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'Omacha': explorer and marine biologist dedicates life to protecting Amazon river dolphins

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Fernando Trujillo named the 2024 Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year to honour his decades of conservation work for the species.

December 02, 2024
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Towards Our Perpetual Planet event spotlights sustainability

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Thought leaders and innovators came together in Hong Kong to highlight initiatives that seek to protect the natural world.

November 08, 2024
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How do today’s explorers, scientists and entrepreneurs solve Earth’s biggest challenges?

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  • ⁠Cutting-edge research helps paralysed patients walk again, reduces man’s conflicts with wildlife, saves endangered tortoises and upcycles plastic waste
  • Rolex provides support for conservation scientist Krithi Karanth, neuroscientist Grégoire Courtine, tech entrepreneur Miranda Wang and conservationist Tomas Diagne

June 04, 2024
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How scientists and divers safeguard marine wildlife of Galapagos Islands, Italy and Arctic Ocean

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  • Earth’s oceans are home to up to 80 per cent of all life, but lack of awareness means many unprotected ecosystems face threats such as overfishing, noise pollution and plastic waste
  • Vital underwater studies and expeditions are being led by marine biologist Ginevra Boldrocchi, oceanographer Sylvia Earle and deep divers Ghislain Bardout and Emmanuelle Périé-Bardout

May 10, 2024
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Explorers venture to uncharted rivers, forests, mountains and glaciers to protect Earth for future generations

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  • Expeditions to Africa’s Zambezi River, Chile and Argentina’s neglected landscapes, Canada’s Mount Logan and Swiss Alps’ melting glaciers aim to tackle climate change
  • Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative supports worldwide discoveries, research and data collection to find solutions to the planet’s pressing problems and help safeguard its future

April 25, 2024
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What inspires today’s explorers to venture ever farther, higher, and deeper to the ends of the Earth?

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  • Many scientists and adventurers are helping to document changes, collect data and learning how to preserve our natural world from the effects of global warming
  • Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative supports explorers and their expeditions as they take action to find solutions to challenges and guarantee our planet’s future

March 28, 2024