia

Charity Silumesi fishes along the bank of the Luena River in Kaoma, Zambia. Silumesi says there are only small fish in the river, and catching them further depletes the fish stock.

Photo by Prudence Phiri

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Jessica Désamours prunes her plants before the wet season in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. “This way, the courtyard stays clean,” Désamours says, “and it keeps us connected to nature.

Photo by Anne Myriam Bolivar

Puebla, Mexico

Zoological veterinarian Elena Robles Espíndola holds a 3-month-old spider monkey at Beaks and Feathers veterinary clinic in Puebla, Mexico. The monkey was recovering after her rescue from an animal trafficker.

Photo by Patricia Zavala Gutiérrez

Tecali de Herrera, Puebla, Mexico

Rodrigo Valdivia Jiménez chops away the leaves of an agave plant until just the heart, or piña, remains. Escuela de Mezcal Papalometl organized a workshop in Tecali de Herrera, Puebla, Mexico, about sustainability in the mezcal industry.

Correction: An earlier version of this caption misidentified the name of the photographed subject. Global Press Journal regrets the error.

Photo by Patricia Zavala Gutiérrez

Bayandalai, Umnugovi province, Mongolia

Buten-Itgel Rashzeveg, 2, plays with a lamb in Bayandalai, Umnugovi province, Mongolia. Herders typically shelter baby animals in gers, traditional dwellings, and burn dry manure inside to keep them warm.

Photo by Nansalmaa Oyunchimeg

Dailekh, Nepal

Hasta Bahadur Shahi, 18, bathes his dog, Johny, in Karnali River in Dailekh, Nepal. He enjoys spending time with 1-year-old Johny in the river on Saturdays during school holidays.

Photo by Shilu Manandhar

Sainshand, Dornogovi province, Mongolia

Otgonchimeg Tsendsuren smiles next to a young camel she raised in Sainshand, Dornogovi province, Mongolia. Otgonchimeg, who owns 99 camels with her sister, makes and sells camel dairy products.

Photo by Nansalmaa Oyunchimeg

Puebla, Mexico

Jesús Azaid Piña López, a biologist and fellow in the Jóvenes Construyendo el Futuro (Youth Building the Future) program, checks bags of fungi at a laboratory in Puebla, Mexico. Mushrooms are isolated in a special environment to promote the growth of protected strains.

Photo by Patricia Zavala Gutiérrez

Makonde district, Zimbabwe

Dingane, 9, stands in his enclosure at Chinhoyi Caves Recreational Park in Zimbabwe. Dingane’s feeding times have been a popular tourist attraction since he was brought to the park in 2018.

Photo by Kudzai Mazvarirwofa

Erdenet, Orkhon province, Mongolia

Altanshagai Altansan, a florist, sorts fresh flowers in Erdenet, Orkhon province, Mongolia. Altanshagai says the best part of her job is seeing women’s reactions when they receive bouquets.

Photo by Khorloo Khukhnokhoi

Chihuahua, Mexico

Salvador Legarda arranges mano de león flowers into bouquets in Chihuahua, Mexico. Legarda says a freeze killed all his flowers in 2020, so he’s overjoyed to see his large plot of land painted orange with flowers ready to sell.

Photo by Lilette A. Contreras

Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina

Arturo, a blue macaw, lives at the wild animal refuge Güirá Oga (“house of birds” in the Guaraní language) in Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina. Arturo was rescued from smugglers and became a permanent resident at the shelter, which rehabilitates animals and breeds endangered species with the aim of reintroducing them into the wild.

Photo by Lucila Pellettieri

Cheddikulam, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka

Mutthaiya Manimekalan, left, and Manimekalan Thayalan make organic compost in their yard in Cheddikulam, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. The government encouraged farmers to produce organic fertilizers during the time it banned chemical fertilizer imports.

Photo by Thayalini Indrakularasa

Khan-Uul district, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Budjargal Perenlei sells homegrown vegetables in Khan-Uul district, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Her stall is part of an eco-friendly market that features organic vegetables, shelves made of recycled products, and paper bags, which encourage consumers not to use plastic.

Photo by Nansalmaa Oyunchimeg

Adampan, Mannar, Sri Lanka

Sellamuthu Selvakumar, left, and Nahenthiran Surenthar make compost in Adampan, Mannar district, Sri Lanka. The import of chemical fertilizers has been banned, so farmers hire help to make compost on their land.

Photo by Vetrichelvi Chandrakala

Ikhtamir, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Batbold Purevdorj mows the lawn at the Puntsog-Choindenlin Monastery in Ikhtamir, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. The grass grew long after the COVID-19 outbreak suspended all activities at temples and monasteries for months.

Photo by Odonchimeg Batsukh

Kayts, Jaffna district, Sri Lanka

John Mary Visuvasam burns coconut shells in a pit in Kayts, Jaffna district, Sri Lanka. Coconuts are used for cooking, but the shells are typically discarded, so Visuvasam collects and burns them to make charcoal to sell.

Photo by Pashna Alistan

Guerrero, Mexico

Diego Calixto Hilario, 7, picks pericón, a type of marigold, in the countryside in Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero, Mexico. Pericón is related to the cempasúchil flower, a traditional decoration for the country’s annual Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations.

Photo by Avigaí Silva

Chiapas, Mexico

Rogelio Gutiérrez, left, and Gabriel Ruiz López deconstruct palm-thatched shelters on the beach in Boca del Cielo in Chiapas, Mexico. Rising tides inundate the beach more often now, so shelters are taken apart to reuse the material.

Photo by Marissa Revilla

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Altansukh Tonya, right, and a team of workers install a vacuum toilet next to his home in Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. Altansukh says, “Since this toilet uses suction, it does not allow waste to infiltrate the soil, so it will reduce soil pollution.”

Photo by Odonchimeg Batsukh

Battsengel, Mongolia

Enkhbazar Darambazar, 12, milks a goat in Battsengel, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. Enkhbazar spends summers in the countryside with his family and helps with chores.

Photo by Myagmarsuren Battur

Chinyunyu, Zambia

Doreen Mulimba and Agness Tembo toss maize to separate the grain from the husk in Chinyunyu, Rufansa district, Zambia.

Photo by Prudence Phiri

Puebla, Mexico

A cicada exoskeleton remains on a tree branch in San Gabriel Chilac, Puebla, Mexico. Depending on the species, cicadas can live from two to 17 years underground before emerging as adults.

Photo by Patricia Zavala Gutiérrez

Kathiravelu Loganathan throws a fishing net near the Ponnalai Bridge in Karainagar, Sri Lanka. Fishermen like Loganathan will catch fish in the evenings to sell on the beach and bring home to their families.

Photo by Vijayatharsiny Thinesh
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