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On August 26, 2025, the National Geographic Society and the Fulbright Program announced the recipients of the 2025 Fulbright-National Geographic Award. Five individuals were selected to conduct projects focused on community engagement and conservation efforts globally. A September 9, 2025 announcement detailed the fourth year of the Slingshot Challenge, a program encouraging youth (ages 13-18) to develop sustainable community initiatives. Research published in Nature Sustainability on September 19, 2025, highlighted a study by National Geographic Explorer João Campos-Silva and colleagues demonstrating the effectiveness of community-based conservation in the Brazilian Amazon. In August 2025, a National Geographic Pristine Seas team completed an expedition to Fiji, aiming to locate the nest of the Fiji petrel.
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