Madre de Dios is at ground zero of Peru’s gold rush: an estimated 30,000 artisanal and small-scale miners work in this lush Amazonian area, one of the most biologically diverse places on Earth. Scientists and conservationists are alarmed by the damage that mining is causing to the land and its people.

Upstairs Downstairs About four years ago Dr. Scott Falls started a veterinary clinic in the basement of his country home. A year later the practice outgrew the space so the Falls added 1200 square feet onto the house. Dr. Falls employs his wife, two vet techs and an intern. Together they serve 5000 dogs and cats. Two of his patients – Hoyt and Browning – live upstairs. Others come from as far away as Illinois. He thinks of himself as an old-school vet, the kind of doctor who makes house calls. He may recommend Pepto Bismol, rice and chicken for a dog with an upset stomach over tests and surgeries. He offers his customers water and gatorade and his receipts and paperwork are all hand written. Some call him the best vet in town, Dr. Falls says he's just blessed to be doing what he loves. The wallpaper image on a computer at Falls Veterinary Clinic in Troy, Mo., shows the staff, from left, Sharon Falls, Dana Martin, Gina Idziak, and Scott Falls. While Dana and Gina use the laptop, Scott sticks to ink and keeps his charts and notes all handwritten.

Poverty and high unemployment rates have driven thousands of Albanians to leave the country, seeking a better life in the European Union. In villages in northern Albania like Shishtavec and Novosej more than half the population has left. Most that seek asylum in the European Union are rejected. In Germany the government is working to declare Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro as “safe” countries as a way to speed up deportations. I traveled to Shishtavec and Novosej for Der Spiegel to show what these thousands of Albanians have left behind.

These images are a visual exploration of the Turkish concept of hüzün, defined as sadness, melancholy or gloominess but in a collective and also spiritual sense. The word originally comes from Arabic. It's a concept I didn't understand before living in Turkey, but now I've felt it. The country exhibits a strange mix of the past and present, new buildings and construction amidst a traditional people kind of holding onto an older, traditional version of Turkey in their hearts and minds.

The Anka Cooperative is a social enterprise with a mission to create a path to self-empowerment for Syrian women living in refugee camps in Turkey. The cooperative employs Syrian refugees, giving them dignified work through the creation of fine carpets and traditional crafts in association with Woven Legends.

Climate change in Zimbabwe. You can hear it on the banks of Lake Kariba up north and feel it in the fields of Beitbridge in the south. You’ll see it in the classrooms of rural Gokwe, where the success or failure of a small vegetable garden can stand between a young girl and an education. All over the country, you’ll hear people talking about it. There’s a spark in their words, when they speak about it. And there’s a reason why. Climate change is so powerful that in recent months it has affected the electricity supply, too. For some living in Zimbabwe, there’s been one shock after another.

Poverty and high unemployment rates have driven thousands of Albanians to leave the country, seeking a better life in the European Union. In villages in northern Albania like Shishtavec and Novosej more than half the population has left. Most that seek asylum in the European Union are rejected. In Germany the government is working to declare Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro as “safe” countries as a way to speed up deportations. I traveled to Shishtavec and Novosej for Der Spiegel to show what these thousands of Albanians have left behind.

Migrateful is a cultural exchange designed to help refugee chefs like Haifa integrate, and practice English, while at the same time introducing Brits to migrants, fostering appreciation of the culture that they're bringing to the United Kingdom in a time of increasing anti-refugee sentiment across the country.

The Seven Sisters Indoor Market in the North London Tottenham neighborhood doesn’t look like much from the outside. But open the doors, and the aromas of empanadas and fried plantains fills the space—packed with two stories of carefully-styled Colombian, Peruvian, and even Ghanian and Iranian shops, selling everything from Latin American-sourced groceries, plane tickets, and money transfers to Colombia to lottery tickets in the Dominican Republic. Over the years, it has become the largest Latin American market in Europe, and an essential space for immigrants to congregate, find work and a community. It provides a cultural and economic space, and even allows women to run a business while taking care of their children—a rare opportunity for immigrant women in a city like London. However, all of this could soon disappear. Recently the local Haringey Council issued a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) which demands that traders vacate the property, which has been marked for redevelopment. In two years, the traders say the market won't exist as it does today. Vicky Alvarez and Mirca Morera are leading the fight to preserve the market and have elevated the case all the way to the United Nations on a human rights platform.

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Migrateful is a cultural exchange in London designed to help refugee chefs integrate and practice English, while at the same time introducing Brits to refugees and migrants. Exchanges like these are meant to foster appreciation of the new cultures and people coming to the United Kingdom in a time of increasing anti-refugee sentiment across the country.

El Ayllu neighborhood, lying in the shadows of Jorge Chavez International Airport, was taken by eminent domain in 2013 to make way for a new airport runway. Residents received money to relocate, but they say the historic sense of community cannot be rebuilt. These images show the neighborhood in its final months.