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No life without the glacier

27 February 2024 by nicolefranken

Peru – The Quechua are living on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Rising temperatures affect nature and the fragile ecosystem. Drought in particular causes a lack of food for the alpacas they keep.

When the once green grass withers away

15 September 2023 by nicolefranken

Mongolia – For centuries, the Khalkha nomads have lived on the plateau of Tuul Goliin Hundii, where they graze their horses, cattle, goats and sheep. But how much longer will the grass grow here?

The frontline of the climate crisis

6 July 2023 by nicolefranken

Canada – International climate research confirms what the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in Old Crow have been experiencing for years: the Arctic landscape is changing dramatically due to global warming.

When ice is melting

12 September 2022 by nicolefranken

Greenland – We know the region mainly from the icebergs, polar bears and immense ice cap. Now that the sea ice is melting, part of the Inuit culture is also disappearing.

How do the Loba survive climate change?

17 May 2022 by nicolefranken

Nepal – In the Nepalese Himalayas, the Loba have long been dealing with the consequences of global warming, in particular a lack of water. How can they survive and at what cost?

The heated struggle of the Sami

12 January 2022 by nicolefranken

Sweden – Climate change threatens Sami herders and their reindeer in northern Sweden. Changing weather patterns affect not only the vulnerable nature, but also their culture and livelihood.

The myth of Kihnu

22 July 2019 by nicolefranken

Isle of Kihnu – “Women’s island” is the nickname of Kihnu. “The last matriarchate,” Google lapses. Nobody mentions men. They stay invisible in the wings of women’s lives. An island with only women. That can not be true. It is not true either.

The irresistible appeal of Harris

25 March 2019 by nicolefranken

Isle of Harris – Always mentioned in one breath with Lewis. Lewis & Harris. As two explorers from a past century. But Harris is not going anywhere. It has been in the Scottish Outer Hebrides since time immemorial.

The happiness of Greenland

16 March 2019 by nicolefranken

Greenland – Ittoqqortoormiit, a tiny spot high on the map of the Greenland east coast. It is one of the most remote places on earth. No roads lead to it or leave it. 350 people live there surrounded by 1,200 polar dogs. But those 350 happen to be the happiest people in the world, they say.

Favelas of Fortaleza

11 January 2019 by nicolefranken

Brazil – Fortaleza is one of the most violent cities of the country. We wondered what an event like the Olympic Games brought the people. Who did benefit? Did the women benefit? Or the children? Did anything change at all?

Noordoost IJsland in beeld | Northeast Iceland inthe picture

Iceland blues

10 January 2019 by nicolefranken

Iceland – They cherish desolation, even seek solitude or never leave the quiet bay where they were once born. It is not that they do not like people, it’s just that they prosper in tranquility and silence. Nevertheless life can be harsh when shops, schools and fish factories are closing down.

Mountains of Kurdistan

9 January 2019 by nicolefranken

Iraq – People have suffered a lot and “Only the mountains love the Kurds”, is an often heard Kurdish saying. Hope feels like a concept from a previous world.