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National Geographic commemorates Earth Day 2020<\/a>: <\/p>\n

\u201cEvery individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. <\/em><\/strong>Every individual makes a difference.\u201d <\/em><\/strong>\u2014 Dr. Jane Goodall<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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TO INSPIRE HOPE AND EMPOWER VIEWERS WORLDWIDE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC COMMEMORATES <\/strong><\/p>\n

THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY <\/strong>WITH THREE WORLD PREMIERES:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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JANE GOODALL: THE HOPE<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

OKAVANGO: RIVER OF DREAMS <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

AND PHOTO ARK: RAREST CREATURES<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In April 1970, millions of people around the world mobilized to demand protection of the planet we call home. That historic day gave birth to the modern environmental movement known as Earth Day, and 50 years later it\u2019s become the planet\u2019s largest civic event, with more than a billion people participating each year. On this momentous occasion, people worldwide would normally step outside to help clean up our planet, plant trees and restore the beauty of Earth.\u00a0But this is not a normal year; this year is different \u2014 very different. While most of the world is stuck indoors, National Geographic is bringing the natural world inside to inspire hope and awe for the planet.<\/p>\n

At a time when people around our interconnected world need hope more than ever, National Geographic commemorates Earth Day with three global, emotionally evocative specials that inspire hope for our dynamic planet, love for its animal inhabitants and actions of stewardship for this generation and those to come.<\/p>\n

Beginning at 18:00 CAT<\/strong>, simulcast on National Geographic and<\/strong> National Geographic Wild<\/strong>, the two-hour documentary special JANE GOODALL: THE HOPE <\/strong>takes viewers through chapters of Dr. Goodall\u2019s journey, highlighting how she inspires future generations. Following this, peer behind the camera to see what it takes to capture Wildlife in their natural habitat with National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence Beverly and Dereck Joubert in OKAVANGO: RIVER OF DREAMS \u2013 Divine Journeys. <\/strong>Join National Geographic Photographer Joel Sartore on his quest to photograph some of the animals in the world in PHOTO ARK: RAREST CREATURES<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe need to protect our planet has never been more urgent, and we\u2019re using Earth Day 50th as an opportunity to inspire viewers through the wonders of our planet and its\u00a0incredible\u00a0species for viewers around the world,\u201d said Courteney Monroe, president, National Geographic Global Television Networks.\u00a0\u201cWith the Earth Day takeover across\u00a0all of our\u00a0networks and platforms,\u00a0we are able to\u00a0reach the largest audience possible to celebrate this\u00a0momentous\u00a0day and\u00a0ensure that viewers fall in love with our planet and act to protect it.\u201d<\/p>\n

National Geographic\u2019s Earth Day event also features the very best of natural-history programming, including recent feature documentaries such as Mystery Gorilla<\/em><\/strong>, Vertical Limit<\/em><\/strong>, Dark Heart of the Earth<\/em><\/strong>, and Fire & Ice, <\/em><\/strong>as well as fan favourites Hostile Planet<\/em><\/strong>, Wild<\/em><\/strong>, One Strange Rock<\/em><\/strong> and an array of Destination WILD <\/strong>natural history specials. Throughout the day, additional featurettes will showcase the National Geographic Explorers and photographers working around the world to protect and honour our planet.<\/em><\/p>\n

This daylong Earth Day programming across National Geographic\u2019s networks complements efforts by the company\u2019s full portfolio. National Geographic magazine\u2019s April issue is timed to Earth Day and explores broad issues affecting the planet today. It is the magazine\u2019s first-ever flip issue, as two mini-magazines take an optimistic and a pessimistic vision of 2070. The issue can be found online at natgeo.com\/earthday and on newsstands now.<\/p>\n

A special \u201cSave the Animals!\u201d issue of National Geographic Kids magazine, on newsstands now, focuses on five previously endangered animals that have made a comeback and is packed with kid-friendly tips on how we can continue to save animals. An Earth Day Kids digital hub \u2014 natgeokids.com\/EarthDay \u2014 offers family guides with resources and activities to raise awareness about and help Wildlife conservation. This fun site, available now, includes an exclusive \u201cWhich Comeback Animal Are You?\u201d personality quiz.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe life-long passion that conservationists such as Dr Jane Goodall, Joel Sartore and Beverley and Dereck Joubert have dedicated to their respective fields is nothing short of inspirational and remarkable. Through these special Earth Day airings, we hope that viewers across the continent will be equally motivated to become involved and play their part in conservation efforts close to their hearts\u201d said Evert van der Veer, Vice President, Media Networks, The Walt Disney Company Africa.<\/p>\n

More information is available at https:\/\/www.natgeotv.com\/za\/earth-day.<\/u><\/p>\n

ABOUT JANE GOODALL: THE HOPE\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Continuing the optimism of Earth Day is the two-hour documentary JANE GOODALL: THE HOPE<\/strong>, premiering at 18:00 <\/strong>on National Geographic <\/strong>and National Geographic Wild<\/strong>. The sweeping film highlights Dr. Goodall\u2019s vast legacy of four decades, having transformed environmentalism, nonhuman animal welfare and conservation through her innovative approaches, and becoming a worldwide icon. This special depicts the formation of the Jane Goodall Institute\u2019s (JGI\u2019s) \u201cTacare\u201d community-centered conservation approach and Roots & Shoots youth-empowerment program; her remarkable advocacy and leadership on behalf of chimpanzees and humanity; and the next chapter for generations to come. This singular story is of one remarkable woman who not only hoped for a better world \u2014 she achieved it!<\/p>\n

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ABOUT <\/strong>OKAVANGO: RIVER OF DREAMS \u2013 Divine Journeys<\/strong><\/p>\n

22 April at 20:00 on National Geographic and 20:50 CAT on National Geographic Wild<\/strong><\/p>\n

Divine Journeys<\/strong> provides an amazing look behind the scenes \u2013 revealing the efforts and sometimes dramatic events during the production. It\u2019s a very personal journey of Dereck and Beverly Joubert, who want to find the very heart and soul of this great river. Amongst other things, it leads them to an almost fatal incident with an injured buffalo that Beverly barely survived. This life-changing event is mirrored through the accident of Fekeetsa, the main character of the first episode: a lioness that was also wounded by a buffalo. The film takes a journey from the dramatic to humour and back, as an example of daily life on an expedition like this.<\/p>\n

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ABOUT<\/strong> PHOTO ARK: RAREST CREATURES <\/strong><\/p>\n

22 April at 17:00 on National Geographic and 20:00 CAT on National Geographic Wild<\/strong><\/p>\n

Follow National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore on his globetrotting quest to photograph some of the rarest animals in the world.\u00a0 These arresting, studio portraits of over 5,000 species go into the Photo Ark, Joel\u2019s 25-year-long project to document the world\u2019s animals before they go extinct. \u00a0By looking these animals in the eye, we begin to care about them and understand their importance to the health of our planet.\u00a0 When we save these species, we\u2019re actually saving ourselves.<\/p>\n

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Jane Goodall: The Hope Photographer: Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Photo Ark, Rarest Creatures Photographer: Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dereck and Beverley Joubert Photographer: Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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