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  • KOLHAPUR, INDIA - MARCH 22: Indian men practice the three thousand year old sport known as "Kushti", a form of wrestling, in its traditional form at the fight club Shahupuri in Kolhapur, India.  In this south-eastern Indian city Kushti has a long tradition. It used to be supported by local maharajas and is financed by the government. But its days are numbered. Last year, the Indian Fighters Federation in the capital of New Delhi stunned thousands of fighters when it announced prohibition of fighting on red soil and ordered fight clubs to buy mattresses for their arenas. Ending the traditional red clay wrestling was an idea sprouted from the aspiration to achieve more Olympic medals since the last and only medal India brought home in wrestling was a bronze in 1952. So far no one here in Kolhapur is buying the mattresses and instead they continue the rigorous schedule of waking up at 3:30am six times a week and practicing more than 6 hours every day. They live together in one small room above the arena and their only belongings are a blanket, a few items of clothes and some books about the art of Kushti. They have been compared to holy men because of their celibacy and dedication and they practice exercises like standing on one's head for lengths of time to expel "filthy" thoughts. (Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • Born into the Samburu tribe of northern Kenya, Tom Lalampaa could have ended up following the traditional pastoral lifestyle of his people – had his brother made a different choice. When Tom was a child, his father called his sons to him and said, “I’d like one of you to go to school and the other to remain here and help take care of the cattle.” The decision fell to Tom’s brother, as the eldest. He opted for the cattle, and Tom was sent to school. Ultimately – with the support of the entire community – he went on to complete a BA in social work and an MBA in strategic management at the University of Nairobi. His brother’s choice wound up changing not only Tom’s life but also that of the Samburu community and the land they call home. As community development manager for the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT), Tom is now a key player in efforts to protect Kenyan wildlife and improve the lives of his people and others who inhabit this beautiful but often unforgiving place.The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy serves as a refuge for e(Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • Born into the Samburu tribe of northern Kenya, Tom Lalampaa could have ended up following the traditional pastoral lifestyle of his people – had his brother made a different choice. When Tom was a child, his father called his sons to him and said, “I’d like one of you to go to school and the other to remain here and help take care of the cattle.” The decision fell to Tom’s brother, as the eldest. He opted for the cattle, and Tom was sent to school. Ultimately – with the support of the entire community – he went on to complete a BA in social work and an MBA in strategic management at the University of Nairobi. His brother’s choice wound up changing not only Tom’s life but also that of the Samburu community and the land they call home. As community development manager for the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT), Tom is now a key player in efforts to protect Kenyan wildlife and improve the lives of his people and others who inhabit this beautiful but often unforgiving place.The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy serves as a refuge for e(Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • Born into the Samburu tribe of northern Kenya, Tom Lalampaa could have ended up following the traditional pastoral lifestyle of his people – had his brother made a different choice. When Tom was a child, his father called his sons to him and said, “I’d like one of you to go to school and the other to remain here and help take care of the cattle.” The decision fell to Tom’s brother, as the eldest. He opted for the cattle, and Tom was sent to school. Ultimately – with the support of the entire community – he went on to complete a BA in social work and an MBA in strategic management at the University of Nairobi. His brother’s choice wound up changing not only Tom’s life but also that of the Samburu community and the land they call home. As community development manager for the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT), Tom is now a key player in efforts to protect Kenyan wildlife and improve the lives of his people and others who inhabit this beautiful but often unforgiving place.The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy serves as a refuge for e(Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • Born into the Samburu tribe of northern Kenya, Tom Lalampaa could have ended up following the traditional pastoral lifestyle of his people – had his brother made a different choice. When Tom was a child, his father called his sons to him and said, “I’d like one of you to go to school and the other to remain here and help take care of the cattle.” The decision fell to Tom’s brother, as the eldest. He opted for the cattle, and Tom was sent to school. Ultimately – with the support of the entire community – he went on to complete a BA in social work and an MBA in strategic management at the University of Nairobi. His brother’s choice wound up changing not only Tom’s life but also that of the Samburu community and the land they call home. As community development manager for the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT), Tom is now a key player in efforts to protect Kenyan wildlife and improve the lives of his people and others who inhabit this beautiful but often unforgiving place.The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy serves as a refuge for e(Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • .Four year old Andy Anderson cries as his father prepares to skin a dead calf and graft it to another calf who lost its mother in an effort to get the new mother to accept it and save its life.  Ranching is tough business with most working 14-16 hour days in the calving season  in the Centennial Valley of Southwestern Montana, June 13, 2012. Spurred by growing consumer concern over meat's environmental impact and concerned about the long-term viability of their livelihood, a cohort of ranchers is trying to apply the understanding gleaned from the science of ecology to livestock management.
