December 05 2009

China

Fertile Island Situation: Sanya Coastal Fishing Economy, China
Kalervo Ojutkangas/Nordic Photos/Photolibrary ©

United Kingdom

Male Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Watching Crack Between Ice-Floes, Arctic Ocean
Marketa Jirouskova/Oxford Scientific (OSF)/Photolibrary ©

Canada, United States, New Zealand

The Kings Canyon National Park, Kings Canyon, Sierra Nevada, California, U.S.
Bele Olmez/Photolibrary ©

Australia, Japan, Germany

Treasure Trove Petra, Jordan
Michele Falzone/Corbis ©