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A man collecting firewood, near Rukpokwu Village, walks across a barren landscape of devastated forest and farmland, the legacy of a huge oil spill in December 2003. Equipment failure caused the Shell Oil Trans-Niger pipeline to burst ruining the livelihoods of farmers and fishermen and resulting in great enviromental damage.
George Osodi/Panos Pictures /Felix Features 8 Jan 2004