Denunded hillsides of the Massif de la Selle, an important watershed that feeds Port-au-Prince. Such landscapes are sadly typical in Haiti. 'The devastation that the people of Haiti are still coping with is almost unimaginable. I have never seen anything like it,' said the amphibian conservation specialist Dr Robin Moore, who has explored regions in Haiti three times, before and after the earthquake. 'Clearly, the health of Haiti's frogs is not anyone's primary concern here. However, the ecosystems these frogs inhabit, and their ability to support life, is critically important to the long-term wellbeing of Haiti's people, who depend on healthy forests for their livelihoods, food security and fresh water. Amphibians are what we call barometer species of our planet's health. They're like the canaries in the coal mine. As they disappear, so too do the natural resources people depend upon to survive'

Photograph: Robin Moore/iLCP/CI