Steve Boyes is working to study and conserve the endangered Okavango Delta in Botswana.
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South African conservation biologist Steve Boyes explores and studies remote wildernesses in Africa, including the endangered Okavango Delta, to protect and restore them. Trained as an ornithologist, he is the Executive Director of the Wild Bird Trust and a Fellow at the National Geographic Society.
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Reimagining the future: Notes from TED Fellows Session 1 at TED2018
April 10, 2018
Forget those miserly folk who hoard their best for the last — TED believes in starting strong. Kicking off TED2018 is Session 1 of the TED Fellows, who count among their ranks artists, activists, scientists, researchers, conservationists, thinkers and changemakers of all kinds. The Fellows program now total 453 individuals from 96 countries. In this […]
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Why today is a good day for those who really dig the wilderness
June 23, 2014
Botswana's Okavango Delta, home to the world's largest elephant population, is now a UNESCO World Heritage site. TED Fellow Steve Boyes explains why this is a great thing.
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Explorer Steve Boyes takes us on an epic journey to save Africa’s last remaining wetland wilderness
May 2, 2014
Steve Boyes is passionately devoted to the preservation of wilderness, as well as to restoring and protecting species and landscapes already damaged by human intervention. At TED2014, the ornithologist and National Geographic Emerging Explorer spoke to the TED Blog about his work to save South Africa’s endangered Cape parrot and his campaign to get the Okavango […]
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