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pacific sea nettles swarm in murky waters.
Sea Nettles The first snow of the season combines with the last remnants of fall color to create a vibrant tableau in Denali National Park. © Alessandro Carboni

Features from Winter 2023

A person standing in a mangrove forest
Mangrove Forest Mazzella Maniwavie, the program manager for Mangoro Market Meri, stands within a mature mangrove forest at Bautama near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. © Annette Ruzicka
Illustration of a Peregrine Falcon
Peregrine Falcon Peregrine falcon illustration for WIN23 magazine © Teagan White
A person standing in the ocean
Ijunad Junaid portrait Ijunad Junaid stands in the water at Villingili Beach, Maldives, August 2023. Ijunad created an environmental magazine with his NGS-Nature Conservancy grant. © Aishath Naj
A baby turtle on the beach moving towards the water.
Sea Turtle Hatchling Loggerhead sea turtle hatchling on Wassaw Island, Georgia, reaches the shoreline. This is the moment before the first wave covered the newly born hatchling. August 2022. © Donna Garcia
a man in an orange vest stands amid shrubs
Greg Cooper portrait Greg Cooper hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains outside of Asheville NC. © Nate Burrows
A person standing in a mangrove forest
Mangrove Forest Mazzella Maniwavie, the program manager for Mangoro Market Meri, stands within a mature mangrove forest at Bautama near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. © Annette Ruzicka

Winter '23

A Tales of Two Forests

The Nature Conservancy provides support as two communities in Papua New Guinea try to save their disappearing woodlands.

Illustration of a Peregrine Falcon
Peregrine Falcon Peregrine falcon illustration for WIN23 magazine © Teagan White

Winter '23

50 Years of Protecting Endangered Species

Amid a biodiversity crisis, the landmark protection act hits a major milestone.

A person standing in the ocean
Ijunad Junaid portrait Ijunad Junaid stands in the water at Villingili Beach, Maldives, August 2023. Ijunad created an environmental magazine with his NGS-Nature Conservancy grant. © Aishath Naj

Winter '23

Growth Potential

The National Geographic Society and TNC are remaking the internship experience to better equip young adults from underrepresented communities with the tools they need to become conservation leaders.

A baby turtle on the beach moving towards the water.
Sea Turtle Hatchling Loggerhead sea turtle hatchling on Wassaw Island, Georgia, reaches the shoreline. This is the moment before the first wave covered the newly born hatchling. August 2022. © Donna Garcia

Winter '23

The Long Journey

Five decades of land conservation in Georgia have made space for some of the world’s oldest sea turtle monitoring projects.

a man in an orange vest stands amid shrubs
Greg Cooper portrait Greg Cooper hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains outside of Asheville NC. © Nate Burrows

Winter '23

The Physician for the Forest

In the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Greg Cooper pilots an experimental treatment regimen to restore the health of the oak and hickory ecosystem.