FEATURES
Desperate Niger
The West African
nation is at risk
from the chaos
that surrounds it.
BY ROBERT DRAPER
PHOTOGRAPHS BY
PASCAL MAITRE
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The Mangrove Wall
How climate change
hits this natural defense.
BY PETER SCHWARTZSTEIN
PHOTOGRAPHS BY
ARKO DATTO
.....................................P. 136
Protecting the Sea at
the End of the World
National Geographic’s
Pristine Seas project
has helped establish
marine reserves to pro-
tect more than two
million square miles
of oceans. The project
recently laid scientific
groundwork for a new
marine park off Argen-
tina, with private and
government support.
PHOTOGRAPHS AND
STORY BY ENRIC SALA
......................................P. 9 6
How Humans Got
to the Moon ...
Space prowess was built
over time: the crews,
the hardware, the goals.
BY NADIA DRAKE .......P. 4 4
... and What’s Next
Today’s space race
is multinational,
moneyed, and ever
more crowded. What
will its winners get?
BY SAM HOWE VERHOVEK
PHOTOGRAPHS (BOTH
STORIES) BY DAN WINTERS
......................................P. 8 0