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Lagoons aside the Ölfusá River Mouth, South Iceland The Ölfusá is Icelands largest river in terms of volume (average flow of 423m3/s) and has major importance for the local salmon fishing industry. It is formed by the rivers Hvitá (coming from the glacier lake Hvitárvatn ...

By Peter Prokosch

Ölfusá River Mouth, South Iceland The Ölfusá is Icelands largest river in terms of volume (average flow of 423m3/s) and has major importance for the local salmon fishing industry. It is formed by the rivers Hvitá (coming from the glacier lake Hvitárvatn ...

By Peter Prokosch

Wetlands and agriculture in Southern Iceland The strait lines of agriculture fields are contrasting with the natural forms of wet grasslands with numerous water pools.

By Peter Prokosch

Orient Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) This species is suspected to be in moderately rapid decline, owing to pollution, drainage and hunting. It inhabits shallow inland wetlands including lakes, rivers, swamps and reservoirs. In common with many other Asian w...

By Peter Prokosch

Observing wildlife from back of elephants, Chitwan National Park, Nepal The Chitwan National Park (CNP) is a world heritage property, and it also contains a Ramsar Site – Beeshazari Tal in its buffer zone. The CNP has a history of over 3 decades in park management and a rich experience in re...

By Peter Prokosch

Common Langur (Semnopithecus entellus), Chitwan National Park, Nepal A conspicuous monkey, Common Langurs are widespread with 16 sub-species recognised throughout South Asia. Their range extends from as high as over 3500m in the Himalayas to the scrub forests of Western Rajasthan and thro...

By Peter Prokosch

Rio+20, Snowy Egret, Egretta thula, Rio de Janeiro At the Rio+20 Conference, world leaders, along with thousands of participants from governments, the private sector, NGOs and other groups, came together to shape how we can reduce poverty, advance social equity and ensur...

By Peter Prokosch

Rio+20, Victoria Regia, Victoria amazonica, Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro At the Rio+20 Conference, world leaders, along with thousands of participants from governments, the private sector, NGOs and other groups, came together to shape how we can reduce poverty, advance social equity and ensur...

By Peter Prokosch

Rio+20, Masked Water-tyrant (fluvicola nengeta), Rio de Janeiro At the Rio+20 Conference, world leaders, along with thousands of participants from governments, the private sector, NGOs and other groups, came together to shape how we can reduce poverty, advance social equity and ensur...

By Peter Prokosch

Geumgang tidal flats, South Korea The Yellow Sea, shared by South Korea, China and the DPRK, has an estimated 2 million ha of remaining tidal-flat , and is one of less than 10 regions globally that have “megatidal environments” . As such the Yellow Sea i...

By Peter Prokosch

White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons), Seamangeum, South Korea The embanked Seamangeum tidal flats turned partly into fresh-water habitats, where large flocks of East-Siberian Greater White-fronted geese spend their winter.

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Saemangeum embanked tidal flats to be converted into agriculture and other use, South Korea The Saemangeum Seawall, located on the southwest coast of the Korean peninsula, is the world's longest man-made dyke, measuring 33 kilometres. It runs between two headlands, and separates the Yellow Sea and the former Sa...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Embanked Tidal Flats South of Incheon International Airport, South Korea The Incheon International Airport, the largest airport in South Korea and one of the largest and busiest airports in the world, and its surrounding was build on the costs of huge space of internationally important tidal ...

By Peter Prokosch

Reclamation of tidal flats at East Coast of China On the East Coast of China internationally valuable tidal flats are reclaimed and embanked at a high speed due to rapid industrial, agriculture and harbor development.

By Peter Prokosch

Tidal flats, South Korea West Coast The Yellow Sea, shared by South Korea, China and the DPRK, has an estimated 2 million ha of remaining tidal-flat , and is one of less than 10 regions globally that have “megatidal environments” . As such the Yellow Sea i...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

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