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African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus), Tourist attraction at Boulders Beach, South Africa The African Penguin (the only penguin species breeding in Africa) is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies. The African Penguin is listed in...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Atlantic Coast, West Coast National Park, South Africa The West Coast National Park lies 120 km north of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is 27,500 hectares (106 sq mi) in size. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and the R27 coastal ro...

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

By Peter Prokosch

Mangroves in the Lamu area, Indian Ocean coast of Kenya The mangrove and tidal flat habitats in the area of Lamu on the Indian ocean coast of North-East Kenya, close to the border of Somalia, are known as some of the most extensive and species-rich along the entire coast of E...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Mangroves near Toliara, South-West Madagascar In Madagascar mangroves are found primarily along the western coast. They cover today an estimated area range of 2 000-4 000 km2 (with only 50km2 on the east coast) and are mainly belonging to six different species.

By Peter Prokosch

Marine garbage: fishing nets with dead eider duck, Westerhever, German Wadden Sea Garbage has always been discarded into the ocean, but since the 1940s, plastic use has increased dramatically, resulting in a huge quantity of nearly indestructible, lightweight material floating in the oceans and eventu...

By Peter Prokosch

Headquarter of the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) EAD, with hosting the "Eye on Earth" Summit in December 2011, took a lead in a initiative to protect the countries' Blue Carbon: Healthy natural coastal ecosystems, such as mangrove forests, saltwater marshlands and sea...

By Peter Prokosch

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