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Life above and below water

In this volume:

Adventures and explorations
ETHIOPIA IV
Text & Photos: Heiko Bleher (pp. 6-22)
The Surma people of Ethiopia are one of the tribes that still retain their millennia-old traditions, including the wearing of lip discs, a practice otherwise known only from South America. The ag team has survived a hair-raising adventure to bring you this sensational article.

Secret worlds below water
LEMBEH STRAIT  
Text & Photos: Franco Banfi (pp. 25-44)
“Lembeh Strait” refers to an arm of the sea in the extreme north of Sulawesi, Indonesia, here portrayed with unique photos, worth a fortune anywhere in the world. A photographic portrait of the underwater Mediterranean is included, for comparison. See for yourself.

Temperate aquatic zones
MEDITERRANEAN 
Photos: Paolo Fossati & Adriano Penco (pp. 45-52)
“…Today the Mediterranean is visited by more than 150 million sunseekers each year, and has become the most important holiday area in Europe. Its climate, scenery, huge choice of tourist facilities, and the easy – often short – journey involved to get there, all contribute to its immense popularity. This portfolio of photos by Italian photographer Paolo Fossatti portrays an additional facet of the region, the miracle of  its highly endangered marine life, which you may wish to compare with our earlier photo report on the Lembeh Straits in this  issue. The Mediterranean is still home to fantastic aquatic life forms that will take your breath away – but they are for the most part nocturnal, coming out only under cover of darkness to frolic on the sandy bottom…”

PORTFOLIO
Text & Photos: Robert Marshall (pp. 54-59)
Australian Robert Marshall has devoted his life to painting – and specifically the portrayal of lifeforms that inhabit water.  After intensive research he depicts these creatures in their authentic biotopes.

Biology
COCKROACHES
Photos: Massimo Brega – Drawings: Andrea Maturi – Text: Andrea Brega (pp. 60-69)
They have survived innumerable global catastrophes and the
extinctions of whole groups of animals, including the demise of the dinosaurs.  They are beyond the control of Man – or are they? A detailed and up-to-date report on the much-hated cockroaches.

Nature unrivalled
ABROLHOS   
Text & Photos: Gerald R. Allen & Conservation International (pp. 72-84)
There are islands and other regions on this Earth with which only a very few are familiar.  One of these is the Abrolhos, a tiny archipelago off the coast of Brazil. These islands were a thorn in the flesh of the seafarers of old, who called them abre os olhos (= “open your eyes”) because of the threat they posed. Today we open our eyes below as well as above water, in order better to protect their unique biodiversity.

Travel
NEW CALEDONIA
Photos: Ron Watson – Drawings & archive photos: ag archives – Text: Heiko Bleher (pp. 86-105)
The Kanaké of New Caledonia are as unique as their island home. We explore their history and their homeland in a report from the antipodes.

Endangered Biotopes
BOLIVIA – THE ITÉNEZ RESERVE  
Photos: José M. Padial – Text: J. M. Padial, S. Ten, M. González, J. Heredia, I. Liceaga, J. Jiménez, L. Torres, R. Vázquez, J. M. Tierno de Figueroa (pp. 108-112)
The Iténez reserve in Bolivia is a region whose biodiversity, above and below water, has reached a peak. Not only is its aquatic fauna one of the richest on Earth (as demonstrated decades ago by Amanda Bleher of Germany), but the same applies to its entire flora and fauna. At present all is well, but what of the future?

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