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  • Ali Ipak looks on in the mirror next to a photograph of himself as a child with his father December 12, 2005 in central Turkey, Konya in Kutoren district, about 400 kilometers from Ankara.  (Ami Vitale)
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  • Ali Ipak's daughter Emel, 17, (in blue) offers tea to her father (far left), a neighbor Kazim Kardes, and the mayor of Kutoren Mr Ugur Akdogan  (in suit)   December 13, 2005 in central Turkey, Konya in Kutoren district, about 400 kilometers from Ankara. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Born into the Samburu tribe of northern Kenya, Tom Lalampaa could have ended up following the traditional pastoral lifestyle of his people – had his brother made a different choice. When Tom was a child, his father called his sons to him and said, “I’d like one of you to go to school and the other to remain here and help take care of the cattle.” The decision fell to Tom’s brother, as the eldest. He opted for the cattle, and Tom was sent to school. Ultimately – with the support of the entire community – he went on to complete a BA in social work and an MBA in strategic management at the University of Nairobi. His brother’s choice wound up changing not only Tom’s life but also that of the Samburu community and the land they call home. As community development manager for the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT), Tom is now a key player in efforts to protect Kenyan wildlife and improve the lives of his people and others who inhabit this beautiful but often unforgiving place.The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy serves as a refuge for e(Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • Beau and Courtney play with their father, Cliff Merrimen on the Barthelmess Ranch near Malta, Montana on June 1, 2013. The Barthelmess Ranch is part of an innovative grass bank project that allows ranchers to graze their cattle at discounted rates on Nature Conservancy land in exchange for improving conservation practices on their own “home” ranches. In 2002, the <br />
Conservancy began leasing parts of the ranch to neighboring ranchers who were suffering from several years of severe drought essentially offering the Matador’s grass to neighboring ranches in exchange for their  participation in conservation efforts. Thirteen ranchers graze their cattle on the Matador and the grassbank has enabled TNC to leverage conservation on more than 225,000 additional acres of private land without the cost of purchase of the land or of easements. (Photo By Ami Vitale)
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  • Libby Ulring gives her son Charlie, 4, a snack while he's on a break from helping his father herd cattle on a chilly November morning at the J Bar L ranch in the Centennial Valley. The J Bar L ranch finish their cattle on grass, in contrast to the vast majority of ranches in the U.S. that send cattle to feedlots. The 2,000 head at J Bar L "never go into a feedlot," said Bryan Ulring, manager of the ranch. He added that the J Bar L is one of the biggest grass finishers in the state. The Centennial Valley is an important wildlife corridor for elk, moose, antelope, deer, wolverines, grizzly bears, wolves and hundreds of bird species. The valley is largely owned by a handful of large ranches, which means their use of the land impacts the local environment. © Ami Vitale
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  • .Four year old Andy Anderson cries as his father prepares to skin a dead calf and graft it to another calf who lost its mother in an effort to get the new mother to accept it and save its life.  Ranching is tough business with most working 14-16 hour days in the calving season  in the Centennial Valley of Southwestern Montana, June 13, 2012. Spurred by growing consumer concern over meat's environmental impact and concerned about the long-term viability of their livelihood, a cohort of ranchers is trying to apply the understanding gleaned from the science of ecology to livestock management.
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  • .Four year old Andy Anderson cries as his father prepares to skin a dead calf and graft it to another calf who lost its mother in an effort to get the new mother to accept it and save its life.  Ranching is tough business with most working 14-16 hour days in the calving season  in the Centennial Valley of Southwestern Montana, June 13, 2012. Spurred by growing consumer concern over meat's environmental impact and concerned about the long-term viability of their livelihood, a cohort of ranchers is trying to apply the understanding gleaned from the science of ecology to livestock management.
