IUCN welcoming HRH Prince Carl Philip

This week IUCN welcomed HRH Prince Carl Philip of Sweden as their new Patron of Nature. Accompanied by IUCN Goodwill Ambassador Mattias Klum, HRH Prince Carl Philip met with IUCN Director General Julia Marton-Lefèvre at their Swiss headquarters to explore ways of developing a relationship that will help global conservation efforts.

Baltic Sea Film Project

We are now getting closer to fully unveiling the epic 55 minute TV production about the Baltic Sea that will be released December 2012.

Watch "work-in-progress" trailer

Film Festival Screens "The Testament of Tebaran"

On Saturday February 11th, Norway's Human Rights Human Wrongs Documentary Film Festival will screen Mattias Klum's documentary The Testament of Tebaran as part of the festival's "Business and Human Rights" segment. The film will be shown following a debate on the contradiction between the Norwegian government's support for projects that save the rainforest while Norwegian pension funds continue to invest in highly damaging oil palm plantations.  

Palm Oil Report Airs January 25 on NRK 1

Beginning at 19:45 on January 25, Norway Public Television NRK will broadcast a special report on palm oil in consumer products and its consequences for the rain forests. Among the footage shown will be an excerpt from Mattias Klum's 2011 documentary "The Testament of Tebaran". We encourage you to tune in to NRK 1 if you can! 

View program

Sweden's 100 Most Environmentally Influential People

Johan Rockström tops the list of the "100 most influential people when it comes to environmental work in Sweden". Mattias Klum ended up as number 8 this year.

See the full list.

The Photo Society

The Photo Society now featuring National Geographic contract photographer and Fellow Mattias Klum.

We are a group of contributing photographers for National Geographic Magazine, committed to telling the world’s stories through pictures. 

Mattias Klum Exhibit at Visualization Center C

On January 21, 2012 Mattias Klum will present the world premiere of his exhibit "WATER: A World of Life" at Visualization Center C in Norrköping, Sweden. Based in part on Klum's 2011 documentary film "The Coral Eden", the exhibit explores through breathtaking imagery one of the most pristine and biodiverse coral reefs on Earth, in Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Home to over 1,500 different species of fish and more than 500 species of coral, the underwater world of Raja Ampat shows us how a healthy ecosystem functions and inspires us to reduce human impacts, harvest our oceans sustainably, and preserve our seas for future generations. The exhibit will be on display until August 19, 2012.