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Thoughts on isolation from the first British astronaut – Helen Sharman CMG OBE
Mar 30, 2020
Written by
Helen Sharman
Helen Sharman CMG OBE, the first British astronaut and now fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) reflects on her experience of isolation and shares some thoughts for those of us stuck at home
Coronavirus: the world has never been more connected, a new way of doing things is possible – Sian Sutherland
Mar 26, 2020
Written by
Sian Sutherland
The current pandemic reveals the fundamental connection between us all, says Sian Sutherland
Gentrification describes a brutal and often violent process – Jade MacRury
Mar 25, 2020
Written by
Jade MacRury
‘Regeneration’ more often than not means ‘gentrification’, says Jade MacRury
Coronavirus: How will the outbreak affect food and farming?
Mar 24, 2020
Written by
Andre Laperrière
It is imperative that governments support the farming and agriculture sectors with whatever means necessary to ensure global food security
Australia’s bushfires demonstrate that the poorest suffer most from the climate crisis – Maddie Grounds
Feb 20, 2020
Written by
Maddie Grounds
The effects of climate change are disproportionately unforgiving, with those most affected being the poorest who live in remote areas
To expect food to be cheap is to cheapen life itself – Carolyn Steel
Feb 11, 2020
Written by
Carolyn Steel
By revaluing food we can revalue nature to build more liveable, resilient societies
The Future of Coral
Jan 03, 2020
Written by
Callum Roberts
Callum Roberts is a professor of marine conservation at the University of York and author of Reef Life: An Underwater Memoir, out now from Profile Books. He is also the chief scientific advisor to BLUE Marine Foundation
Why a lack of transparency and trust is hindering the recycling efforts of 39 per cent of the UK
Dec 17, 2019
Written by
Daphna Nissenbaum, CEO of TIPA
Daphna Nissenbaum, CEO and co-founder of TIPA, argues that clearer messages in regards to waste disposal are vital in getting the country’s recycling rates to rise
The challenges faced by stateless communities at the UN
Dec 02, 2019
Written by
Fiona McConnell
Marginalised groups – whose interests are most at stake – often face enormous challenges when advocating at the UN
The science against fracking
Nov 15, 2019
Written by
Gary Fuller
The UK’s new moratorium on shale gas extracted by fracking came as a surprise to many given the government’s steadfast support for the industry in the face of fierce local opposition. The moratorium is based on evidence of local micro-earthquakes…
Why a tree-planting surge is vital in 2020 - the ‘super year’ for nature
Nov 15, 2019
Written by
Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle is a broadcaster, writer, adventurer, UN Patron of the Wilderness, and chair of Nature 2030
WHO shines a light on the global vision crisis
Oct 14, 2019
Written by
James Chen
More than two billion people globally have uncorrected poor vision, something that can be corrected with a simple pair of glasses. As the WHO releases the first ever global analysis of the state of poor vision, James Chen, founder of…
Within decades, economic growth must cease – Chris Cunningham
Oct 09, 2019
Written by
Chris Cunningham
Chris Cunningham, author of Climate Change and the Cargo Cult, argues that economic growth as we currently define it, is disastrous for the climate
Climate science: an intricate web of unknown outcomes
Oct 02, 2019
Written by
Marco Magrini
As the Amazon burns, Marco Magrini feels that it’s time to start looking at the fundamental interconnectedness of all things
Super grass: Building the future with bamboo
Sep 09, 2019
Written by
Charlotte King, International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation
A new training course in Bali is hoping to change the way we think about construction
Is planting trees the best use of land?
Sep 04, 2019
Written by
Marco Magrini
Trees have many uses when it comes to better planetary health, but Marco Magrini asks if planting saplings is the only way we can best utilise our available land
The dangerous state of the world’s large river basins
Aug 29, 2019
Written by
Jim Best
Appreciation of anthropogenic changes in the world’s great rivers needs to rise to the surface of geographical concern and political thought
Computer says no – Why UK visa applicants are at the mercy of algorithms
Aug 14, 2019
Written by
Joanne Starkie
The reliance on outsourcing for processing UK immigration cases is a major cause for concern: users report a multitude of problems spanning from a lack of appointments, dispersed and minimal accessible sites, contradictory correspondence, a ‘maze of misinformation’ and ‘Kafkaesque’…
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