Nature and Environment

Our lands, our legacy

By the Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Learn how the Florida Department of Environmental Protection prepares coastal communities and habitats from climate change.

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NOAA supports a healthy nation

NOAA

Consider NOAA's role in the delicate and critical interrelationships of human, animal, and environmental health.

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Mapping Mount Everest

Alex Tait

Alex Tait, The Geographer at the National Geographic Society, describes a recent expedition to Mount Everest to map Khumbu Glacier and Base Camp.

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Managing protected areas

ArcGIS Solutions for Protected Areas

An array of field apps and online resources empowers conservationists and protected area managers to more effectively protect natural habitats.

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The Half-Earth project

Half-Earth

Scientist and conservationist E.O. Wilson has inspired an effort to set aside half of Earth's lands and oceans .

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Engage-listen-understand-act

Multiple authors

Jane Goodall's "TACARE" approach to conservation inspires and recruits local communities to lead efforts to conserve natural lands and species.

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In the shadow of a volcano

Ross Donihue

Experience the effects a volcano has on nearby land and communities with this account of a scientific expedition.

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Share your EarthPlace

Esri's StoryMaps team

Honor our incredible planet by sharing your special place.

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The surprising state of Africa's giraffes

Hannah Wilber

How many giraffe species are there? A recent genetic study suggests there are more than we realize.

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Celebrating great trees

Allen Carroll

A handful of trees are famous for their unusual size, shape, or age. Visit them virtually with this Arbor Day story.

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Discover new map layers of U.S. protected areas available for conservation and land-use planning efforts.

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Be amazed by the ways lidar can expose geology and natural hazards in Washington State.

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Esri's National Geographic Style basemap moves to vector tiles, with a new and more-detailed background.

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