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 ‘...
A new academic article by a team of National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project researchers is the first to scientifically define the boundary of the Angola Highlands Water Tower within Angola’s Central Bié Plateau- a critical step in its conservation ...
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.
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.
National Geographic Explorers to Discuss Local Community Conservation in Africa, Climate, Storytelling Around the Globe, and the Importance of Elevating Youth Voices
This year’s annual Okavango Delta expedition to follow two separate routes, focusing on procedural science and gathering traditional knowledge and island names.
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) ...
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 ...