857-34003 - A truck drives over a makeshift bridge supported by ruined tanks on the road north of the Salang Tunnel in Baghlan province, August 31, 2002. High in the mountains of the Hindu Kush, the road was destroyed several years ago by a flood from raging mountain rivers. The road was improved by the Soviets after their 1979 invasion of Afghanistan, and was a crucial link for troops and supplies coming from the Soviet Union. The mountain road is in terrible condition, and its repair is crucially important for the reconstruction of the country
1194-22 - CAMBODIA Women trained by CSARO to make handicrafts from recycled materials. Some are former waste pickers whose lives have been improved by the project. Kim Savoeun, 49, is the mother of 2 of the girls working here. The settlement slum of San Sok, 10 kilometres outsdie Phnom Penh
988-169 - Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) caught in herring weir (fish trap). Porpoises trapped in herring weirs often die as a result of efforts to remove them (by 'seining' the weir as shown here) but latterly cooperation between fishermen and researchers has improved the situation. Five porpoises were trapped in this weir and none were thought to have survived this operation. Grand Manan, Bay of Fundy, Canada
83-12084 - The 'Western Explorer' near Savage River, an improved route through the Arthur Pieman Conservation Area, North West, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific
83-12083 - The 'Western Explorer' near Savage River, an improved route through the Arthur Pieman Conservation Area, North West, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific