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Let yourself be transported to some incredible places in our natural world.

  • NOAA supports a healthy nation

    NOAA

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

    Esri's StoryMaps team

    Honor our incredible planet by sharing your special place.
  • 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.
  • 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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Connecting partnership and wildlife through GIS and stories

See how the National Audubon Society, in collaboration with national, state, and local partners, leverages GIS tools to support wildlife habitat and local communities.

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    A world of forests: atlas

    Esri's StoryMaps team

    View interactive world maps of tree cover, deforestation drivers, and more, with this atlas—then bring those layers into maps of your own.
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    USGS releases new maps of protected areas

    Multiple authors

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

    Washington Geological Survey

    Be amazed by the ways lidar can expose geology and natural hazards in Washington State.
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    Meet the National Geographic Style basemap

    Andy Skinner

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