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1. Reclaiming Ibiza: More than a party: (Expeditions); Mark Rowe walks the rugged coast of the party island of Ibiza to discover its quieter side and the people working to keep it that way I’ve been walking for three hours when I finally reach Calo de ...; Created on 12 September 2018
2. Divided Island: an Arctic dispute: (Geopolitics); Steps are being taken to resolve the heated question of who owns a remote Arctic island claimed by both Canada and Denmark Far up in the high Arctic, a thin channel – only 26km across at the narrowest ...; Created on 27 July 2018
3. The Human Game – Tackling football’s ‘slave trade’: (Development); Few would argue with football’s position as the world’s number one sport. But as Mark Rowe discovers, this global popularity is masking a sinister underbelly with human traffickers using the bright lights ...; Created on 16 July 2018
4. Essential oil?: (Forests); ... during the day. What is perhaps even more remarkable is the enormous growth in palm oil production. From a mere two million tonnes being produced annually globally half a century ago, and only five million ...; Created on 03 July 2018
5. Replanting the Hebrides: (UK); ... a link to the past.’ Mark Rowe is the author of The Outer Hebrides, the Western Isles of Scotland from Lewis to Barra, published by Bradt ...; Created on 22 June 2018
6. Gunnerside Gill: romantic ruins, poisonous past: (Discovering Britain); ... brown colour of the water comes from filtering through the peat,’ says Crow. ‘It looks dirty but is actually very clean.’ There is still lead ore under the gill, but the market collapsed with cheaper ...; Created on 04 April 2018
7. Taking it to the street: a guide to street photography: (Geophoto); ... to capture an image of someone going about their business in a local market, striding into a shop, or crossing the street. It wasn’t until the advent of the smaller 35mm format, first used with the ...; Created on 19 March 2018
8. BENEATH ANOTHER SKY: A Global Journey Into History: (Books); ... He wonders if, ‘like the ageing Ulysses of Lord Tennyson’ he was ‘just another “gray spirit” who was yearning for one last adventure,’ but far more was achieved. To wit, the crowning glory of a remarkable ...; Created on 09 February 2018
9. Island man: survival in Panama: (Explorers); ... from his pack). Marking its outline in the sand, we then dig down to the water level, creating a slightly narrower hole than the polythene sheet that is to cover it. Branches of deciduous leaves are thrown ...; Created on 15 January 2018
10. Finding a future: the fate of St Helena: (Cultures); A British Overseas Territory, the home-in-exile of General Napoleon Bonaparte, and the site of a £285million airport to which the airlines won’t fly. Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell visits a remote outpost on the ...; Created on 27 December 2017
11. Lewis Pugh: In the zone: (Oceans); ... trademark Speedos in a small Zodiac dingy in the Antarctic Ocean. The wind chill that day at the Ross Sea was –37°C and the salt water temperature was –1°C. Diving overboard, he began the most southerly ...; Created on 01 December 2017
12. December 2017: (Magazine Issues); CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE The heart of Darién Matt Maynard explores the post-conflict landscape and meets the Panamanians driving change in the infamous province that is home to the Darién ...; Created on 13 November 2017
13. November 2017: (Magazine Issues); CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE DOSSIER: THE GENDER GAP The UN has set an array of targets aimed at banishing gender equality. But how far are we from achieving those goals and what economic benefits ...; Created on 24 October 2017
14. October 2017: (Magazine Issues); CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE Interview: LEWIS PUGH Maritime lawyer Lewis Pugh swam in sub-zero Antarctic waters to help establish a Marine Protected Area in the region. As Matt Maynard discovers, ...; Created on 25 September 2017
15. Cycling the Panj Valley: (Explorers); ... the most spectacular roads I have ever travelled along. The Panj Valley sits due west of the Wakhan Corridor, a narrow finger of land extending out from Afghanistan. It previously marked the dividing ...; Created on 22 August 2017
16. September 2017: (Magazine Issues); ... only ones affected. Stuart Butler reports on how the region’s ape colonies are struggling to recover Dossier: America’s Green Dream Mark Rowe reports on how America’s green energy industries ...; Created on 21 August 2017
17. The Nuclear Power Struggle: (Energy); ... sts, requires cheap access to lending market, [and needs] the back-up of governments. To get the same amount of energy from wind and solar PV involves lower risks that are spread over several projects.’ ...; Created on 03 August 2017
18. Diabetes: The World at Risk: (Development); ... class in developing countries is relative. They are just coping – if they develop diabetes they go under the line. You might get diagnosed with diabetes but you are then subject to market forces of dru ...; Created on 29 June 2017
19. Speaking out: Mapping the world’s dialects: (Mapping); ... of the world’s population share only 12 languages. But it is the diversity of the languages spoken by the few that makes language a remarkable cultural phenomenon. It is estimated that 96 per cent of ...; Created on 26 June 2017
20. Tongue tied: the fight to keep Gaelic alive: (Cultures); For many living in the Outer Hebrides, the Gaelic language is a cornerstone of their narrative culture. But like many minority tongues, it’s in danger of dying out as generations modernise. Mark Rowe investigates ...; Created on 27 April 2017

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