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Iceberg, Ilulissat Icefjord Jakobshavn Glacier in the Ilulissat Icefjord holds the record as <a href=http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/jakobshavn-isbrae-and-ice-fjord-showing-locations-of-the-calving-ice-front-in-years-from-1851-to-2006-together-with...

By Lawrence Hislop

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 a...

By Peter Prokosch

Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes Weddellii), Antarctic Peninsula The Weddell Seal is the <a href=http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/11696/0> world's southern-most breeding mammal</a>, and widespread in the southern hemisphere. They are found on fast ice (that is, sea ice ...

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 s...

By Peter Prokosch

High class cruise tourism, Magdalenefjord, Spitzbergen, Svalbard WWF once facilitated a process of developing Arctic guidelines for tourists and tour companies. Representatives from local communities, governments, different sectors of the tourism industry, conservation organisations a...

By Peter Prokosch

South Norwegian spruce forest

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 <a href=http://www.anta.canterbury.ac.nz/resources/continent.html#weather>average of 50mm of precipitation</...

By Peter Prokosch

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...

By Peter Prokosch

Antarctic Peninsula Unlike the Arctic, which at its centre is an ocean, Antarctica is a landmass that is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. A permanent, massive ice sheet on Antarctica covers 98% of the continent and is containing the major ...

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....

By Peter Prokosch

Antarctic Peninsula In general, a glacier is formed and maintained by a cycle of snow falling at high altitudes, melt occurring at lower altitudes and or discharge into the sea. Glaciers are particularly susceptible to climate change and a...

By Peter Prokosch

Kamchatka Brown Bear (Ursus Arctos Beringianus) fishing for Salmon

By Peter Prokosch

Iceberg, Svalbard Svalbard is a small archipelago whose climate is influenced by two sources of surface ocean water: (a) The West Spitsbergen Current, moving warm water along the West Coast; (b) East Greenland Current, bringing cold water...

By Peter Prokosch

Lilac Breasted Roller Bird (Coracias caudata), Zambia Kenya's National Bird, The Lilac Breasted Roller Bird gets its name from the impressive aerial acrobatics it performs as part of courtship. They are found in grasslands and open woods across Africa, feed directly off the...

By Yannick Beaudoin

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 estimat...

By Lawrence Hislop

Puppies for future dog sledding, Greenland These puppies will become working dogs, dragging traditional sleds across sea ice, transporting Inuit locals to various hunting and fishing areas. These robust dogs live outdoors all year round and are considered to be m...

By Lawrence Hislop

Rhododendron Forest in the Sagarmatha National Park, Himalaya, Nepal Including the highest point on the Earth’s Surface, Mount Sagarmatha (Everest; 8,848 m) and an elevation range of 6,000 m Sagarmatha National Park (SNP) covers an area of 124,400 hectares in the Solu-Khumbu district of N...

By Peter Prokosch

Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula), Costa Rica Hummingbirds are among the smallest birds and exist only on the American continent, including the Caribbean. Here in the rainforest of Costa Rica, there are reported to be over 50 different hummingbird species. The birds...

By Peter Prokosch

Kibera Slum, Nairobi, Kenyal Nairobi is home to the largest slum of Kenya - Kibera - also the second largest in Africa. Here a wall is visible between the slum and modern parts of the city. - Nairobi is the capital city of Kenya and is located in th...

By Peter Prokosch

Bø, Vesterålen, Norway The archipelago of the Vesterålen, North of the Lofoten, is a highly visited tourist destinations in North-Norwegian because of its natural beauty. It is also surrounded by one of the most productive fishing grounds, bot...

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 condit...

By Peter Prokosch

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