The Cryosphere: Tibet is a major repository of high-altitude snow and ice. This photo from the Everest region in Tibet. Photo credit: Colin Monteath

Michael Buckley

himmies757@gmail.com Canada

Topics of Focus

Tibet, Third Pole, Himalayan region, oceans, marine conservation

Geographic Areas of Focus

Tibet, Oceans

Biography

Michael Buckley is a writer and documentary photographer / filmmaker who hails from Canada. He is often found exploring the regions of Asia and the Himalayas. He has a special interest in pressing environmental issues in these regions, particularly the water crisis at the Third Pole. As a keen diver, he has ventured worldwide to remote islands in search of enigmatic marine life, which has sparked his passion for marine conservation. He is author of 15 books / photobooks and filmmaker for five documentaries. To find out more, go to author's website: www.ThunderHorseMedia.com

Exhibits on SocialDocumentary.net Country No. of Visits Year(s)

Meltdown in Tibet

The Tibetan Plateau is home to over 40,000 glaciers, with many of those underoing meltdown. These gl...

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Tibet, China, Himalayan India, Bhutan, Nepal 125 2002 - 2024

Taking on the Pirates at Misool

Misool is a remote island in the region of Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. After being a base for...

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Indonesia 15 2005 - 2018

Wildlife Genocide in Tibet

During the 1960s and 1970s, Chinese military and settlers obliterated the abundant wildlife of Tibet...

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Tibet, Bhutan 134 2002 - 2022

Vanishing Nomads, Vanishing Grasslands

Vanishing nomads, Vanishing Grasslands Tibetan nomads have been guardians of the great grasslands...

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Tibet 333 2015 - 2023

Mekong Apocalypse

The mighty Mekong River, sourced in Tibet and flowing through six nations downstream is now under su...

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Tibet, Yunnan, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam 160 2016 - 2023

Manta rays headed for extinction due to TCM d...

Mantas under threat from TCM<>   The Ocean is under serious attack—from over-...

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Sri Lanka 308 2017 - 2023