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Sumatran Rhino Rescue Partners Expand Indonesian Sanctuary
Sumatran Rhino Rescue Alliance partners announce the expansion of a key sanctuary in Indonesia to support efforts to save the Sumatran rhino from extinction.
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How Do Mountain Glaciers Act Like Water Towers for the Planet? What Makes Them So Important?
Samantha Hyde, Senior Program Manager for National Geographic Labs, discusses the critical importance of mountain glaciers — water resources that support nearly a quarter of the world’s population.
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Biodiversity Loss A Top Global Risk in the Coming Decade
Protecting 30 percent of the Earth’s lands and oceans offers safety net for nature, people and the climate
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Graduation Celebration to Remember at Everest Base Camp
Members of the Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition team wore graduation robes made from trash bags and ate cake for a spontaneous commencement celebration at 17,500 feet of elevation.
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“Sea to Source: Ganges” Team Members Discuss Working Within the Cultural Epicenter That Is India and Bangladesh
The "Sea to Source: Ganges" post-monsoon expedition focuses on informing and identifying solutions to help tackle the global plastic crisis. In this post, members of the expedition's socioeconomic team share their perspective from the field.
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Insights from the Field: Meet the Researcher Studying 2,000-Year-Old Dirt From the Bottom of a Lake In Nepal
Mary Hubbard, Geology Team co-lead for the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition, provides a behind the scenes glimpse into the work she and her team conducted in the Gokyo Valley lakes. The team, whose work was recently ...
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Scientists Rank World’s Most Important, Most Threatened Mountain Water Towers
Research provides new insight on mountain glacier–derived water resource systems, impacting up to 1.9 billion people globally.
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On the Ground with the “Sea to Source: Ganges” Team: Members Discuss How Waste Footprints Can Impact Water Systems
The Sea to Source: Ganges expedition is working to scientifically document plastic waste in the Ganges watershed and support holistic and inclusive solutions. Hear from the expedition's land team, who are studying the systems around waste, and waste generation.
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On the Water with the “Sea to Source: Ganges” Team: Members Recap Studying Plastic Pollution In One of the World’s Most Iconic Rivers
Get a behind the scenes look at what our water team is doing on the Sea to Source: Ganges post-monsoon expedition.
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Back from the Field: The Okavango Wilderness Project Team Wraps Up Their 2019 Expedition
The Okavango Wilderness Project team recently returned from the field and concluded their 2019 expedition. We caught up with the team to learn more about what they were doing and their latest observations.
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What Are Ecosystem Services, and How Do They Help Our Planet?
Protecting diverse ecosystems and the natural benefits that they provide is essential to the future of life on our planet and the well-being of humanity. Those services, which are often called ecosystem services, include providing resources such as food and ...
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Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities are Essential to Global Conservation
Many indigenous peoples and local communities have developed a profound understanding of the natural world. Worldwide, indigenous peoples and local communities are more likely to be affected by the impacts of a changing climate.
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The Global Impacts of Habitat Destruction
Despite the habitat loss that has occurred globally to date, there is still hope. Studies reveal that by protecting 50 percent of the land and ocean around the world, plant and animal species could thrive.
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Protecting 30 Percent of the Ocean is Key to Reducing the Impacts of Climate Change
Today’s UN special report on ocean and cyrosphere makes it very clear how human and natural communities will be affected by the impacts of climate change.
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Protected Areas Have a Lot of Benefits. Here’s How to Maximize Them.
Effectively managed protected areas are a critical tool for safeguarding biodiversity, maintaining ecosystem balance, and providing many other benefits to wildlife and human health.