The Many Faces of the Earth's Islands
An amazing array of landforms and ecosystems comprise our islands. It's not all palm trees and white beaches (though those abound, too).
Pribilof Island Slide Show
William Stulzenburg writes:
"... the spectacle is manifested in sea cliffs wallpapered with clamorous seabirds, on dark volcanic beaches obscured by bellowing herds of fur seals. And most immediately in the bulk of the 600-pound seal bull roaring murderous intentions at the man crawling overhead on a mist-slickened catwalk. ..."
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Slides of the Pribilof Islands.
Solomon Islands Rapid Ecological Assessment
The Nature Conservancy collaborated with a range of community, government, and non-government partners to conduct the broad scale Rapid Ecological Assessment (REA) of the biodiversity and status of the marine ecosystems of the Solomon Islands.
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Raja Ampat Islands Coral Reef Slide Show
"...Named after the four sultans who presided there, Raja Ampat is considered the world's bull's-eye for coral biodiversity. It is home to more than 1,000 fish species, 101 of which were previously unknown in Raja Ampat and four that are new to all of Indonesia. With these discoveries, it’s no wonder that the Conservancy's lead marine scientist Rod Salm calls it, "the heart of marine biodiversity..."
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Postcards from the Field
From Jamaica to Palau, The Nature Conservancy's staff and scientists have traveled far and wide to explore, study and simply appreciate the world's islands. Take a sneak peak into their journals, photos and impressions abroad:
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