Where Curiosity Meets Passion
Meet the National Geographic Explorers working to protect pollinators and the planet.
Using the power of science, exploration, education,
and storytelling to illuminate and protect
Investing in a global community of changemakers
Bold Explorers
We fund a global community of Explorers who investigate, test hypotheses, innovate, stretch their creativity, and push the boundaries of traditional thinking in ways that fundamentally change our world.
Impactful Programs
We support and cultivate a portfolio of Explorer-led programs within our six focus areas to drive impact and fulfill our mission of illuminating and protecting our world.
Connection & Education
We leverage our global expertise, platforms, and unparalleled convening power to inspire educators, youth, and future Explorers and help more people learn about, care for, and protect our world.
Responsible Stewardship
Our innovative business model allows us to invest every philanthropic dollarβ100% of donationsβdirectly to our Explorers and programs. Join us to support what matters most to you.
National Geographic Museum of Exploration
Spark a lifetime of wonder.
Maximizing impact
in six key areas
Revealing and protecting underwater worlds
Our Explorers discover, understand, and conserve marine and coastal systems and inspire and empower local and global audiences to better understand and protect the ocean.
Preserving and protecting land environments
Our Explorers explore, understand, and conserve terrestrial and freshwater systems and inspire and empower local and global audiences to better understand and protect our lands, lakes, and rivers.
Protecting and conserving wildlife
Our Explorers inspire and empower local and global audiences to better understand and protect wildlife, including animals, plants and fungi.
Understanding our past and protecting our future
Our Explorers work to preserve cultural knowledge, better understand human histories, cultures, practices, diversity, and evolutionβpast and present, center communities, and inform and inspire global audiences with stories or lessons about humanity.
Protecting the planet
Our work in Planetary Health covers projects that explore the relationships and interdependencies between human health and the environment. These include all natural systems, such as oceans, land. atmosphere, flora, fauna, fungi and microbes.
Exploring what's beyond our world
Our work in Space encompasses projects dedicated to exploring and understanding the universe and supporting National Geographic Explorers who examine and illuminate our world and what lies beyond it.
Your impact begins today!
Supporting future changemakers
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Pablo Garcia Borboroglu
Meet Our Explorers
Meet Our Explorers
Our Funding Strategy
Our Funding Strategy
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