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cattle, Nepal
The Himalayas are the origin of major river systems that support some 3 billion people in 18 countries. In the future, many regions will undoubtedly experience water scarcity (UNEP 2010) due to a reduction in glacial ice in this region. Firstly, population growth is increasing the demand for ...

By Lawrence Hislop

Glacier from the air
Changes in glaciers and ice caps provide some of the clearest indicators of climate change and impacts on global sea levels. The latest UNEP/World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) publication shows that there is mounting evidence of a general retreating trend in glaciers in the Arctic and that ...

By Lawrence Hislop

Wildlife on the Antarctic Peninsula
There are six species of seal to be found in Antarctica. All antarctic seals feed at sea on krill or fish but must breed on land or pack ice.

By Peter Prokosch

Marking reindeer, Finnmark, Norway
For the Sami, melting and warming Arctic areas mean more accessible Arctic areas. As the Arctic become more accessible, indigenous people in these areas will face major cultural and economic changes, requiring an understanding of how to reduce impacts and assist with adaptation.

By Lawrence Hislop

Variable Sunbird (Cinnyris venustus), Kenya
As much as the rest of the world, Kenya is witnessing biodiversity loss. This is despite the country being ranked second in Africa in terms of bird and mammal species richness. The loss in Kenya's biodiversity is a threat to the country's tourism industry, which is the mainstay of the economy. T ...

By Peter Prokosch

Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum), Masai Mara
The Masai Mara abuts the Serengeti in Tanzania and are both wide expanses of open grassland, spread across long rolling hills. The two are home to a rich and shared biodiversity, which include the famous Grey Crowned Crane.

By Peter Prokosch

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Iceberg, Ilulissat Icefjord
Jakobshavn Glacier in the Ilulissat Icefjord holds the record as Greenland's fastest moving glacier and is a major contributor to the mass balance of the continental ice sheet. According to NASA scientists, Jakobshavn is the single largest contributor to sea level rise in the Northern Hemisphere ...

By Lawrence Hislop

Sinking seawall
As higher storm surges reach shore, Shishmaref is shrinking by around 3m every year. The man-made protective sea wall seen here has done little to help. The villagers of Shishmaref are facing relocation, which is estimated to be a job that will cost over 1 million dollars.

By Lawrence Hislop

Iceberg in Disco Bay, Greenland
The Ilulissat Icefjord in Disco Bay is one of the World's fastest flowing glaciers and a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is located 250km North of the Arctic Circle and it accounts for 10% of the production of Greenland's calf ice. The Icebergs from the Ilulissat Icefjord are the largest to be fo ...

By Peter Prokosch

Burning rainforest on Sumatra to make space for palm oil plantations, Indonesia
Large areas of Indonesia's rainforests have been converted to oil palm plantations, driven by rising global demand for the cheap vegetable oil popular with food manufacturers and as a renewable fuel (biofuel). Palm oil and palm kernel oil now make up one of the largest shares of global vegetable ...

By Peter Prokosch

Wildlife on the Antarctic Peninsula
There are six species of seal to be found in Antarctica. All antarctic seals feed at sea on krill or fish but must breed on land or pack ice.

By Peter Prokosch

Wildlife at Lake Nakuru
Lake Nakuru National Park is one of several protected areas in Kenya and is located in the eastern African Rift Valley that stretches from northern Tanzania to Ethiopia. It contains a shallow lake, fed by the Njoro, Makalia, and Enderit rivers. The lake has no outlet and is home to many plant an ...

By Peter Prokosch

Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae) on iceberg, Antarctic Peninsula
Adélie penguins are named after the wife of the French Antarctic explorer Dumont d'Urville. They breed in very large colonies, often 20,000 - 30,000 birds, sometimes more than 100,000, all around the Antarctic continent. Adélies are shallow divers feeding mainly on krill and other euphausiids. T ...

By Peter Prokosch

Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctica is the coldest and windiest place on Earth. It is also the driest, because it has receives about an average of 50mm of precipitation in the form of snow a year, which is about the same as what hot deserts receive in rain. There is, however, ice covering 98 percent of Antarctica, ...

By Peter Prokosch

Red Panda (Ailurus fulgenst)
The red panda photograph has been taken in a bamboo-rich forest at a level of about 3,500 m above sea level in the Sargamarta (Mount Everest) national park in Nepal. The red panda can be seen as a well-known (but rarly seen in the wild) "flag-ship species" for the eastern Himalya. It has been c ...

By Peter Prokosch

Forest Elephants (Loxodonta yclotis) in the Dzanga Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic
Forest elephants in the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park and Dzanga-Sangha dense forest special reserve in the Central African Republic, Congo Basin. The Dzanga Sangha Reserve is located in the rainforest in the south-western part of the Central African Republic. It comprises a total area of more than ...

By Peter Prokosch

South Norwegian spruce forest

By Peter Prokosch

Polar bears on pack ice north of Svalbard with seal kill
More than any other animal, the polar bear, Ursus maritimus, is recognized as the symbol of the Arctic. With white fur and a sub-skin blubber providing insulation, the polar bear has adapted to live in severe cold conditions. The polar bear finds the majority of its prey on the sea ice – mostly ...

By Peter Prokosch

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African Biodiversity	Antarctic biodiversity
Antarctic Tourism	Arctic Biodiversity
Biodiversity in Coastal Vanuatu	Blue Carbon
Climate change and Shishmaref, Alaska	Coastal erosion in the Seychelles
Costa Rica - Model for Linking Tourism & Conservation	Fish farming and processing on the Lofoten Islands
Fishing industry in the Seychelles	Fishing industry in Uummannaq, Greenland
Geothermal history in New Zealand	Glacial melt in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas
Kautokeino Reindeer Project, Finnmark	Life and culture in Uummannaq, Greenland
Madagascar's Environmental Values and Challenges	Marine Pollution in Bali
Polar Bears in Svalbard and Melting Sea Ice	Relocation of Gorillas in eastern DRC
Sea Ice and Traditional Practices in Greenland	Sea Ice, Snow and Permafrost in the Arctic Region
The Critical role of Oceans in Maintaining our Climate	The Dzanga-Sangha Rainforest Reserves in the Central African Republic
The Mining Industry	The Red Knot and Long-Distance Migration
The state of Glaciers in Greenland	Traditional Culture and Dog-Sledding in Greenland
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