New Year's Eve at the Sandai Farm in Kenya

31.12.2014

Coming from Nyansiongo, we are on our way to the Sandai Farm near Nyeri.

Nyansiongo

29. - 31.12.2014

The next days we escape from the noisy city life and relax in the village of Nyansiongo.

Nairobi

26. - 28.12.2014

On christmas Dennis and me are flying to Nairobi in Kenya!

пока Казахстан, привет родина!

08.09.2014

Today I'm flying home from Almaty over Istanbul to Berlin.

Almaty

27.08. - 08.09.2014

I finished my work in Kazakhstan! So the next two weeks I can relax in Almaty (at least most of the time).

Bird watching at Lake Sorbulaq

31.08.2014

This morning professor Nurtazin, Jewgeni, Azim and me meet early in Almaty, because we want to go to the Sorbulaq Lake, which is a nice bird watching site.

Hiking in the Medeu Mountains

29.08.2014

Sylvia and Svea, two german girls from the hostel, and me make a trip to the Медеу (Medeu) mountains today.

Пока База Делта

22. - 26.08.2014

The last not so nice stay in Basa Delta.

The life in a kazakh village

20.08.2014

In the village of Kuygan we always stay in Kasina's house.

My last bird observations in Kuygan

16. - 26.08.2014

Let's go to my last fieldwork round!

Stopover in Almaty

15.08.2014

Walking through Almaty for a couple of hours.

Ala Artscha

13.08.2014

Together Dima, Vero and I hike to the waterfall of Ала-Арча (Ala Artscha) just south of Bishkek today.

My visit at the kyrgyz NABU in Bishkek

12.08.2014

Dima and me visit the kyrgyz NABU in Bishkek today.

Бишкек сверху

10.08.2014

International come together over the roofs of Bishkek.

Trekking to the Kel-Tor Lake in Kyrgyzstan

09.08.2014

The hike to the Kel-Tor Lake at an altitude of about 2700 m is not far from Bishkek and really nice to escape from the city for one day.

Bishkek

7. - 14.08.2014

During my field work time of three month in Kazakhstan, I spend one week in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. I have to refresh my visa, so I'm not here for fun (; But during the waiting time of one week, I use the time to explore Bishkek by walking, go shopping at the bazaars and relax in the big banya as well as go hiking in the mountains and meet lots of new people.

Sightseeing in Almaty

06.08.2014

This morning I meet Nurgul, who is my personal guide for a sightseeing tour through Almaty this day. She shows me around in her city and betrays the nice sights of Almaty to me.

Әл-Фараби атындағы Қазақ ұлттық университеті

04. - 06.08.2014

This monday I finish my second fieldwork round. That means now I can go back to the comfortable city life.

Viktor's birthday in Aral Tobe

02.08.2014

This day we spend in Aral Tobe to belated celebrate Viktor's birthday.

Boat trip to the Balkhash lake

27. - 31.07.2014

When I was in Kuygan the last time together with Clare, we wanted to make a trip to the Balkhash Lake. Unfortunately it didn't work out. But this time I have more luck.

Bees at the hydro station in Aral Tobe

26.07.2014

In Aral Tobe Ayan, Viktor and me search the hydro station to get data for Niels about water flows in the delta.

On kazakh roads within the delta

21. - 25.07.2014

For my data collection I need to go to every observation sides four times. That means we are driving in circles within the delta. Now my third bird observation round starts.

Back at Kunawski Bridge

17. - 20.07.2014

I'm back at the Kunawski Bridge, Clare is gone and it's the first, time that I'm alone only with kazakh people.

Vivid diversity in Kuygan

13. - 16.07.2014

We are off to our next fieldwork round.

Visiting Azim's village

11. - 12.07.2014

This friday we get up early, because Azim and me start our trip to Kyrgyzstan in the morning.

Big city life in Almaty

07. - 11.07.2014

Our first fieldwork round is over. Now we are back in the big city of Almaty.

Kazakh eagle

07.07.2014

On our way from the fieldwork back to Almaty we stop for some sightseeing,

Birds, soil and fish in Basa Delta

02. - 06.07.2014

After four days of bird observations and soil sampling at the Kunawski Bridge with Clare and Ruslan, we visit Basa Delta together with Viktor for my secound round of bird observations and more soil sampling of Clare. Ruslan and me were in Basa Delta before and now we show Clare and Viktor around the tourist station. We meet lots of fisher tourists, get to know the workers in Basa Delta better and concentrate on our work. I'm still observing birds and Clare examines ground water and soil composition at the island. Besides we are enjoying our time ...

поломка двигателя

28.06.2014

On our way from Kuygan to the Kunawski Bridge, in the middle of the hot, dry and very sunny steppe, we have a breakdown ...

