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Ice Stupas of Ladakh

Meet a Ladakhi teacher and engineer who captures glacial runoff into ice pyramids.

Coral Reefs of Vanuatu

Go to the South Pacific to discover how local communities are reviving coastal ecosystems.

Invasive Carp of Kentucky

Is there a new way to manage the invasive carp problem in the Mississippi and Ohio rivers?

Floating Gardens of Bangladesh

Learn how a community is adapting to changing monsoons and dangerous sea level rise.

About Adaptation

Rising seas, glacial melt, and the spread of invasive species are just a few of the serious environmental challenges threatening communities around the world today. With scientist and National Geographic Explorer Alizé Carrère as our guide, ADAPTATION presents us with examples of the brilliant and surprising ways that communities are adapting to change.

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