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Dereck Joubert

Seven-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, Wildlife conservationist

Dereck Joubert is a 7-time Emmy award-winning filmmaker, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence and pioneering wildlife conservationist, who has been filming, researching and exploring in Africa for over 30 years with his wife the acclaimed photographer, Beverly Joubert. He is the CEO and co-founder of Great Plains Conservation and founder of the Great Plains Foundation, bringing together conservation, communities and conservation tourism to fund large tracts of land to be protected for the local wildlife and the surrounding communities. In 2011, Dereck and Beverly Joubert were honored with the Presidential Order of Meritorious Service by the President of Botswana for their work within the country.

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