Kuygan

23. - 27.06.2014

Kuygan is a small village in the Balkhash region in Kazakhstan. The village is only 10 km away from the Balkhash lake. A river runs through and afterwards flows into the lake. This location causes a very good possibilty for fishing industry. So most people living in the village Kuygan work as fisherman. Just as Kasina, the lady that hosts us in her house. She is the manager of one of the little harbours in the village.
Also the kazakh working group, we are cooperating with, concerns oneself with fish research. Three of the five kazakh students, that are helping me, are examining fish properties in different areas of Kazakhstan for their thesis.
I use the location of Kuygan as another observation site for my bird studies. Here I do observations directly at the river, but also in the steppe around the village.

Reed and Birds

22.06.2014

The next three month of my fieldwork in Kazakhstan are all about reed (Phragmites communis) and birds in the Ili Delta.

База Делта

18. - 21.07.2014

Basa Delta is a tourist station for fishing, that is located in the middle of the Ili Delta in Kazakhstan. To get there one's have to beat a long journey. With the car you can almost get from Karaoy to Basa Delta. But the tourist station is located on an island, so the last 10 km you have to conquer by boat.
For me Basa Delta is the perfect place to do bird observations for my masterthesis.

Long way to Basa Delta

17.06.2014

Today we try to go to Basa Delta, where I will do my first bird observations. But getting there is a big journey ...

Into the fiels of Kazakhstan

16.06.2014

Today I am going into my fieldwork area in Kazakhstan. The next three month I will work in the Balkash area. The Balkash Lake is located 400 km in the northwest of Almaty. It is about 600 km long and really shallow. The Ili river flows into the Balkash Lake. In the south east of the lake, at the mouth, there arises the big Ili Delta. And this is my fieldwork area!

немного Алматы

14.06.2014

маленький осмотр достопримечательностей в Алматы.
Ein kleines Sightseeing in Almaty.

поехали в Алматы

12.06.2014

Auf geht's nach Almaty!

Lüneburger Vogelfauna

05.2014

Im Mai dreht sich bei mir alles um Vögel!

CO2 knows no borders

11.05.2014

Heute morgen macht die NAJU Delegation deutlich, dass es CO₂ total egal ist, wo sich Ländergrenzen befinden.

EYE 2014 in Straßburg

10.05.2014

Heute besuche ich beim EYE zwei Veranstaltungen zu den Themen "Europäische Werte: Global Player or Fair Player" und Nachhaltigkeit.

Die NAJU beim European Youth Event

09.05.2014

Dieses Wochenende findet das European Youth Event (EYE) in Straßburg statt. 5000 Jugendliche werden erwartet, um ihre „Ideen für ein besseres Europa“ zusammen zu bringen und ihre Meinungen austauschen. Natürlich ist die NAJU auch mit dabei, um ihre Positionen einzubringen!

1. Düsseldorfer Marathon für Mutti

27.04.2014

Diesen Sonntag laufen 14 000 Teilnehmer aus 76 Nationen beim Düsseldorfmarathon mit. Und meine Mutti ist auch dabei!

Zürich

25.04.2014

Ein Besuch in der größten Stadt der Schweiz.

Lago Maggiore

24.04.2014

Ein entspannter Tag am zweitgrößten See Italiens.

Val Grande

23.04.2014

Wandertour im Nationalpark Val Grande

Bella Italia

21.04.2014

Nächster Stop: La Bella Italia

La France méditerranéenne

19.04.2014

Heute haben wir unser Ferienhaus in Saintes Maires de la Mer hinter uns gelassen.

Arles

17.04.2014

Ein Tag in der schönen Stadt Arles

Parc ornithologique de Pont-de-Gau

16.04.2014

Unser heutiges Ausflugsziel ist der Parc ornithologique de Pont-de-Gau.

Aigues Mortes - Le sel de la vie

15.04.2014

Das schöne kleine Städtchen Aigues Mortes ist von beeindruckenden Stadtmauern umgeben und bekannt für das "Salz des Lebens", welches hier in einer riesigen Saline abgebaut wird.

Saintes Maries de la Mer

14.04.2014

Heute erkunden Dennis und ich unseren schönen Ferienort Saintes Maries de la Mer in der Camargue in Frankreich.

Partir en congé

13.04.2014

Es geht Richtung Urlaub!

Ein viertel Jahrhundert

01.03.2014

Heut ist mein Geburtstag, darum feiern wir ...

Die NAJU besucht Baumbesetzer im Hambacher Forst

25.01.2014

Beim ersten Bundesjugendbeirat (BuJuBei) der NAJU im Jahr 2014 in Köln besuchen wir die Umweltaktivisten im Hambacher Forst.

Naturschutztage am Bodensee 2014

03. - 05.01.2014

Am ersten Wochenende des Jahres 2014 bin ich wieder bei den Naturschutztagen am Bodensee vom NABU und BUND Baden-Württemberg dabei. Und ganz besonders schön ist, dass ich dieses Jahr Begleitung von Dennis habe!