Science & Exploration
From the Field: Meet National Geographic Fellow Daniel Kinka
National Geographic Fellow Daniel Kinka shares how conservation technology is helping him monitor and restore wildlife in Montana.
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Ascension Island Soon to Be the Atlantic Ocean’s Largest Marine Protected Area
The council of Ascension Island, a UK Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic, recently announced its support for the designation of a giant marine reserve around Ascension Island. At 440,000 square kilometers, the new reserve will be by far the largest ...
National Geographic Society Scientists Call for an Ambitious Global Deal for Nature
The Global Deal for Nature is a time-bound, science-driven plan to protect the planet’s land, ocean, and help to solve the climate crisis.
Celebrating Community-Led Conservation at Kenya’s Northern Rangelands Trust
As part of our mission of driving toward a planet in balance, National Geographic created Last Wild Places (LWP), a decade-long initiative to help protect the places that sustain life on Earth. LWP has partnered with Kenya’s Northern Rangelands ...
National Geographic’s Pristine Seas Team Joins the Blue Prosperity Coalition: The Launch of the Blue Prosperity Coalition Continues Momentum To Protect 30 Percent of the Planet by 2030
Written by Enric Sala, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, founder of Pristine Seas, and Director of the Last Wild Places Initiative For the last ten years, the National Geographic Pristine Seasteam has traveled the world to explore, document and protect the last ...
The National Geographic Society Joins With Conservation Organizations Calling for an Ambitious Plan to Safeguard Our Planet
Conservation is core to the National Geographic Society’s DNA. More than a century ago, National Geographic magazine’s first full-time editor, Gilbert H. Grosvenor, was invited to trek through the Sierra Nevada mountain range. He was so moved by ...
Nine Crossings: Documenting the Beauty and Fragility of the Okavango Delta
This post is by National Geographic Fellow and leader of the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project Dr. Steve Boyes.