The GRID-Arendal Photo Library is an on-going project to collect and catalogue environmental photos from all around the world. The library currently contains 3805 photos
Adult humpback whale breaching, Ha'apai,Tonga.Humpback whales are known for their magical songs, which travel for great distances through the world's oceans. These sequences of moans, howls, cries, and other noises are quite complex and often continue for hours on e...
By Glenn Edney
Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis Antarcticus), Antarctic PeninsulaThe small Chinstrap penguin forages near the shore for small crustaceans, krill and fish and they use strong flippers and feet to crawl or jump up steep slopes.
Unlike other Penguins here, the Chinstrap Penguin does ...
By Peter Prokosch
Dog sledding on sea ice in Greenland (video)Dog sledding is a mode of transport and a tradition dating back as far as the 10th Century in Greenland. Sled dog teams are usually made up of between 12-15 strong dogs.
By Lawrence Hislop
Franz Josef Land 2012 - VideoVideo From UNEP/GRID-Arendal: GRID-Arendal was on board of m/v Ortelius of Oceanwide Expedtions to Franz Josef Land, August 9-22, 2012, in order to lecture on Arctic environmental developments and Linking Tourism & Conse...
By Peter Prokosch
Glacier from the airChanges in glaciers and ice caps provide some of the clearest indicators of climate change and impacts on global sea levels. The latest UNEP/World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) publication shows that there is mountin...
By Lawrence Hislop
High class cruise tourism, Magdalenefjord, Spitzbergen, SvalbardWWF 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
Krossfjorden, SvalbardThe Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA 2004) predicts an average 5-7 degree rise in temperature in Arctic regions by the year 2100.
Krossfjorden is on the West coast of Spitsbergen, in the Svalbard archipelago, and ...
By Peter Prokosch
Snow mobile on melting ice, Greenland (Video)Locals in Uummannaq rely very strongly on traditional practices to catch seals, polar bears, walruses and whales. Hunting and fishing are the major industries here and locals make use of snow-mobiles and dog-sleds in ord...
By Lawrence Hislop
Snow mobile travel over sea ice in Uummannaq, GreenlandIn July 2009, the Arctic sea ice extent for the month of July was the third lowest for that month in the satellite record, after 2007 and 2006. The average rate of melt in July was nearly identical to that of July 2007. ...
By Lawrence Hislop
Young adult humpback swimming towards camera, Ha'apai Islands, TongaHumpback whales are known for their magical songs, which travel for great distances through the world's oceans. These sequences of moans, howls, cries, and other noises are quite complex and often continue for hours on e...
By Glenn Edney
Young Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina), Antarctic PeninsularThe largest of the Antarctic seals, the Elephant Seal is recognised by the trunk-like nose and impressive size - reaching up to 5.8 metres and weighing a maximum of 3700 kg. It spends most of its time at sea, and is far ...
By Peter Prokosch
Zanzibar: Children sailing toy dhowsZanzibar is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It is composed of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 25–50 kilometres off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and t...
