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Brent Goose days are every year celebrated on the Wadden Sea Islands
Every year the island communities together with the national park service and conservation NGOs are celebrating "Brent goose days" (Ringelganstage) in the Wadden Sea…
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Barnacle Geese (Branta leucopsis), Fahretofter Koog, Germany
In the Wadden Sea, on the German coast, but also increasingly in Denmark and Norway appears a new and population of breeding barnacle geese,…
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Landunter of Hallig Langeness, Halgehus before washed away January 3, 1976, Biosphere Reserve Halligen, Germany
The Northfrisian Halligen" Langeneß, Nordstrandischmoor, Gröde, Hooge and Oland off the coast of Schleswig-Holstein were 2009 recognized by UNESCO as a "Biosphere reserve Wadden…
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Costa Rica – Model for Linking Tourism & Conservation
Costa Rica represents a most remarkable model for the linking of tourism and conservation. Costa Rica enjoys 5% of the world's biological diversity on…
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BaAka Ranger, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic
The BaAka, natives of this area, have an unparalleled knowledge of the forest. With their participation in the conservation efforts of WWF in Dzanga-Sangha,…
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Brent Goose nest (Branta bernicla nigricans), Lena Delta, Sakha Republic, Siberia, Russia
Tundra islands in the northern Lena delta are used as breeding habitat of the Black-bellied Brent Geese (Branta bernicla nigricans). This part of the…
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Driftwood, Lena Delta, Sakha Republic, Siberia, Russia
Driftwood, both logs and whole trees, float down the Lena every year. They accumulate ashore the various river arms or make it to the…
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Polygone Tundra, Lena Delta, Sakha Republic, Siberia, Russia
At 14,330 square kilometres, the Lena Delta reserve was already one of the largest and most important nature reserves in the Arctic. With its…
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Ice-wetch, polygon pond cut at a eroding river cliff, Lena Delta, Sakha Republic, Siberia, Russia
The polygon ponds in the flat sediment tundra of the delta are formed by ice-rings, which form against other ring-formed walls. - The Lena…
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Himalaya Climate Change Adaptation Programme
The goal of the Himalayan Climate Change Adaptation Programme (HICAP) is to contribute to the enhancement of resilience of mountain communities in the Hindu…
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Cities in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region
The largest cities in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region number in the millions of inhabitants. The most populous cities include Khabul (Afghanistan), Kathmandu (Nepal),…
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Human development index (HDI) for the countries in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" according to three dimensions: health, education,…