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Featured Land Explorers
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Steve Boyes: Conserving and protecting Africa's wilderness

Miora Rajaonary documents climate resilience in drought-stricken Madagascar

Baker Perry: Forecasting weather on top of the world

Alison Criscitiello: Breaking new ground in science and mountaineering

Ciril Jazbec: Documenting climate solutions and resilience

Luján Agusti: Recording lifestyles, landscapes across the globe

Angelo Bernardino: Revealing the ecological riches of the Amazon’s mangrove forests

Arati Kumar-Rao: Documenting the slow violence of environment degradation

Jennifer Chavez-Miller: Teaching wonder, curiosity, adventure & empowerment

KM Reyes: Connecting communities to build a sustainable future

Tom Matthews: Exploring extreme weather & climate change

Steve Boyes: Conserving and protecting Africa's wilderness

Miora Rajaonary documents climate resilience in drought-stricken Madagascar

Baker Perry: Forecasting weather on top of the world

Alison Criscitiello: Breaking new ground in science and mountaineering

Ciril Jazbec: Documenting climate solutions and resilience

Luján Agusti: Recording lifestyles, landscapes across the globe

Angelo Bernardino: Revealing the ecological riches of the Amazon’s mangrove forests

Arati Kumar-Rao: Documenting the slow violence of environment degradation

Jennifer Chavez-Miller: Teaching wonder, curiosity, adventure & empowerment

KM Reyes: Connecting communities to build a sustainable future

Tom Matthews: Exploring extreme weather & climate change

Steve Boyes: Conserving and protecting Africa's wilderness

Miora Rajaonary documents climate resilience in drought-stricken Madagascar

Baker Perry: Forecasting weather on top of the world

Alison Criscitiello: Breaking new ground in science and mountaineering

Ciril Jazbec: Documenting climate solutions and resilience

Luján Agusti: Recording lifestyles, landscapes across the globe

Angelo Bernardino: Revealing the ecological riches of the Amazon’s mangrove forests

Arati Kumar-Rao: Documenting the slow violence of environment degradation

Jennifer Chavez-Miller: Teaching wonder, curiosity, adventure & empowerment

KM Reyes: Connecting communities to build a sustainable future

Tom Matthews: Exploring extreme weather & climate change

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Okavango Wilderness Project
Traveling by traditional canoes and equipped with cutting-edge research technology, Explorer Steve Boyes and team explore one of Earth’s last and greatest wilderness areas.
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