Explorers at Work: Protecting Biodiversity one Bird at a time with National Geographic Explorer Çağan Şekercioğlu

• In this Environmental Science: Sustaining Your World, take & teach lesson plan, students journey into the world of birds with National Geographic Explorer Dr. Çağan Şekercioğlu, a passionate scientist working to protect global biodiversity one species at a time.

• Through captivating fieldwork across 70 countries, students learn how climate change and habitat loss threaten bird populations and why these impacts matter for all life on Earth. The lesson highlights Dr. Şekercioğlu’s innovative approach to involving local communities through ecotourism and conservation education, empowering people to protect their natural heritage.