The fully protected Islas Marías Biosphere Reserve shelters an incredible diversity of life including rocky reefs and hard corals. Photo Credit: Octavio Aburto
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
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 ...
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.
Here’s what the new Fulbright-National Geographic Storytelling Fellows will undertake in the next year.
Unique tropical rainforest vulnerability index to help policy makers plan for conservation and restoration to avoid tipping points.
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 ...
"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.
Meet the 2021 award recipients. The four individuals will be honored during the virtual 2021 Explorers Festival.
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 ...
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.
The Society is thrilled to welcome these 15 incredible individuals into the National Geographic Explorer family.
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) ...
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 ...
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 ...