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Mélanie Gouby, p.16 For this issue, the writer and filmmaker traveled to the Congo Basin, where she reported on the efforts of homegrown researchers to protect a fragile ecosystem and “reclaim their place as leading scientists.” Gouby has worked in Africa for over a decade. Hannah Nordhaus, p.114 For this month’s story on imperiled sturgeons, Nordhaus traveled to Kazakhstan, Italy, Wisconsin, Alabama, and Tennessee. An earlier story she wrote for the magazine took her to Montana to cover initiatives that restore native prairies. Matthieu Paley, p.44 After 20 years living in Asia and traveling the world for National Geographic, Paley recently moved to Portugal, where he photographed surfer Maya Gabeira. He says the giant wave rider “truly grasps nature’s power.” Robin Hammond, p.44 While photographing Oscar Andrés Méndez and Isabel…

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