Malte Clavin

Adventurer & Speaker

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⚠️ URGENT ⚠️ The Chaco Forest, home of the uncontacted Ayoreo, is being cut down faster than any other #forest in the world.
@IACHR, tell the Paraguayan government to return the Ayoreo's land to them. #TierraAyoreo ✊
@Survival https://t.co/cfjAHqO7en

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Neukaledonien 36/36 - HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021
This calf's mother has died. Countrywoman Marianne (with hat in the background) hands it over to the care of a farmer who wants to raise the calf from foster parents on his farm.

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Neukaledonien 35/36
The 'Shark channel' close to Bourail. The edge of the lagoon is 3 to 19 kilometres from the mainland, the lagoon itself is only a few metres deep. A paradise for divers.

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Neukaledonien 34/36
The edge of the lagoon is 3 to 19 kilometres from the mainland, the lagoon itself is only a few metres deep. A paradise for divers.

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Neukaledonien 33/36
Die streng geschützte 'Green Island' inmitten der Lagune von Neukaledonien.

The strictly protected 'Green Island' amidst the lagoon of New Caledonia.
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#nature #island #adventure #travel #newcaledoniatourism

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Neukaledonien 32/36
Since 2008, the lagoon of New Caledonia is a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site. At 1.28 million square kilometres, it is one of the largest marine protected areas in the world - three times the size of Germany.

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Neukaledonien 31/36
Snorkelling trip in the largest lagoon in the world. You can see our boat on the left side of the picture. For hours there is no other boat in the lagoon. Underwater I watch parrotfish, groupers, stingrays and reef sharks.

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Neukaledonien 30/36
Sonnenaufgang über der Riffkante der überwältigend schönen Lagune.

Sunrise over the reef edge of the overwhelmingly beautiful lagoon.

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Neukaledonien 29/36
A wild horse on the grounds of Marie-Claude's ranch. When they are not needed on the farms, the horses are left to themselves for months. Until perhaps one day they are caught again.

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Neukaledonien 28/36
During my morning walk on the grounds of Marie-Claude's ranch, I startle these wild horses. Every few meters they stop and look around curiously for me.

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Neukaledonien 27/36
A disused microwave oven nailed to a tree. Why? The solution: Eviscerated appliances such as televisions are often used as post boxes.

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Neukaledonien 26/36
Das steinerne Naturdenkmal 'La Poule' ('Das Huhn') bei Hienghène im Nordwesten der Insel.

The stone natural monument 'La Poule' ('The Chicken') near Hienghène in the north west of the island.

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Neukaledonien 25/36
Strände mit prachtvollen Bäumen aber so gut wie keinem Besucher. Nur ein Einheimischer sucht nach Muscheln in der Flussmündung.

Beaches with magnificent trees but almost no visitors. Only one local is looking for shells in the river mouth.

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Neukaledonien 24/36
'Bonjour, Malte.' Laura serviert das Frühstück in einer liebevoll geschmückten und dekorierten Holzhütte auf ihrem Grundstück.

Bonjour, Malte. Laura serves breakfast in a lovingly decorated and decorated wooden cabin on her property.

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Neukaledonien 23/36
Tonight, Etienne Boya Wayahat will say grace. Our plates will be filled with freshly harvested yam, taro and fried chicken.

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Neukaledonien 22/36
Interieur neukaledonischer Art: Das Wohnzimmer von Laura und Etienne Boya Wayahat.

New Caledonian style interior: the living room of Laura and Etienne Boya Wayahat.

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Neukaledonien 21/36 - Merry Christmas
Laura and Etienne Boya Wayahat offer their guests in the sparsely populated northwest of New Caledonia an experience of Kanak culture, cuisine and hospitality.

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Neukaledonien 20/36
The stunningly beautiful New Caledonian Lagoon was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008. After the Australian Barrier Reef, it is the second largest coral reef in the world - with a fraction of visitors.

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Neukaledonien 19/36
(Engl. below) Das 'blue hole'. Nicht einmal taucherlegende Jaques Costeau hat es bis auf den Grund geschafft, der bei etwa 150 Metern liegt.

The 'blue hole'. Not even diving legend Jaques Costeau made it to the bottom, which is about 150 meters.

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Neukaledonien18/36
I really didn't expect that. I am speechless. On this round flight I am overwhelmed by the beauty of the New Caledonian Lagoon. Tears come to my eyes. This is definitely one of the most beautiful natural treasures I have ever seen.