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ATTENTION! NEW EXPEDITION! NEW POSTS COMING (almost) DAILY!

Dear friends and followers. I am thrilled to announce that in just few short days, we will embark on an incredible journey with the GREAT SPINE OF AFRICA by The Wilderness Project.

Our daring team will paddle down the majestic Zambezi River, traversing it at the stretch that crosses Angola from north to south at the Moxico province. A journey that will span nearly three weeks and countless kilometers, under the open skies and amidst the vibrant wilderness.

But why this journey, you may ask? We're on a mission to explore, understand, and preserve this unique ecosystem. The Zambezi river, one of Africa's lifelines, is teeming with diverse life forms and supports millions of people who rely on its waters. Our expedition aims to shed light on this invaluable ecosystem, contributing to its conservation for the generations to come.

We invite you all to follow this journey with us - there will be challenges, laughter, unexpected moments, and discoveries. we are hoping to share our progress, the beauty of the river and its surroundings, and the faces we meet along the way, right here on social media.

Join us as we paddle for a purpose, for our Perpetual Planet! 🌍

But first, we would love to know - What would you like to learn about the Zambezi and its ecosystem? Are there any specific things you'd be interested in hearing about during our expedition? Comment down below, and we’ll do our best to address them during our adventure! Please have in mind that we will have no means of communication except for one solar powered satellite dish that provides only 256kbps internet “speed” and only in perfect weather conditions, for 2-3hrs a day at night. Thus our reply and feedback might take a while…

Stay tuned, because this journey is as much yours as it is ours. We're in this together, for our planet!

📷 PHOTO BY Sandesh Kadur full © Credits go to him with a huge thanks

AIB™ Imagens de Angola | Fotografia da Fortaleza São Miguel de Luanda, o Museu das Forçar Armadas depois da reabilitação que terminiu em 2013 | As melhores fotografias de Angola Fotografia da Fortaleza São Miguel de Luanda, o Museu das Forçar Armadas depois da reabilitação que terminiu em 2013

PHOTOGRAPH BY KOSTADIN LUCHANSKY / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

A day in the Okavango Delta What’s it like to arrive in one of the most pristine, unspoiled oases in all of Africa? Batswana photojournalist Thalefang Charles takes you there.

🇦🇴 Elefante - o gigante gentil…⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🇬🇧 Elephant - the gentle giant… ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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📷 & ✏️ Kostadin Luchansky / Angola Image Bank | on assignment for National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project | visit www.aib.co.ao ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Throwback post from the expedition, June 2018: a few days ago we camped next to one of the lagoons along the majestic Cuando river. The next morning at sunrise the air was so still (and so cold) that the surface of the water was smooth as a perfect mirror reflecting and multiplying the beauty of the water-lilies. Perfection and art in nature at its best!
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📷 & ✏️ by Kostadin Luchansky / Angola Image Bank | on assignment for National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project | visit www.aib.co.ao⠀
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Wild Bird Trust -lilies @ Chipual, Moxico, Angola

