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Protective stone wall by the roadside, Seychelles Climate change and sea level rise are shaping the Seychelles Islands in spectacular and dramatic ways. Clefts in the sand on the beaches and spectacular rock formations are some of the more aesthetically pleasing changes...

By Lawrence Hislop

Fishing boats in the harbour in Lofoten, Norway Lofoten is home to around 24,500 people for whom the traditional practice of cod fishing and production of stockfish dates back over 1000 years and remains vitally important.

By Lawrence Hislop

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 Cra...

By Peter Prokosch

Snow mobile on melting ice, Greenland (Video) Locals in Uummannaq rely very strongly on traditional practices to catch seals, polar bears, walruses and whales. Hunting and fishing are the major industries here and locals make use of snow-mobiles and dog-sleds in ord...

By Lawrence Hislop

Geometrical scars on the land, Brazil Here in Mato Grosso, the Amazon has been exploited in the name of agriculture, with little regard for the environmental impacts. Sugar cane and soybean plantations have replaced hectare after hectare of jungle. Since 1...

By Riccardo Pravettoni

Clouds over peaks in Uummannaq, Greenland Uummannaq is home to 1400 people and 3000 dogs. This district boasts the largest number of Glaciers found in the one place.

By Lawrence Hislop

Walrus observed by Tourists, Apollonova Island, Franz Josef Island, Russian Arctic National Park Russia in 2009 declared the High Arctic archipelago Franz Josef Land, including a former nature reserve in the same area as well as the Northern part of Novaya Zemlya, as "Russian Arctic National Park". Its total area is...

By Peter Prokosch

Cloud of Red Knots (Calidris canutus islandica), Langeness, Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea 21 young people from 15 European countries participated in a Wadden Sea Climate Training, and got the opportunity to experience first-hand the world’s most important inter-tidal zone on the frontline of climate change. C...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Ice-wetch, polygon pond cut at a eroding river cliff, Lena Delta, Sakha Republic, Siberia, Russia The polygon ponds in the flat sediment tundra of the delta are formed by ice-rings, which form against each other ring-formed walls. - The Lena delta is one of the largest still pristine river deltas in the world. Its ma...

By Peter Prokosch

Male Lion (Panthera leo) with buffalo, Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg (550 lb) in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger. Wil...

By Peter Prokosch

Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic The Dzanga-Ndoki National Park and Dzanga-Sangha dense forest special reserve are located in the rainforest in the south-western part of the Central African Republic, Congo Basin. They comprise a total area of more than...

By Peter Prokosch

Tourism in Antarctica The most visited part of Antarctica is the Antarctic Peninsular, opposite South America. The Antarctic Treaty provides guidelines, which have to be followed by tourists and expedition organizers. Tourist operators with s...

By Peter Prokosch

Antarctic Tern (Sterna vittata) The Antarctic tern is the most common tern species in Antarctica, nesting on most of the sub-Antarctic islands. They breed in November-December and are like the specimen on the picture in breeding plumage and that way ca...

By Peter Prokosch

Adélie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), 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

Saltmarshes, Westerhever, Wadden Sea Nationalpark Schleswig-Holstein, Germany The Dutch-German-Danish Wadden Sea, with its tidal flats, tidal creeks, estuaries, salt marshes, beaches, dunes and islands is one of the last relatively unspoilt natureareas in Europe. The tidal rhythm determines the pa...

By Peter Prokosch

Tidal flats at Westerhever, Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park, Germany The Dutch-German-Danish Wadden Sea, with its tidal flats, tidal creeks, estuaries, salt marshes, beaches, dunes and islands is one of the last relatively unspoilt natureareas in Europe. The tidal rhythm determines the pa...

By Peter Prokosch

Polar bear on sea ice, its prime habitat, Svalbard 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

Polar bear and glaucous gull, Svalbard 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

Brent geese (Branta b. bernicla,) Langeness, Nationalpark Schleswig-Holsten Wadden Sea The Dark-bellied Brent Geese breeds during the short Arctic summer on the northernmost coast and offshore islands of the Taimyr peninsular in northernmost Siberia/Russian Federation. It winters along the coasts of South-...

By Peter Prokosch

Kamchatka Brown Bear (Ursus Arctos Beringianus) fishing for Salmon

By Peter Prokosch

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