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National Geographic Announces Three New Batswana Explorers
National Geographic announces three new Batswana Explorers.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: National Geographic Society Announces Two Press Screenings for “Nkashi: Race for the Okavango” on March 7 and 9
The National Geographic Society announced it will host two press screenings for Nkashi: Race for the Okavango, a feature-length documentary created in Botswana, in the Setswana language, in close collaboration with Batswana filmmakers.
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National Geographic Society and De Beers Proudly Announce World Premiere of Nkashi: Race for the Okavango to Take Place in Botswana
The feature documentary, created in Botswana, in Setswana, celebrates the people of Botswana, their cultural heritage and traditional knowledge, and their commitment to preserving the Okavango Delta and its headwaters through the story of the Nkashi Classic race.
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**MEDIA ADVISORY ** WEEK ONE NATURE ZONE PAVILION – COP27
National Geographic Explorers to Discuss Local Community Conservation in Africa, Climate, Storytelling Around the Globe, and the Importance of Elevating Youth Voices
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National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project to Launch Two Expeditions Simultaneously for its Annual Okavango Delta Crossing
This year’s annual Okavango Delta expedition to follow two separate routes, focusing on procedural science and gathering traditional knowledge and island names.
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“Kwando” Named as Official Selection for the 6th Annual Riviera International Film Festival
The National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project's, "Kwando" named an official selection for the 6th annual Riviera International Film Festival.
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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) ...
Lessons From Okavango: Saving the Earth’s Strongholds of Biodiversity
Our world’s last remaining wild places are the treasuries of biodiversity and home to most of the world’s remaining wildlife, sustaining remnant communities of wildlife in marginal, degraded habitats through immigration or migration. We must act now to ...
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.