The Earth Defenders by Steve McCurry

'The Earth Defenders'

The 2015 Lavazza Calendar has been produced together with Slow Food, it features twelve breathtaking pictures by renowned US photographer, Steve McCurry, capturing the spirit, strength and humanity of the Earth Defenders - women and men who protect their land and projects in Africa with passion and bravery.

'Dreaming of a Better Africa'

'Dreaming of a Better Africa' - Edward Mukiibi, Slow Food International Vice President and tropical agronomist, he is the proud defender of sustainable agriculture and biodiversityPicture: Steve McCurry/Lavazza

'Argan Oil Paladine'

‘Argan Oil Paladine’ - Nadia Fatmi, president of the Tighanimine women’s cooperative (a Slow Food Presidium), she is the guardian of the argan tree, which is similar to the olive but grows only on the southern coast of Morocco. From it a rare oil is obtained which has remarkable therapeutic properties and is an excellent condimentPicture: Steve McCurry/Lavazza

'Seed Saver'

‘Seed Saver’ - John Kariuki Mwangi, Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity Vice President and the coordinator of all operations in Kenya, he is 27 years old and stands guard over the pumpkins of Lare, which have been thriving in the area for centuries despite the highly irregular rainfallPicture: Steve McCurry/Lavazza

'The Sentinel Guarding the Plantations'

‘The Sentinel Guarding the Plantations’ - Asnakech Thomas, a coffee grower in Ethiopia, the homeland of coffee, she is a determined and passionate guardian of the Ethiopian Arabica coffee she calls “green gold” and regards as the “backbone” of her countryPicture: Steve McCurry/Lavazza

'Soul Ingredients'

‘Soul Ingredients’ - Mayé Ndour, a chef and restaurant owner in Senegal, is a champion of cereals and local productPicture: Steve McCurry/Lavazza

'The Salt of the Presidium'

‘The Salt of the Presidium’ - Andrew Wanyonyi Sikanga, a salt producer in Nabuyole, western Kenya, produces salt from an aquatic plantPicture: Steve McCurry/Lavazza

'Our Roots'

‘Our Roots’ - Ethiopian women from the Kafa region defend and preserve the coffee which symbolises the richness of this landPicture: Steve McCurry/Lavazza

'Saffron and Freedom'

‘Saffron and Freedom’ - Mhamd Id Taleb, President of the saffron agricultural cooperative and Slow Food Presidium in Taliouine, a village in the south east of Morocco, the freedom of his lifestyle derives from the cultivation of saffronPicture: Steve McCurry/Lavazza

'The Chieftain'

‘The Chieftain’ - Roba Bulga Jilo, an Ethiopian food activist, he is a member of the Karrayyu tribe of nomadic herders, with whom he has established a Slow Food Presidium to safeguard camel milk, a product with a symbolic value in EthiopiaPicture: Steve McCurry/Lavazza

'Women of Fadiouth'

‘Women of Fadiouth’ - Anna Ndiaye (President of the Gie Mbel Saac Federation on Fadiouth Island in Senegal) fights to defend the quality of salted millet couscousPicture: Steve McCurry/Lavazza

'Kirua calls Tierra'

‘Kirua calls Tierra’ - Father Peter Kilasara, a Tanzanian missionary in the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, he has worked in various countries and is at present the determined leader of the Kirua Children Association in Tanzania. He is surrounded by an expanse of coffee beans drying in the sun, as a defender and protector of his tradition in TanzaniaPicture: Steve McCurry/Lavazza

'Future in Our Hands'

‘Future in Our Hands’ - children in Father Peter’s School in Tanzania who symbolise the Earth Defenders of the future, throwing colourful coffee seeds into the air demonstrates that the future really does lie in our own handsPicture: Steve McCurry/Lavazza

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