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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
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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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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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National Geographic’s Okavango Wilderness Project Among Tribeca Film Festival’s Inaugural Class of Podcast Programs
The Tribeca Film Festival announced it will include podcasts for the first time in its film festival lineup. Among the twelve curated selections nominated for awards is a podcast featuring the work of National Geographic’s Okavango Wilderness Project (NGOWP) ...
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Kawésqar Communities Request a Ban on Salmon Farms in National Reserve in Patagonia
New report highlights measures needed to safeguard the Kawésqar National Park and Reserve A new report recommends that the Government of Chile not approve any new applications for salmon farming within the newly created Kawésqar national reserve in ...
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Comunidades Kawésqar solicitan el retiro de salmoneras de reserva nacional en la Patagonia
El nuevo informe destaca las medidas necesarias para salvaguardar la Parque Nacional y Reserva Kawésqar Un nuevo informe elaborado conjuntamente por las comunidades Kawésqar por la Defensa del Mar y National Geographic y su iniciativa Pristine Seas publicado ...
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Highest Weather Station in the Southern and Western Hemispheres Installed Near the Summit of Tupungato Volcano in Chile
Data from the weather station will aid Chilean communities in weather modelling and water resource management.
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National Geographic Pristine Seas Congratulates Community Solutions on winning the MacArthur 100&Change competition
National Geographic Pristine Seas thanks the MacArthur Foundation for the honor and opportunity to participate in the 100&Change competition.
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National Geographic launches first expedition in Uruguay to support the creation of new marine protected areas
The National Geographic Pristine Seas team will embark on an expedition to Uruguay to support the creation of new marine protected areas and employ exploration technology including deep sea cameras and pelagic cameras.