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What's Your Footprint?

Calculate how much you consume and how it measures up.

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Earth in Balance

Bring the planet's elements into balance by exercising your Earth IQ.

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Receding Himalayan Glaciers

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World at Six Degrees

What would Earth look like six degrees warmer?

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Will Our World Melt?

Take a journey into our planet's future.

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More Videos From Preserve Our Planet

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Preserve Our Planet Video Channel

Experience our changing world and see the wonder of nature's beauty.

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Harnessing the Sun

Learn about a new way to harness solar power to create energy.

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Bikini Atoll Returns

Fifty odd years after nuclear bomb tests, the coral reefs of Bikini Atoll are thriving, but other coral predicts trouble...

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Join the Discussion

Share your passions for conservation, nature, and this amazing, living world. Discuss issues related to preserving the planet with other National Geographic Channel viewers.

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Film + PSA Contest

The 2009 Preserve Our Planet Film & PSA Contest is proud to announce its winners! Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to everyone who participated.

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How is our parent company, NewsCorp, keeping it green?

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Explore green travel with Nat Geo Adventure.

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Environment Central

Get the latest news, photos, videos and green living tips from National Geographic.

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What's Your Energy IQ?

How smart are you about energy consumption?

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Intelligent Travel Blog

Highlighting places, practices, and people that are on the front lines of sustainable travel.

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Going Green Made Easy

Learn simple steps to a greener life that can add up to big benefits for your wallet, your health, and the health of our planet.

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EXPLORE THE OCEAN DEPTHS

Nat Geo and Google Map the Oceans

 
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SIX DEGREES

Does global-warming disaster loom?

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NATURE ROCKS

Have fun in nature and connect with others.

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ENERGY SAVER

Preserve Our Planet outdoor hybrid lamps.

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For more than 120 years, National Geographic has been committed to preserving our planet. At this very moment, there are hundreds of National Geographic scientists and explorers around the globe making a difference in the conservation of the world’s extraordinary habitats and species. Together with them, explore and discover these threatened places and animals…because the more we all know about the world, the more we can do to help preserve it.

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