Find Inspiration!
Read more about folks who've taken their passion for water and turned it into programs and projects that benefit us, the quality of critical water sources and habitats, and the planet.
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Jonathan Waterman
He's paddled the Colorado River from its headwaters to the delta, in an effort to bring awareness to this mighty river at risk.
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Zeb Hogan
Zeb travels to the most endangered freshwater ecosystems striving to save critically endangered fish.
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Sandra Postel
Sandra is a leading authority on international freshwater issues and is spearheading our global freshwater initiative.
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Alexandra Cousteau
Alexandra has been an advocate for water issues most of her life—from field work in Panama to leading global water expeditions.
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Kenny Broad
Through a unique combination of underwater cave exploration and environmental anthropology, Kenny probes controversial problems ranging from climate change to inequity in natural resource management, focusing most recently on Blue Holes in the Bahamas.
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Tsetsegee Munkhbayar
Tsetsegee Munkhbayar spent his childhood herding yaks on the banks of the Onggi, one of Mongolia's largest rivers. But in the early 1990s this essential life source began shrinking, grew contaminated, and by 2001 its waters had vanished. Tsetsegee has started a movement to bring the river back.
Explore Freshwater
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Water for a Thirsty World
Safeguarding one of the world's most important resources.
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Visualizing Our Global Water Footprint
You might be surprised to see how the daily choices you make affect critical watersheds around the world.
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How Much Water Per Pound?
How much water does it take to put beef, pork, wheat, and more on your plate? Explore our water footprint interactive and find out.
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What is Your Water Footprint?
Find out with our footprint calculator, then pledge to cut it!
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Water Is Life
Explore the pages of National Geographic magazine's special issue devoted to water.
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Environment Photos
Why Care About Water?
The National Geographic Society’s freshwater initiative is a multi-year global effort to inspire and empower individuals and communities to conserve freshwater and preserve the extraordinary diversity of life that rivers, lakes, and wetlands sustain.
Freshwater Advocates
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Sandra Postel
Sandra is a leading authority on international freshwater issues and is spearheading our global freshwater initiative.
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Shannon Switzer
Shannon Switzer is an inspring young photographer and conservationist.
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Zeb Hogan
Zeb travels to the most endangered freshwater ecosystems striving to save critically endangered fish.
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Freshwater Advocates
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Sandra Postel
Sandra is a leading authority on international freshwater issues and is spearheading our global freshwater initiative.
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Shannon Switzer
Shannon Switzer is an inspring young photographer and conservationist.
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Zeb Hogan
Zeb travels to the most endangered freshwater ecosystems striving to save critically endangered fish.
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Outer Banks Pictures
North Carolina's Outer Banks is the home and heart of photographer David Alan Harvey.
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Koala Rescue Photo Gallery
Koalas are under siege. Can Australia rescue them?
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Photos: In the Field
Browse breathtaking images of life on the Serengeti.