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  • Hawke Ellis Williams, 4, hugs his father after talking to his mother on a sat phone while waiting for a 3 day storm to pass over in the Thelon Sanctuary August, 2011. It is a place ruled by the biggest and smallest--the grizzly and the mosquito--and by the extremes of sub-arctic seasons. The Thelon is the largest and most remote game sanctuary in North America, which almost no one has heard of. (Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • The children of Cosmos Mbawala, 55, Jumada, 5, left, and Salama, 3, sit outside their hut as their father talks about the attack of their brother Cosmos Chakoma, 12, who was killed by a lion in the village of Hingawali, Tanzania. Ami Vitale
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • KABUL,AFGHANISTAN - AUGUST 29: An Afghan cride and groom wait fro jewelry to be brought out which will ceremoniously be put on her by her fiance, father, mother and grandmother during an engagement ceremony, August 30, 2002 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Each Friday, every beauty salon is filled with  brides, the hotels are jammed with young couples and most streets are packed with streams of cars, blaring their horns as Afghans rush to get married after decades of war. (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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  • KABUL,AFGHANISTAN - SEPT. 9: An Afghan holds an umbrella over the head Ahmad Massoud, the son of the slain leader Ahmad Shah Massoud during a ceremony in Kabul Sports Stadium September 9, 2002  to commemorate  the one-year anniversary of the death of his father.   (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • Victor Medina, shown in New York, NY together with his family was first exposed to nature at age 16, which has dramatically changed his life ambitions. He is currently training to climb the Seven Summits by age 25 - and is getting his urban family involved. He recently climbed the highest peak in the Caribbean with his father and other older family members. .
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  • KABUL,AFGHANISTAN - SEPT. 9: Ahmad Massoud, the son of the slain leader Ahmad Shah Massoud  prepares to meet dignitaries, soldiers and guests during a ceremony in Kabul Sports Stadium September 9, 2002  to comemerate the one-year anniversary of the death of his father.   (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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  • KABUL,AFGHANISTAN - SEPT. 9: Ahmad Massoud, the son of the slain leader Ahmad Shah Massoud  hugs and kisses dignitaries, soldiers and guests during a ceremony in Kabul Sports Stadium September 9, 2002  to comemerate the one-year anniversary of the death of his father.   (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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  • KABUL,AFGHANISTAN - SEPT. 9: Ahmad Massoud, the son of the slain leader Ahmad Shah Massoud  shakes hands of dignitaries and guests during a ceremony in Kabul Sports Stadium September 9, 2002  to commemorate  the one-year anniversary of the death of his father.   (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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  • BIHAR, INDIA: AUGUST 13: Villagers cross a river to get to Lalita's village after  she made a visit to her village of Koprah,  60 kilometers from Sitamarhi in northern Bihar, India August 13, 2003. Lalita was visiting after an eight month training course at a MSK and 4 months of teaching karate in another district in Bihar. She has overcome great barriers in a society that regards her as the most disadvantaged since she is a female in one of  the lowest castes in India, the "Musahar "caste which means rat eaters. This tenacious young woman attended,  Mahila Shikshan Kendra, a Women's Education Center,  depsite her father's protests and learned how to read, write and defend herself in a community which frequently abuses women. Now she is teaching karate to other young women in a MSK in Amos block. Bihar is the poorest state in India and women suffer  greatly because of the poverty, lack of education and opportunities. Most of the girls who are attending the eight month course have had to overcome tremendous resistance from families and a society entrenched in the  weight of a caste system which discourages those from the lower castes to be educated, especially women. The 10 centers with 40 students in each are being funded by the World Bank although it was initially started by Unicef . .(Ami Vitale)
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  • BIHAR, INDIA: AUGUST 14: Lalita'gathers water at a pump in her village of Koprah,  60 kilometers from Sitamarhi in northern Bihar, India August 14, 2003. She was visiting after an eight month training course at a MSK and 4 months of teaching karate in another district in Bihar. She has overcome great barriers in a society that regards her as the most disadvantaged since she is a female in one of  the lowest castes in India, the "Musahar "caste which means rat eaters. This tenacious young woman attended,  Mahila Shikshan Kendra, a Women's Education Center,  depsite her father's protests and learned how to read, write and defend herself in a community which frequently abuses women. Now she is teaching karate to other young women in a MSK in Amos block. Bihar is the poorest state in India and women suffer  greatly because of the poverty, lack of education and opportunities. Most of the girls who are attending the eight month course have had to overcome tremendous resistance from families and a society entrenched in the  weight of a caste system which discourages those from the lower castes to be educated, especially women. The 10 centers with 40 students in each are being funded by the World Bank although it was initially started by Unicef . .(Ami Vitale)
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  • SRINAGAR, KASHMIR,INDIA, MARCH 20, 2004:Bilkees Manzoor, an eighteen-year-old girl whose father was taken away by Indian security forces in January 2002 and never returned, argues with Jammu and Kashmir police to allow them to march to the United Nations compound in the name of the the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP)  in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian held Jammu and Kashmir state in India, March 20, 2004. At least a dozen people were wounded when police used batons to disperse hundreds of protestors. APDP says more than six thousand people have gone missing since the bloody revolt erupted in Kashmir.
