• A farmer works in a field ahead of Earth Day, in Sanaa, Yemen. Every year on April 22 Earth Day is celebrated as a way to remind us how fragile our planet is. EPA
    A farmer works in a field ahead of Earth Day, in Sanaa, Yemen. Every year on April 22 Earth Day is celebrated as a way to remind us how fragile our planet is. EPA
  • A farmer in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa. Earth Day is celebrated around the world on April 22 every year to raise awareness about the environment. EPA
    A farmer in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa. Earth Day is celebrated around the world on April 22 every year to raise awareness about the environment. EPA
  • A shepherd tends to his flock of sheep in a field ahead of Earth Day, in Sanaa, Yemen. The UN started celebrating Earth Day in 2009 to raise awareness about the environment. EPA
    A shepherd tends to his flock of sheep in a field ahead of Earth Day, in Sanaa, Yemen. The UN started celebrating Earth Day in 2009 to raise awareness about the environment. EPA
  • A farmer works in a field ahead of Earth Day, in Sanaa, Yemen. Restore Our Earth is the theme of this year's Earth Day. EPA
    A farmer works in a field ahead of Earth Day, in Sanaa, Yemen. Restore Our Earth is the theme of this year's Earth Day. EPA
  • A farmer works in a field ahead of Earth Day, in Sana'a, Yemen. Earth Day is celebrated around the world on April 22 to raise awareness about saving the planet. EPA
    A farmer works in a field ahead of Earth Day, in Sana'a, Yemen. Earth Day is celebrated around the world on April 22 to raise awareness about saving the planet. EPA
  • A farmer in his field in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. Yemen is highly vulnerable to climate change-related impacts such as drought, extreme flooding, pests, disease outbreaks, changes of rainfall patterns and rise in sea level. EPA
    A farmer in his field in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. Yemen is highly vulnerable to climate change-related impacts such as drought, extreme flooding, pests, disease outbreaks, changes of rainfall patterns and rise in sea level. EPA

Yemeni farmers tend their crops and livestock on the eve of Earth Day - in pictures


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