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From the Archives
In 1957 a hill of bluestem grass measures the loss of soil in rural New Mexico.

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Photograph by Jim Richardson
The future rests on the soil beneath our feet.
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The Elephants of Samburu
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Photograph by Ivan Kashinsky
Bolivia's Wrestlers
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Photograph by Paul Nicklen
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Photograph by Mike Hettwer
Lost Tribes of the Green Sahara
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