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  • Women and children from the fishing village of South Tetulbarian in Barguna Sadar upazila  in Bangladesh gather to watch their husbands and fathers and brothers prepare the boat to go out to sea, October 2o, 2010 . Its a dangerous job and everyone knows it could be the last time they see their loved ones. There is no guarantee that they will return home. Because of climate change, the seas are getting more violent, less predictable and boats are capsizing more frequently. Twenty percent of the women in this village are widows because so many have lost their husbands in the seas. Coastal and fishing populations are particularly vulnerable and Fishing communities in Bangladesh are subject not only to sea-level rise, but also flooding and increased typhoons. Erosion as a result of stronger and higher tides, cyclones and storm surges is eating away Bangladesh's southern coast.  Yet the largely fishing community cannot live without the sea. "We only know how to catch fish," say the fishermen. ( Ami Vitale)
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  • Women and children from the fishing village of South Tetulbarian in Barguna Sadar upazila  in Bangladesh gather to watch their husbands and fathers and brothers prepare the boat to go out to sea, October 2o, 2010 . Its a dangerous job and everyone knows it could be the last time they see their loved ones. There is no guarantee that they will return home. Because of climate change, the seas are getting more violent, less predictable and boats are capsizing more frequently. Twenty percent of the women in this village are widows because so many have lost their husbands in the seas. Coastal and fishing populations are particularly vulnerable and Fishing communities in Bangladesh are subject not only to sea-level rise, but also flooding and increased typhoons. Erosion as a result of stronger and higher tides, cyclones and storm surges is eating away Bangladesh's southern coast.  Yet the largely fishing community cannot live without the sea. "We only know how to catch fish," say the fishermen. ( Ami Vitale)
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  • Women and children from the fishing village of South Tetulbarian in Barguna Sadar upazila  in Bangladesh gather to watch their husbands and fathers and brothers prepare the boat to go out to sea, October 2o, 2010 . Its a dangerous job and everyone knows it could be the last time they see their loved ones. There is no guarantee that they will return home. Because of climate change, the seas are getting more violent, less predictable and boats are capsizing more frequently. Twenty percent of the women in this village are widows because so many have lost their husbands in the seas. Coastal and fishing populations are particularly vulnerable and Fishing communities in Bangladesh are subject not only to sea-level rise, but also flooding and increased typhoons. Erosion as a result of stronger and higher tides, cyclones and storm surges is eating away Bangladesh's southern coast.  Yet the largely fishing community cannot live without the sea. "We only know how to catch fish," say the fishermen. ( Ami Vitale)
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  • Women and children from the fishing village of South Tetulbarian in Barguna Sadar upazila  in Bangladesh gather to watch their husbands and fathers and brothers prepare the boat to go out to sea, October 2o, 2010 . Its a dangerous job and everyone knows it could be the last time they see their loved ones. There is no guarantee that they will return home. Because of climate change, the seas are getting more violent, less predictable and boats are capsizing more frequently. Twenty percent of the women in this village are widows because so many have lost their husbands in the seas. Coastal and fishing populations are particularly vulnerable and Fishing communities in Bangladesh are subject not only to sea-level rise, but also flooding and increased typhoons. Erosion as a result of stronger and higher tides, cyclones and storm surges is eating away Bangladesh's southern coast.  Yet the largely fishing community cannot live without the sea. "We only know how to catch fish," say the fishermen. ( Ami Vitale)
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  • Women and children from the fishing village of South Tetulbarian in Barguna Sadar upazila  in Bangladesh gather to watch their husbands and fathers and brothers prepare the boat to go out to sea, October 2o, 2010 . Its a dangerous job and everyone knows it could be the last time they see their loved ones. There is no guarantee that they will return home. Because of climate change, the seas are getting more violent, less predictable and boats are capsizing more frequently. Twenty percent of the women in this village are widows because so many have lost their husbands in the seas. Coastal and fishing populations are particularly vulnerable and Fishing communities in Bangladesh are subject not only to sea-level rise, but also flooding and increased typhoons. Erosion as a result of stronger and higher tides, cyclones and storm surges is eating away Bangladesh's southern coast.  Yet the largely fishing community cannot live without the sea. "We only know how to catch fish," say the fishermen. ( Ami Vitale)
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