At #CampaignForNature ’s Solutions Day event at #COP27 , Samoa’s Hon. Minister of Natural Resources and Environment announced the country will join the 112+ nations in the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People! Check out the full event ⬇️ on.natgeo.org/6017MFxI1

Congratulations to #NatGeoExplorer and photographer Kiliii Yuyan! Kiliii received the National Geographic Society’s 2023 Eliza Scidmore Award for Outstanding Storytelling for his work illuminating human communities and their connection to land and sea. on.natgeo.org/6016MLCnM

'We often hear youth are the future, but youth are the now.” —Jennifer Morris during our #COP27 panel with Young Explorers @EyalWein and Sophia Kianni.

Hear from Eyal and Sophia about how youth are shaping solutions to the climate and ecological crisis. on.natgeo.org/6013MIycx

Excited to share a glimpse of the work-in-progress I have been producing this year about climate resilience in Madagascar, thanks to National Geographic Society and The Climate Pledge. Forever grateful to these two organizations for making this possible. on.natgeo.com/3FYzdzQ

“It’s very emotional. You feel the suffering of the people.”

At #COP27 , Miora Rajaonary on the impact climate change has on local communities. Miora is a #NatGeoExplorer documenting the #climatecrisis as part of the National Geographic Society & #TheClimatePledge Global Storyteller Fund.

Protecting the Okavango Basin represents one of the most critical conservation opportunities in Africa this decade. 'We have an opportunity to make history here. This is an ecosystem that benefits three countries,' said @intotheOkavango’s @vladyRusso at #COP27 .

📷Nature4Climate

To mark the start of #COP27 and that we are one month away from #COP15 , Bloomberg Philanthropies, Bezos Earth Fund, and #CampaignForNature hosted an event where world leaders announced new support for the #30x30 target—bringing the total to 112 countries! on.natgeo.org/6018MvWhg

Founded by Nat Geo Young Explorer Stefano Castro, El Parque Collective provides creative mentorship for historically underrepresented Latinx artists. The group recently held a community exhibit at the Englewood Public Library in NJ, honoring the diversity of the community.

Today we’re celebrating the 100th anniversary of King Tut's tomb discovery! 100 years later, the story of King Tut's tomb continues to captivate the world. But our extensive coverage of the unknown doesn’t stop there — National Geographic Society funded CT scans in the tomb in recent years.

Will the declining global demand for whale meat be enough to stop Iceland’s last whaler?

Read more in the latest #WildlifeWatch investigation by National Geographic. nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…

As a marine scientist, researcher, and #NatGeoExplorer , @ImogenNapper has spent years sweeping the world for traces of plastic in inconspicuous places, like face wash and on our clothes, and finding creative solutions to the problem of plastic pollution. on.natgeo.org/6011MspCv

Try to keep up with these Mexican free-tailed bats fleeing Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve! 🦇

#NatGeoExplorer @JoelSartore captured this image of these small but mighty mammals in Mason, Texas.

Have you ever heard of a ghost shark? 👻🦈 On a past expedition, National Geographic Pristine Seas spotted this rare deep-sea species that won’t be needing a costume this Halloween: the Eastern Pacific Black Ghost Shark!

#InternationalGhostSharkDay

#NatGeoExplorer Joshua L. Irwandi documented these feline friends during the height of the #COVID19 pandemic, proving that loyal companions like these can give us a glimmer of hope in the darkest of days.

#NationalCatDay

Here, a black leopard walks by the lowland site in Manas National Park, Bhutan. #NatGeoExplorer Christian Ziegler photographed this feline with the use of a camera trap.

Ziegler’s aim is to highlight species and ecosystems under threat and share their beauty. #NationalCatDay

How does #NatGeoExplorer Alexis Lussier Desbiens use robotics for conservation? You’re looking at a conservation airlift: a tool used to sample a large variety of plant species for ecosystem health monitoring. These images were taken on Kaua’i island in Hawai’i!