The Folklore of Lakes and Waterfalls in Iceland
Iceland’s many lakes and waterfalls are steeped in myth and legend—ancient tales of fairy folk, hidden treasure and Norse gods surround these watery ...
Iceland’s Greenhouses: Growing in the Land of Fire and Ice
Every year on the first day of summer, Iceland’s Horticultural School—part of the country’s agricultural university in Hveragerði—opens its doors to...
Healthy Soil, Food & People: Nurturing Biodiversity and Community in the Cotswolds
In the northeast corner of England’s Cotswolds, Henry Astor’s family has lived on, farmed and managed over 1,000 acres for three generations. I wanted to...
Iceland’s Waterfalls: Shaped by Fire, Ice and Time
By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Eddy Savage Iceland is home to some of the most spectacular and photogenic waterfalls in the world. These falls may not always c...
A Feast for the Seasons: Discovering Piedmont’s Sagre and Slow Food Traditions
From strawberry fairs to truffle hunts, discover how Piedmont’s sagre, vineyards and kitchens celebrate each season’s bounty in the spirit of Slow Living...
Biodiversity and Building Better Cities
I like to think of biodiversity as a symphony orchestra, where each note, each instrument—every single part—is needed to make the whole. In the concert c...
Essential Packing Tips for Your African Safari
We spotted him during an early morning game drive through South Africa’s Madikwe Reserve: a male lion resting within the grasslands, his thick mane touch...
Meet the Andean Condor, the King of the Andes
The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is not your typical raptor. The Incas revered this massive bird of prey, believing it carried the sun into the sky each mo...
Discovering Your Child’s Nature: Hidden Benefits of a Family African Safari
As you’re planning an African safari, you will surely anticipate observing majestic wildlife from your safari vehicle, the thrill of having animals wander ...
Circadian Rhythms, Saving Hours and Time Travels
Daylight savings time—the practice of advancing clocks to make better use of the longer daylight available during summer so that darkness falls at a later ...
Wildlife of Patagonia: Pumas, Condors and More
Peerless Patagonia is striking in grandeur, yet humble in character. As Andean spires rise to the sky, glaciers wind their way down to turquoise lakes dotted...
Bunking With My Mom at Bear Camp
My mom grew up in New Jersey, where the corn grows knee-high by the Fourth of July, and black bears battle raccoons over breakfast. She was raised on stories...
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Southeastern Greenland: A Land of Contrasts
By Andrea Norgren, Senior Manager of Communications at World Wildlife Fund’s Global Arctic Program My trip to southeastern Greenland in August was an...
The Enchanted Islands: Extraordinary Galapagos Encounters
By Alyssa Corasanti, WWF The Galapagos Islands, situated in the Pacific Ocean, are renowned for their diverse ecosystem. The islands, many of them perfectly ...
Nat Hab Philanthropy Supports Sole Communal Library in the Galapagos
Alongside our conservation travel partnership with World Wildlife Fund established in 2003, Natural Habitat Adventures supports numerous philanthropic initia...
Clean Air Matters
The term “air pollution,” according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is the contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment by any biological,...
Women in Conservation: 5 Primatologists You Should Know
Follow in the footsteps of five trailblazing women who transformed primatology and became powerful forces in the fight to protect great apes. Jane Goodall Dr...
Saving Species from Extinction
Around the world, the variety of living things—defined as biodiversity—is declining, as increasing numbers of species face the risk of extinction. For ex...
Conservation Twists
Conservation is a complex and multifaceted undertaking, requiring the concerted efforts of communities, governments, individuals and organizations to safegua...
The Earth We Share: Why Environmental Justice Matters
Our Shared Canvas “We need joy as we need air. We need love as we need water. We need each other as we need the Earth we share.” – Maya Angelou...
Sustainability Champions: Inside Nepal’s Award-Winning Kopila Valley School
This is a story about sustainable community development, conservation education and the power we each have to make a difference. For me, it’s about a lot ...
The Jaguar ID Project: A New Chapter in Protecting Brazil’s Biggest Cat
Picture an expanse of wetlands so vast it’s five times larger than the Florida Everglades—an enormous freshwater floodplain pulsing with a near-constant ...
The Galapagos Islands: A Symphony of Biodiversity
By Abel Valdivia, WWF Lead Marine Conservation Scientist The Galapagos Islands, a remote tropical paradise nested in the heart of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, ...
The Galapagos Tortoises Reviving an Island’s Ecosystem
When English naturalist Charles Darwin first arrived in the Galapagos Islands in 1835, he noted the differences in giant tortoises from island to island. Wh...
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