Puffins in a tourist shop in Reykjavik, Iceland

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Puffins in a tourist shop in Reykjavik, Iceland

Nature-based tourism is one of the main pillars of Iceland's economy. The country therefore may be interested in the concept of "The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity" (TEEB).

Year: 2013

From album: Iceland's "Green Economy"

Photographer: Peter Prokosch

Tags: fauna

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