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Mountains and glaciers at Arctowski Peninsula, Orne Habor, Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula
Orne Habour (believed to have been named by Norwegian whalers before 1913) with its steep mountains and calving glaciers is often visited by cruise…
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Cape Horn, Chile
Cape Horn is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile, and is located on the small Hornos Island. Although…
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Blue Carbon
Blue carbon refers to the important role that some coastal habitats play in naturally storing greenhouse gasses, thereby helping to mitigate climate change. Blue…
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Tourists watching Polar bear, North-West Spitsbergen National Park, Svalbard
Svalbard is the best example of Linking Tourism & Conservation and where totally protected polar bears can be observed under well-regulated and -managed conditions.
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Tourist watching Polar bear, North-West Spitsbergen National Park, Svalbard
Svalbard is the best example of Linking Tourism & Conservation and where totally protected polar bears can be observed under well-regulated and-managed conditions.
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Global Outlook on Methane Gas Hydrates – Yannick Edinburgh presentation
Video footage of a presentation on the UNEP Global Outlook on Methane Gas Hydrates given by Yannick Beaudoin at the 7th International Conference on…
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Launch of the Rapid Response Assessment report Green Hills, Blue Cities
Keynote of Launch of a Joint UNEP and UN-HABITAT publication on behalf of the African Ministerial Conference on Water (AMCOW), World Water Day, 22…
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Snowy owl Talks: Andrée Expedition and Polar Center by Håkon Jorikson, Director at the Grenna Museum
Håkon Jorikson, Director at the Grenna Museum, Andrée Expedition and Polar Center Filmed at the Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Snowy owl Talks: Traditional Knowledge from Northern Sweden by Krister Stoor
Krister Stoor - Traditional knowledge from northern Sweden.
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Mangrove habitat in the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Key Largo, United States
Established in the 1963, the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park was the first undersea park created in the United States. The park represents…
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Juvenile fish habitat on the Virgin Islands
Mangroves provide shelter for many juvenile fish species in the United States Virgin Islands. They are also recognized as important carbon sinks, helping to…
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Salt marshes in Maryland, United States
Salt marshes are seen as one of the most biologically productive habitats on earth. They provide nutrients to coastal waters and therefore act as…