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Transboundary Collaboration to Be a Critical Topic During Amazon Summit
National Geographic Explorers comment on potential outputs from upcoming convening in Belem, Brazil
National Geographic Explorers comment on potential outputs from upcoming convening in Belem, Brazil
During the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project’s (NGOWP) annual crossing of the Okavango Delta, community members often ask our expedition team – “how’s the water?” In fact, water is so valued in Botswana that the currency is called the ‘...
Forty percent of Niue’s waters are fully protected; Beveridge Reef harbors large abundance of gray reef sharks, 80-pound groupers, and other marine life. Photo Credit: Manu San Félix/Pristine Seas
Este Día Mundial de los Océanos, Uruguay dio los primeros pasos hacia la ambiciosa meta de proteger al menos el 30% de las aguas de Uruguay para 2030 al anunciar el compromiso de establecer el área marina protegida (AMP) má...
This World Ocean Day, Uruguay made early steps toward an ambitious goal of protecting at least 30% of Uruguay’s waters by 2030 by announcing a commitment to establish the country’s newest marine protected area (MPA) around Isla de Lobos—home ...
Billboards Across the United States Will Feature Underwater Imagery Highlighting the National Geographic Pristine Seas Global Expedition and the Unmatched Beauty of Our Ocean Washington, DC (June 8, 2023)—On World Ocean Day, National Geographic Pristine Seas and the Out of Home ...
These findings imply Homo naledi may have engaged in meaning-making behaviors previously associated only with modern humans and Neandertals.
A new study provides evidence that large-scale, offshore, and fully-protected marine areas (MPAs) protect biodiversity without negatively impacting fishing and food security. Photo by Enric Sala/National Geographic Pristine Seas.
National Geographic Pristine Seas launched The Global Expedition: five years exploring the remote tropical Pacific to support local conservation efforts in the world’s most diverse ocean ecosystem. Photo by Manu San Felix/National Geographic Pristine Seas.
National Geographic Pristine Seas lanzó The Global Expedition: cinco años explorando el remoto Pacífico tropical para apoyar los esfuerzos locales de conservación en el ecosistema oceánico más diverso del mundo. Foto de Manu San Felix/...
A new study out of Hawaiʻi took advantage of the unprecedented halt of tourists in Molokini Crater, one of the most heavily used marine protected areas in the world, and shows how quickly fish were displaced once the floodgates ...
This new conservation project will leverage the Photo Ark’s powerful storytelling and provide impactful funding for on-the-ground conservation efforts to protect at-risk species.
During the months of July and August, the expedition will study five priority areas and take place aboard the MV Polar Prince, a 220 ft (67 meter), Indigenous-owned, Canadian-flagged research icebreaker.
Comunidades pertenecientes al pueblo Kawésqar efectuaron una petición formal al Gobierno de Chile para que la actual reserva nacional Kawésqar, ubicada en la región de Magallanes, sea declarada como parque nacional.
Communities belonging to the Kawésqar people have formally requested to the Chilean government that the current Kawésqar national reserve, located in the Magallanes region, be declared a national park.