National Geographic Explorers
Explorer
Network
TOUTI is connected to a growing network of National Geographic Explorers whose work highlights the ecological, cultural, and community value of trees around the world.
Meet the ExplorersThese Explorers bring expertise in forest conservation, restoration, ethnobotany, climate resilience, Indigenous knowledge, biodiversity, and storytelling.
Through TOUTI, their projects and perspectives help build a broader resource hub for understanding how trees shape landscapes, livelihoods, histories, and human well-being across different regions.
The Explorer Network
Meet the Explorers
Find people by name, geographic region, or area of work.
Area of work
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Christian Ziegler
- Geographic region
- Tropical forests
- Topic of study
- Natural history, forest ecology, and storytelling
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Nicolas Zuël
- Geographic region
- Mauritius
- Topic of study
- Forest restoration and biodiversity conservation
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Felix Finkbeiner
- Geographic region
- Global
- Topic of study
- Global forest restoration and climate justice
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Poppy Lakeman Fraser
- Geographic region
- United Kingdom
- Topic of study
- Nature-based connection and citizen science
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Tin Hang (Henry) Hung
- Geographic region
- United Kingdom
- Topic of study
- Tree climate adaptation and local tree histories
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Ellen Whitman
- Geographic region
- Canada
- Topic of study
- Forest fires and climate change
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Antonio Rodríguez
- Geographic region
- Mexico
- Topic of study
- Oak conservation and forest biodiversity
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Nirupa Rao
- Geographic region
- India
- Topic of study
- Botanical illustration and art-science communication
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Angelo F. Bernardino
- Geographic region
- Brazil
- Topic of study
- Mangrove trees and coastal ecosystems
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Tarin Toledo-Aceves
- Geographic region
- Mexico
- Topic of study
- Forest restoration, epiphytes, and assisted migration
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Silvia Alvarez-Clare
- Geographic region
- Central America, Mexico
- Topic of study
- Climate change and forest policy
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Patrick Roberts
- Geographic region
- Tropical forests
- Topic of study
- Human land use and tropical forest change
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Mark Olson
- Geographic region
- Mexico
- Topic of study
- Tree physiology, forest canopy, and the cultural value of trees
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William Olupot
- Geographic region
- Uganda
- Topic of study
- Forest and woodland biodiversity restoration and conservation
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Mary Helen Gagen
- Geographic region
- United Kingdom
- Topic of study
- Tree rings and forest climate change
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Gretchen Christina Coffman
- Geographic region
- United States and Asia
- Topic of study
- Community-based restoration
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Alfredo Di Filippo
- Geographic region
- Italy
- Topic of study
- Old-growth forest ecology and tree conservation
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Cyril F. Kormos
- Geographic region
- Europe
- Topic of study
- Global primary forest protection and biocultural diversity
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Robert Puschendorf
- Geographic region
- Costa Rica
- Topic of study
- Community mangrove conservation
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Jean Linsky
- Geographic region
- Indonesia, Brunei, and Malaysia
- Topic of study
- Dipterocarp tree conservation and extinction prevention
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Korena Mafune
- Geographic region
- Pacific Northwest
- Topic of study
- Old-growth forest canopy fungi and microbial interactions
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Amit Kaushik
- Geographic region
- India
- Topic of study
- Community-based forest conservation
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Osvel Hinojosa Huerta
- Geographic region
- Colorado River
- Topic of study
- Biodiversity and riparian forest restoration
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Maria Grace Fadiman
- Geographic region
- Latin America
- Topic of study
- Ethnobotany of culturally important trees
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Lilian Rodriguez
- Geographic region
- Philippines
- Topic of study
- Forest restoration and evolution
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Sisimac Duchicela
- Geographic region
- Andes of Ecuador and Peru
- Topic of study
- Mountain forest restoration and climate adaptation
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Markus Eberl
- Geographic region
- Guatemala
- Topic of study
- Petrified forests and wood artifacts
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Deborah Woodcock
- Geographic region
- Peru
- Topic of study
- Fossil wood and ancient forest climate reconstruction
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Ben Gaglioti
- Geographic region
- Alaska and the Arctic
- Topic of study
- Tree rings and forests emerging from glaciers
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