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“Guardians of the River” Podcast Wins Jackson Wild Media Award
Today the Jackson Wild Media Awards announced their awards and named “Guardians of the River” this year’s winner in the Podcast Category.
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Major new commitments and finance for nature ahead of global biodiversity summit
Unprecedented philanthropic funding to meet 30x30 goal and advance Indigenous stewardship announced.
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National Geographic Pristine Seas Announced as an Earthshot Finalist
Winners to be Announced on October 17 September 17, 2021—Today, the Royal Foundation announced National Geographic Pristine Seas as one of three finalists for the first-ever “Revive Our Ocean” Earthshot. The Earthshot Prize is designed to incentivize change and help repair our ...
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Islas Marías Biosphere Reserve Becomes Newest Fully Protected Marine Area in Mexico
The fully protected Islas Marías Biosphere Reserve shelters an incredible diversity of life including rocky reefs and hard corals. Photo Credit: Octavio Aburto
DE BEERS AND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PARTNER TO PROTECT A NATURAL WONDER
The unique ‘Okavango Eternal’ partnership will help protect Africa’s endangered species, ensure water and food security for more than one million people and develop livelihood opportunities for 10,000 people
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UN Announces Delay of Biodiversity Summit—But World Must Step Up Momentum on Protecting Nature
Officials announced today new dates for the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15). The biodiversity summit is now scheduled to take place in two parts: virtually in October 2021 and in person in Kunming, China in ...
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National Geographic Photo Ark Turns 15
National Geographic Explorer and founder of the National Geographic Photo Ark, Joel Sartore, reflects on five memorable moments he’s had while photographing species in the world’s zoos, aquariums and wildlife sanctuaries.
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2020 and 2021 Fulbright-National Geographic Storytelling Fellows Announced
Here’s what the new Fulbright-National Geographic Storytelling Fellows will undertake in the next year.
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New Study: One Size Approach Does Not Fit All Rainforests
Unique tropical rainforest vulnerability index to help policy makers plan for conservation and restoration to avoid tipping points.
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Florida Legislature Recognizes the Florida Wildlife Corridor
Today, the Florida legislature passed the Florida Wildlife Corridor Act, with bipartisan unanimous support. The purpose of the act, and of the Corridor itself, is “to create incentives for conservation and sustainable development while sustaining and conserving the green infrastructure ...
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Guardians of the River Winner of First-ever Tribeca Film Festival Podcast Award
"Guardians of the River" podcast, a collaboration of National Geographic, the Wild Bird Trust and House of Pod, chosen as the winner of the Tribeca Film Festival's first-ever podcast awards.
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Announcing the National Geographic Society’s 2021 Award Honorees
Meet the 2021 award recipients. The four individuals will be honored during the virtual 2021 Explorers Festival.
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Using Traditional Ecological Knowledge to Inform the Management of Chile’s Large Marine Protected Areas
By Carlos F. Gaymer and Alan M. Friedlander Chile has created several large-scale marine protected areas (LSMPAs) around their offshore archipelagos. These islands have cultural and ecological connections to the broader insular Pacific and by protecting these unique ecosystems, Chile ...
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Honoring Asian Pacific American Heritage Month With National Geographic Explorers
In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we talked to a few of our National Geographic Explorers who identify as part of this community about how they celebrate and honor their background.
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Announcing the National Geographic Society’s 2021 Emerging Explorer Cohort
The Society is thrilled to welcome these 15 incredible individuals into the National Geographic Explorer family.