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In recognition of his leadership in the protection of Canada’s marine and terrestrial life, we are pleased to present Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau of Canada with the Planetary Leadership Award.
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- “How we teach science is in direct contrast to how we do science,” says Explorer, biologist and outreach scientist @DNLee5.
00:00 - Hi! I’m Dr. @RaeWynnGrant. I am a large carnivore ecologist, @NatGeo Explorer, #scicomm creator, & storyteller. I study the movement and behavior of bears and lions in areas with increasing human activity.
- The ocean is beautiful, mysterious, and as observed by our @NG_PristineSeas team, amazingly resilient. #WorldOceansDay
- When Planetary Award winner @mbachelet began her presidency in Chile, 4% of the country’s oceans were protected. Now 43% is protected. “I would like to call on all leaders to protect our world’s oceans. If Chile can do it, you can do it.” #natgeofest
- Today we celebrate the birthday of the incomparable Jane Goodall! Thank you for years of inspiration and your tireless commitment to protecting the environment. @JaneGoodallInst #BecauseOfJane
- What’s happened to elephant sanctuaries after a year without tourism? “Across the industry, people are doing everything they can to hang on,” shared @NatGeo #WildlifeWatch reporter @natashaldaly.
- “When an ethnicity or a human group disappears … the loss is immense,” indigenous-rights activist Sydney Possuelo says. “The face of humanity is left more homogenous, and humanity itself more impoverished.” From @NatGeoMag:
- My name is Yoshi Maezumi (@yoshi_maezumi), National Geographic Explorer, scientist, and educator. I am honoured to be among the highlighted Explorers for #APAHM. I am a palaeoecologist and erstwhile archaeologist.
- Hi, I’m @Enric_Sala, Nat Geo Explorer in Residence, here to kick off an Earth Month dedicated to illuminating, celebrating, and inspiring the protection of my favorite place—the ocean. Photo credit: @ManuSanFelix
- It's #WorldChimpanzeeDay and the anniversary of when #JaneGoodall first arrived in Gombe! Jane began her studies 61 years ago, launching her journey as the conservationist whose groundbreaking discoveries shaped our understanding of what it is to be human. @janegoodallinst
- On #SharkAwarenessDay, meet this Eastern Pacific black… ghostshark! 👻 Our @Ng_PristineSeas team found this rare deep-sea species on one of their past expeditions and were able to spot it through the use of deep-sea cameras from our technology lab.
- Happy birthday to pilot, adventurer, and pioneer Amelia Earhart—who was born #OTD in 1897! To celebrate the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, National Geographic awarded her the Special Gold Medal in 1932. Photo Courtesy Keystone View Co