🇬🇧 Sometimes poverty, simplicity and HAPPINESS go together hand in hand. Luando river, Bié province, Angola. [Visit www.aib.co.ao for more images from Angola]
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🇦🇴 Muitas vezes a pobreza, a simplicidade e a ALEGRIA vão juntos de mãos dadas. Rio Luando, província do Bié, Angola. [Visite www.aib.co.ao para mais imagens de Angola]
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📷 & ✏️ by Kostadin Luchansky / Angola Image Bank | visit www.aib.co.ao
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🇬🇧 Angolan blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis mitis). An endemic (exclusive) subspecies of Angola. Photograph taken in the mangrove forest along the Kwanza River near the river mouth. Also known as the Pluto Monkey of Angola. Synonyms in Latin: diadematus, dilophos, leucampyx, nigrigenis, pluto. [Visit www.aib.co.ao for more images from Angola]
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🇦🇴 Macaco azul de Angola (Cercopithecus mitis mitis). Uma sub-espécie endémica (exclusiva) de Angola. Fotografia tirada na floresta de mangal ao longo do rio Kwanza perto da foz. Também conhecido como Macaco Plutão de Angola. Sinónimos em Latim: diadematus, dilophos, leucampyx, nigrigenis, pluto. [Visite www.aib.co.ao para mais imagens de Angola]
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📷 & ✏️ by Kostadin Luchansky / Angola Image Bank | visit www.aib.co.ao
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🇬🇧 A beautiful Water Lilie and it’s reflection in the calm waters of the Cuando river, Angola [Visit www.aib.co.ao for more images from Angola]
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🇦🇴 Um lindo Lírio de Água e seu reflexo nas águas calmas do rio Cuando, Angola [Visite www.aib.co.ao para mais imagens de Angola]
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📷 & ✏️ by Kostadin Luchansky / Angola Image Bank | on assignment for National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project | visit www.aib.co.ao
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🇬🇧 A galloping zebra in Iona National Park located in the Namibe desert, in southern Angola, Namibe province. This is the Hartmann Mountain Zebra (the Latin scientific name is Equus zebra hartmannae) which is a subspecies of mountain zebras found only in the extreme south of Angola and northern Namibia. They live in small groups of 7 to 12 individuals, are agile climbers and survive in arid conditions and rocky terrain with little or no vegetation. The species and subspecies are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. [Visit https://www.aib.co.ao for more images from Angola]
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🇦🇴 Uma zebra em galope no Parque Nacional do Iona localizado no deserto do Namibe, no sul de Angola, província do Namibe. Trata-se da Zebra-das-Montanhas-de-Hartmann (o nome científico em Latim é Equus zebra hartmannae) que é uma sub-espécie da zebra-das-montanhas encontrada apenas no extremo sul de Angola e norte da Namibia. Vivem em pequenos grupos de 7 a 12 indivíduos, são escaladores ágeis e sobrevivem em condições áridas e terrenos rochosos com pouca ou nenhuma vegetação. A espécie e a sub-espécie estão listadas como vulnerável na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. [Visite https://www.aib.co.ao para mais imagens de Angola]
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📷 & ✏️ by Kostadin Luchansky / Angola Image Bank | visit www.aib.co.ao
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🇬🇧 The and of the in the province of , northern Angola. Extremely difficult to access - a hike takes almost a whole day to go back and forth with guides who clear the way with machetes in the dense of the . But the view of this is worth every shred of sweat and every body-pain. It fills the soul! [Visit https://www.aib.co.ao for more images from Angola]
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🇦🇴 As e quedas-de-água do rio Mbridge na província do Záire, norte de Angola. De acesso extremamente difícil que leva quase um dia inteiro para ir e voltar com guias que abrem o caminho com machados na densa da . Mas a vista desta vale a pena cada pingo de suor e cada dor corporal. Enche a alma! [Visite https://www.aib.co.ao para mais imagens de Angola]
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📷 & ✏️ by Kostadin Luchansky / Angola Image Bank | visit www.aib.co.ao
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🇬🇧 Offshore Oil & Gas operations in , block 17. Installing the with the assistance of the Subsea 7 Eagle vessel. A Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit is a floating vessel used by the offshore oil and gas industry for the production, processing and storage of oil. An FPSO vessel is designed to receive hydrocarbons produced by itself or from nearby platforms or subsea template, process them, and store oil until it can be offloaded onto a tanker. Below this FPSO (the larger vessel at the back) there is a complex network of machinery with a 5km radius and 2.000m below the water surface, under unimaginable pressure. [Visit https://www.aib.co.ao for more images from Angola]
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🇦🇴 Operações offshore de petróleo e gás no bloco 17. A instalar o o com a ajuda do navio Subsea 7 Eagle. Uma unidade Flutuante de Produção, Armazenamento e Descarga de petróleo (FPSO) é uma unidade flutuante usada pela indústria offshore de petróleo e gás para a produção, processamento e armazenamento de petróleo. Um navio FPSO é projectado para receber hidrocarbonetos produzidos por si só ou de plataformas próximas ou “cidades” submarinas, processá-los e armazenar petróleo até que ele possa ser descarregado em um petroleiro. Abaixo deste FPSO (o navio maior na foto) há uma complexa rede de máquinas com um raio de 5 km e à 2.000m de profundidade, sob pressão inimaginável. [Visite https://www.aib.co.ao para mais imagens de Angola]
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📷 & ✏️ by Kostadin Luchansky / Angola Image Bank on offshore photo assignment for TOTAL E&P | visit www.aib.co.ao
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🇬🇧 A bird's eye view of the winding road at Serra da Leba on the border between and provinces in Southern (Visit https://www.aib.co.ao for more images from Angola)
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🇦🇴 Uma visão panorâmica da estrada sinuosa na Serra da Leba na fronteira entre as províncias do e no sul de (Visite https://www.aib.co.ao para mais imagens de Angola)
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📷 & ✏️ by Kostadin Luchansky / Angola Image Bank | visit www.aib.co.ao
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🇬🇧 Falls (formerly known as Duque de Bragança ) are in on the River (the major tributary to the river). The falls are 105 meters high and 400 meters wide. They are one of the largest by volume in . Visit https://www.aib.co.ao for more images from Angola.
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🇦🇴 Quedas de (anteriormente conhecidas como Duque de Bragança) são -de-águq em no rio (o principal afluente do rio ). As quedas têm 105 metros de altura e 400 metros de largura. São uma das maiores quedas-de-águq em termos de volume na . Visite https://www.aib.co.ao para mais imagens de Angola.
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📷 & ✏️ by Kostadin Luchansky / Angola Image Bank | visit www.aib.co.ao
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It took us 4 months to paddle down the unexplored Kwando (Cuando) river in dugout canoes to document the scenes, characters, emotions, landscapes, flora, fauna and events featured in this documentary. K W A N D O tells the story of a young Angolan fisherman, haunted by his past as a child soldier and unsure of his future, who joins a team of international scientists to explore one of Angola’s last unexplored rivers. Through hardships, scientific discoveries and his own growing interest in birds, he finds hope for a new future for his homeland—one that involves protecting this magnificent landscape for future generations. THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY and NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC OKAVANGO WILDERNESS PROJECT documentary KWANDO IS NOW PREMIERING AND SCREENING IN FILM FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD
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📷 & ✏️ Kostadin Luchansky / Angola Image Bank ⠀
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African People & Wildlife is proud to announce that we’re joining the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project as an invited partner in collaboration with National Geographic Society and Wild Bird Trust. Our team is excited to lend our community engagement expertise to help protect the Okavango River Basin—one of Africa’s richest places for biodiversity—and support the communities who live alongside it in Angola.

Several members of our team just conducted a baseline survey in Angola, engaging with the local people to identify diverse opportunities for sustainable livelihoods and inform project priorities going forward. Discover more about this critical project at https://loom.ly/hixhTAU and read our press release here: https://loom.ly/njfQNWU



📷: Kostadin Luchansky