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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.
Science & Exploration
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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.
Science & Exploration
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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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.
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Study in Nature: Protecting the Ocean Delivers a Comprehensive Solution for Climate, Fishing and Biodiversity
A ground-breaking scientific study from 26 international experts offering the most comprehensive assessment to date of where to ramp up strict ocean protection to increase seafood security, curb biodiversity loss, and provide a cost effective solution to climate change, as well ...
Science & Exploration
“Sea to Source: Ganges” Expedition Team Releases Key Findings
The international, female-led interdisciplinary expedition team traveled the transboundary Ganges before and after the monsoon season and used rapid assessment methods for research.
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The U.S. Officially Re-enters the Paris Climate Agreement
The Campaign for has issued the following statement in response to the U.S.’s official reinstatement into the Paris Climate Agreement, which takes effect today.
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Landmark UK Government Review Issues Stark Warning and Calls for Urgent Transition to Nature Based Economy
Destined to be as critically important as the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change, The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review, commissioned by the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, marks a major inflection point in global political economic ...