6 Buoying up Grand Manan's Future by Janice Harvey Photographs by Tim Peters.
Despite predictions of doom, traditional fisheries are still the backbone of the economy of this New Brunswick island.

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18 Elena Climent : Embracing Life's Objects by Caleb Bach.
In canvases of vivid detail, this Mexican painter unites elements across space and time, evoking an immediate personal reality

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28 Spirited Survival of Sonora by Gary Nabhan Photographs by David Burckhalter
Age-old traditions shaped by the land face winds of change in this starkly beautiful state of northwestern Mexico

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36 Mountains on the Move by David A. Taylor
An innovative on-line forum is transforming the topography of local development and conservation in remote communities around the world

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44 Spreading the Frontiers of Maps by Timothy Pratt.
With instantly accessible geographic data, computer technology has taken cartography into a new realm, providing a new tool for decision makers

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