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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
Major New Financial Commitment for Ocean Protection Announced at the UN Ocean Conference
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.
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.
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.
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
The new program will address the critical need for stories of Africa to be told by Africans.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
The collaboration will support National Geographic Explorers documenting the global climate crisis as part of the Society’s Global Storytellers Fund.
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.
The National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition will cover the world’s largest freshwater basin.
La expedición Perpetual Planet de National Geographic y Rolex a la Amazonía abarcará la cuenca de agua dulce más grande del mundo.
Expedição Perpetual Planet Amazônia National Geographic e Rolex cobrirá a maior bacia de água doce do mundo.
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.