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National Geographic Pristine Seas Awarded Grant by the Bezos Earth Fund to Advance Goal of Protecting 30% of the Ocean by 2030
Major New Financial Commitment for Ocean Protection Announced at the UN Ocean Conference
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National Geographic Pristine Seas to Launch Summer Expedition in Canada to Support Indigenous-led Protected Areas
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.
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Comunidades Kawésqar Solicitan que Reserva Nacional en el Sur de Chile sea Declarada Parque Nacional sin Salmoneras
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.
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Kawésqar Communities Request National Reserve in Southern Chile be Declared a National Park Without Salmon Farms
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.
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The National Geographic Society Announces 2022 Award Honorees
The global nonprofit celebrates this year’s Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year and the National Geographic/Buffett Awards for Leadership in Conservation in Africa and Latin America
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Nature, Environment and Wildlife Filmmakers (NEWF) Collaborates with the National Geographic Society to Launch Africa Refocused
The new program will address the critical need for stories of Africa to be told by Africans.
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The National Geographic Society’s Big Cats Initiative Transitioning to Great Plains Big Cats Initiative Under Explorers at Large Dereck and Beverly Joubert
The Great Plains Big Cats Initiative will build upon the success of BCI, which awarded more than 150 grants for work in 28 countries to safeguard big cats and their critical habitats.
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New Study: More and Better U.S. Marine Protected Areas Needed to Protect Key Ecosystems
MAY 18, 2022, CORVALLIS, OREGON—A sweeping new analysis of US Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) published today in Frontiers in Marine Science, co-authored by scientists from 22 institutions across 14 states, identified significant gaps in the country’s ocean protections— leaving critical marine systems ...
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National Geographic Explorer Returns to Mount Logan to Recover and Analyze one of the Oldest Ice Cores in North America
As part of the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Mount Logan Expedition, Dr. Alison Criscitiello, who previously installed the highest weather station in North America near the peak of Mount Logan, returns to uncover the secrets hidden deep within ...
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The National Geographic Society Partners with The Climate Pledge to Support Climate Storytelling
The collaboration will support National Geographic Explorers documenting the global climate crisis as part of the Society’s Global Storytellers Fund.
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The Templeton World Charity Foundation and the National Geographic Society Launch Initiative To Find and Fund Three Rising Scientists In Honor Of Templeton Prize Laureate Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE
Dr. Goodall was honored at the Templeton Prize event with an announcement of the Society’s global search to find and fund promising researchers of animals in the wild, who will follow in the steps of the renowned ethologist.
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National Geographic Society Launches Groundbreaking Multi-year Expedition of the Amazon River Basin with the Support of the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative
The National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition will cover the world’s largest freshwater basin.
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National Geographic Society lanza una expedición pionera plurianual en la cuenca del Río Amazonas con apoyo de la iniciativa Perpetual Planet de Rolex
La expedición Perpetual Planet de National Geographic y Rolex a la Amazonía abarcará la cuenca de agua dulce más grande del mundo.
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National Geographic Society lança expedição multianual na Bacia Amazônica com apoio da iniciativa Perpetual Planet Rolex
Expedição Perpetual Planet Amazônia National Geographic e Rolex cobrirá a maior bacia de água doce do mundo.
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The National Geographic Society Honors the Late National Geographic Explorer at Large Dr. Thomas Lovejoy with the 2022 Hubbard Medal
The award, which is Society’s highest honor, recognizes Lovejoy’s extraordinary achievements as a conservation biologist and his legacy as an advocate for the Amazon rainforest.