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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

Masai Mara Reserve, tourist observe wildlife from hot air baloon, Kenya

By Peter Prokosch

Leopard (Panthera pardus) watched by tourists, Masai Mara Reserve, 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

Isalo National Park, sandstone formations, Madagascar The Isalo National Park in the Central-South is the most visited in Madagascar. The park, furrowed of rivers and their affluents, spreads over 81 540 ha. The wild landscape with deep canyons, palm-lined oases and grassl...

By Peter Prokosch

Dolphin Gull (Leucophaeus scoresbii), Ushuaya, Argentina At the main tourism port to Antarctica, Ushuaya, the South America endemic Dolphin Gull can be observed. It breeds in small colonies on the coast, often together other seabird colonies, and its total population is estima...

By Peter Prokosch

touris photographing arctic flowers, svalbard Svalbard tourism is well managed. - WWF once facilitated a process of developing Arctic guidelines for tourists and tour companies. Representatives from local communities, governments, different sectors of the tourism in...

By Peter Prokosch

Desert West of Abu Dhabi, UAE While the deserts West of Abu Dhabi are heavily used for off-road car safaris (mostly not being a good example of sustainable tourism), in the South the country borders the world largest sand desert, the Empty Quarter, w...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Mangroves, Avicennia marina, (Blue Carbon) in the City of Abu Dhabi, UAE Healthy natural coastal ecosystems, such as mangrove forests, saltwater marshlands and seagrass meadows provide a vast array of important co-benefits to coastal communities around the world, including throughout the Arab...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Mangroves (Blue Carbon) and Green Tourism in the City of Abu Dhabi, UAE Healthy natural coastal ecosystems, such as mangrove forests, saltwater marshlands and seagrass meadows provide a vast array of important co-benefits to coastal communities around the world, including throughout the Arab...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Antarctic Research Station of Argentina, Antarctic Peninsular The Antarctic Treaty was signed in Washington on 1 December 1959 by the twelve countries whose scientists had been active in and around Antarctica during the International Geophysical Year (IGY) of 1957-58. It entered in...

By Peter Prokosch

Drake Passage The Drake Passage are the waters between the southern tip of South America at Cape Horn, Chile and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It connects the southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean with the southeastern ...

By Peter Prokosch

Swimming in Front of the Remains of former Whaling Station, Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica Tourist ships regularly visit Whalers Bay/Deception Island, where tourists can study the remains and history of Antarctic whaling. The station of the Norwegian Hektor Company was active here 1911-1931. Today tourists at...

By Peter Prokosch

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