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Old Thule, abandoned village, North-West Greenland In the winter of 1953 the United States expanded their airbase at Thule and forcibly relocated the population of Pituffik, Dundas, and Uummannaq 31 km (19 mi) to the north within four days during the height of the Cold W...

By Peter Prokosch

Nenets dancing, Pechora Delta, Russia Situated in the Nenetsky Autonomous Okrug, in northwestern Russia , Nenetsky Zapovednik has, since 1997, helped preserve the unique landscapes and biodiversity of the western part of the Russian Arctic. Here, within the ...

By Peter Prokosch

Maassai People, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya The Maasai (sometimes spelled "Masai" or "Masaai") are a Nilotic ethnic group of semi-nomadic people located in Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are among the best known of African ethnic groups, due to their distinctiv...

By Peter Prokosch

Maassai People, Kraal near Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya The Maasai live in Kraals arranged in a circular fashion. The fence around the kraal is made of acacia thorns, which prevent lions from attacking the cattle. It is a man's responsibility to fence the kraal. While women c...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Small-scale reef fishermen, Philippines Small-scale fishers in the Philippines use traditional outrigger-style boats. Few are motorized, resulting in limited spatial mobility for most fishers and high localized fishing pressure. Coastal protection, including m...

By Rebecca Weeks (Marine Photobank)

View of Namenalala Island at the heart of Namena Marine Reserve, Fiji The Namena Marine Reserve encompasses the entire barrier reef around Namena Island, Fiji, and is part of a larger network of marine protected areas set aside by managed by 10 village chiefs, making up the District of Kub...

By Stacy Jupiter (Marine Photobank)

Local meatmarket offering porpoise flesh for sale, Nuuk, Greenland The main threat to porpoise is being caught in nets, though porpoise flesh is hunted consumed by Greenlanders and is attributed to the low incidence of cardiovascular disease in Greenland <a href='http://www.highnorth.no...

By Peter Prokosch

Local ice fishermen in a permafrost cave, Siberia Soil in the far Northern permafrost can be frozen several hundred meters deep. Permafrost soil has a constant year-round temperature of 0 degrees or lower and forms a solid foundation for building upon. Some permafrost c...

By Peter Prokosch

Inuit youths with captured Ringed Seal (Pusa Hispida), Baffin, Canada The Ringed Seal is the most common marine mammal in the Arctic. Traditionally, they were the main food source for the local Inuit community, and remain an important contributor. The distribution of mammals in this area i...

By Peter Prokosch

Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) decomposing on an island off Nuuk, Greenland Greenland is home to around 15 species of Whale, of which only 3 remain during the Winter. The Fin Whale is but a Summer visitor to Greenland and is often seen in the water. The Fin Whale grows to be around 27m in length...

By Peter Prokosch

Dog sledding on sea ice, Greenland The small island of Uummannaq lies on the west coast of Greenland, where more than 80% of the land is covered by an ice cap that is in places, up to 4km thick. Local Inuit residents rely very strongly on traditional hunt...

By Lawrence Hislop

Fishing hole in the ice, Greenland The small island of Uummannaq lies on the West coast of Greenland, where more than 80% of the land is covered by an ice cap that is in places, up to 4km thick. Local Inuit residents hunt and fish from the sea ice, or tra...

By Lawrence Hislop

Local on sea ice in Uummannaq, Greenland Surface melt water nearly 6 cm thick covers the still frozen sea ice near Uummannaq, where the local Inuit population rely heavily on ice coverage for fishing and travel by traditional dog-sled.

By Lawrence Hislop

Large reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus) during herding, Finnmark, Norway Reindeer herding is a practice traditionally undertaken by the Sami people, who have been doing it since the 17th century. They herd their reindeer across the land spanning Northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, le...

By Lawrence Hislop

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 underst...

By Lawrence Hislop

Traditional reindeer herding practices, Finnmark, Norway Reindeer herding is a practice traditionally undertaken by the Sami people, who have been doing it since the 17th century. They herd their reindeer across the land spanning Northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, le...

By Lawrence Hislop

Preparing dogs for crossing sea ice The lead dog in a sled team is highly valuable to the musher and is often considered family.

By Lawrence Hislop

Heading out for seal hunting Greenland sled dogs are covered in a coat of thick, fine wool. They require a 50% fat intake in their diet to develop a thick layer of insulation against the harsh Arctic conditions.

By Lawrence Hislop

Aerial view of the old runway now used for housing Shishmaref is facing evacuation due to rising temperatures which are melting and destroying the protective barrier of sea ice that keeps sea surges away from the island. The runway of the international airport, visibl...

By Lawrence Hislop

Houses collapsing due to coastal erosion The situation in Shishmaref is not helped by the fact that in addition to the encroaching ocean swells, the melting of Permafrost (the frozen layer of earth and rock that exists in perennial cold climates) destabilizes t...

By Lawrence Hislop

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