Environmental advocate Philippe Cousteau Jr., grandson of legendary undersea explorer and television pioneer Jacques Cousteau, has been named host and executive producer of Fox television’s syndicated series “Xploration Awesome Planet,” which is scheduled to air its first episode in September.

Produced by Steve Rotfeld Productions, “Xploration Awesome Planet” is part of a two-hour block of 30-minute programs featuring science and technology, in conjunction with the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) movement in American education.

The half-hour shows are titled “Xploration Station,” “Xploration Outer Space,” “Xploration Earth 2050” and “Xploration Animal Science.”

“We feel that ‘Xploration Station’ is a rare, focused effort within the educational and instructional world. Its emphasis on STEM education is timely, important and should appeal to the younger demographic,” said Frank Cicha, senior VP of programming for the FOX Television Stations, in a press release.

The series has a number of themes including Rumbling Earth, Extreme Weather, Deep Dark Ocean and Extreme Earth.

Cousteau is no stranger when it comes to working in television production. He has been a special correspondent for CNN International and has hosted series for CNN including Expedition Sumatra and Going Green.

“I have been hosting and producing documentaries for a decade and my nonprofit EarthEcho has been a leading provider of environmental education for the last several years as well. Xploration Awesome Planet is an opportunity to bring both of those passions together in a really exciting way,” Cousteau said.

EarthEcho International is a nonprofit organization focused on engaging and empowering youth to take action to help our underwater world.

“Philippe was born for a show like Xploration Awesome Planet,” said executive producer Steve Rotfeld in a press release. “He is deeply involved in preserving the planet through his nonprofit EarthEcho International, and he has the passion, knowledge and personality to attract and engage viewers of all ages.”

Cousteau is also co-founder of Azure Worldwide, a marketing company that creates relationships with partners and clients to set key values in ecotourism, green building and much more.

Cousteau recently announced a partnership with AdvisorShares Investments to encourage Wall Street to “do good” by launching the Global Echo Fund on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: GIVE). It is the first multi-manager exchange-traded fund with a sustainable investment mandate in which a portion of the management fee will help fund solutions to issues impacting women and children and environmental conservation.