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A trio of backpackers set off in June to cross the Alaskan wilderness on an "unsupported" hike, carrying only the supplies they needed and vowing not to hunt or forage along the way. Of the three, only Roman Dial completed the 600-mile trek -- the adventurer talks with Alex Chadwick about his accomplishment.

Conservationists are taking wildlife preserves to the ocean, creating refuges where fishing is forbidden. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports that fish in these marine reserves are thriving and that they can even become nurseries for replenishing nearby fisheries.

Karen Schaefer of member station WCPN (Cleveland) reports from Sandusky, Ohio that this summer many seasonal jobs in the nation's resorts and tourist attractions are being filled, not by U.S. students, but by students from other countries.

Scientists recently surveyed the sea beneath the ice of the Arctic Ocean and discovered a number of exotic new species. But climate change could mean a big shift in the biodiversity of this largely unexplored region of the planet.

NPR's Mike Shuster talks to Robert Siegel about President Clinton's impending visit to Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation. On his previous visit to Africa two years ago, President Clinton purposely avoided Nigeria because of its dictatorial military government. Since then Nigeria has freely elected a civilian president and Clinton is visiting the nation to show support for its budding democracy.

NPR's Michele Norris talks with Lynne Duke, author of Mandela, Mobutu and Me: A Bittersweet Journal of Africa. Duke talks about her memoir of her experiences as the Johannesburg bureau chief for The Washington Post. From 1995 to 1999, she covered wars, epidemics, and political upheaval all over Africa. The book is published by Doubleday.

Host Brian Naylor talks with Timothy Docking of the Institute of Peace about the Bush Administration's Africa policy. The president has said he will not attend the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development that kicks off in Johannesburg tomorrow. But Secretary of State Colin Powell is to attend. He is expected to announce $4 billion in development aid for Africa.

Next Wednesday, South Africa will hold its second all-race election.

NPR's Kenneth Walker in Johannesburg reports six white South African police officers have been arrested on charges of attempted murder, following broadcast of a videotape that shows the officers setting attack dogs on three black citizens. The video has sparked outrage in South Africa, and prompted calls for a full-scale investigation into racism and brutality within the country's police force.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports from Arusha, Tanzania, that President Clinton has arrived there to lend American support to efforts to end Burundi's civil war. He met with former South African President Nelson Mandela, who has been trying to broker a Burundi peace, as well as with Burundi leaders. But five hard-line Tutsi groups boycotted the accord between Hutus and Tutsis that Clinton saw signed today.