The National Geographic Society (NGS ), whose headquarters are located in Washington, DC in United States, is one of the largest scientific and educational institutions without profit. His interests include a variety of disciplines such as geography, archeology and natural sciences, but also care for the environment and conservation of historical heritage, and finally the study of culture the world and its history.
The historic goal that the National Geographic Society has always set it to "increase and diffuse geographic knowledge while promoting the protection of human culture, history and natural resources" - "to INCREASE and diffuse geographic knowledge while Promoting the conservation of the world's cultural, historical, and natural resources ".
His own president and generale - CEO (chief executive officer) - dal marzo 1998, John M. Fahey, Jr. , afferma che lo scopo della NGS è quello di portare le persone a prendersi cura del proprio pianeta. La società è gestita da ventitré membri del consiglio degli amministratori fiduciari costituito da un gruppo di esimi educatori, uomini d'affari, importanti funzionari governativi, e conservazionisti. L'organizzazione sponsorizza e promuove l'esplorazione e la ricerca scientifica. La società pubblica inoltre una rivista, chiamata National Geographic Magazine e altre riviste, libri, pubblicazioni scolastiche, mappe, filmati e inserti web in numerose lingue e paesi di tutto il mondo. La NGS ha un fondamento educativo attraverso which gives grants to organizations for educational purposes with the aim of enhancing geographic education.
The same Committee Riscerca and Exploration has given grants for scientific research, and recently gave his nine thousandth donation and the various properties include a range of 360 million people per month worldwide. In fact, the National Geographic maintains a museum open to the public in the city of Washington, DC , and helped the sponsorship of major traveling exhibitions such as "King Tut " shows that exposed povenienti wonderful finds from the tomb of young pharaoh of ancient Egypt, which involving several American cities, ending with exposure to Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. The exhibition "King Tut" is present in London. The National Geographic Society also contributed to the exhibition of "Cultural Treasures of Afghanistan", which was established in May 2008 at the National Gallery of Art in DC Washindton . The exhibition will move in the following eighteen months to the 'Houston Museum of Fine Arts ", the' Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, and finally to" Metropolitan Museum "in New York City .
Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
Photograph by Jim Richardson, National Geographic
Photograph by Jim Richardson, National Geographic
Green Sea Turtle, Hawaii
Photograph by Lorenzo Menendez, My Shot
Baobab Trees, Tanzania
Photograph by Tom Schwabel, My Shot
Mongolian Man
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Terraced Rice Field, China
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Scottish Sheep
Photograph by Marc Lanciaux, My Shot
Boatman, Philippines
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Potato Field, India
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Mambukal Mudpack Festival
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sources: National Geographic Photography & Wikipedia
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