National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence

Blancpain Pristine Seas expedition to Franz Josef Land, the Russian Arctic jewel

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  Franz Josef Land is a remote Russian archipelago harbors with a wild Arctic ecosystem that includes walruses, whales, polar bears, seals, and large nesting colonies of seabirds. But global warming may be affecting this remote ecosystem in ways we still do not fully comprehend. An international group of scientists and filmmakers is now assessing … Read more

National Geographic Society, the Pristine Seas Project and Davidoff Cool Water to create the world’s largest marine reserve

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Today, the ocean covers 72% of the surface of the Earth, but only 1% is protected. National Geographic, through the Pristine Seas Project, seeks to protect some of the last pristine spots of the oceans and to create marine protected areas. In 2012, the partnership kicked off with an expedition to the Pitcairn Islands in … Read more