Lofoten Islands, Norway Birds fly high above the Lofoten Islands, Norway. © Nicolai Brügger/TNC Photo Contest 2018
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Feeding a Growing Continent

by Matt Brown  |  November 29, 2018

Farming Patchwork Farm plots in the Tuungane Project area, western Tanzania. © Ross Exler
Underwater view of coral reef near Mexico

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Bracing for Impact

by Julian Smith  |  November 15, 2018

Mesoamerican Reef underwater Documenting wave action within the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, north of Puerto Morelos, Mexico. Healthy coral reefs help to absorb wave impact along shores which in turn helps to prevent beach erosion. This portion of the reef is overall healthy. June 2018 © Jennifer Adler
Live oaks frame rolling hills at Dangermond preserve

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The Crown of the Coast

by Brendan Borrell  |  November 15, 2018

Dangermond Preserve, CA TNC’s Dangermond Preserve, California - May 2018. Coast oak woodlands along a ridge overlooking rolling hills that descend to the Pacific Ocean on the Dangermond Preserve. © Bill Marr/TNC
A leopard at night on a hill overlooking Mumbai.

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Nature in the Urban Century

November 13, 2018

Leopard Mumbai On a hill overlooking Mumbai, a man-made water hole attracts one of an estimated 35 leopards living in and around Sanjay Gandhi National Park, India. © Steve Winter/National Geographic Image Collection
Interstates cut through swaths of forest.

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The Science of Sustainability

October 15, 2018

Two Paths Interstates cut through swaths of forest. © Edouard Ki
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Blue Jay in the snow at Cheesequake State Park in Matawan, New Jersey. © Jessica Kirste

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Fishermen from Pate Island in Lamu County.