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How Mexican cartels and illegal fishing are leading to the extinction of the vaquita
Oct 12, 2018
Written by
Matthew Podolsky
The vaquita is a species of porpoise endemic to the northern Gulf of California in Mexico, but illegal fishing means this fascinating creature is doomed to extinction, says Matthew Podolsky
Saving the world’s endangered alphabets
Oct 08, 2018
Written by
Tim Brookes
Tim Brookes is the founder of the Endangered Alphabets Project a non-profit organisation that preserves endangered cultures
How beavers will benefit Britain’s ecosystems
Sep 03, 2018
Written by
Ben Goldfarb
Encouraging beavers’ spread will only benefit the environment – on both the North American and European sides of the pond – argues author and environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb
The future of the city centre
Aug 31, 2018
Written by
Professor Bob Giddings
City centres in the UK and other countries, could be on the cusp of the biggest upheaval since the Industrial Revolution. Professor Bob Giddings asks who they should be for and what should happen in them
Ailing empires
Jul 16, 2018
Written by
Julian Sayarer
Is the world going through another transfer of power? Julian Sayarer asks where this moment in history might lead
The case for ‘pop-up’ vaccine factories
May 21, 2018
Written by
Harris Makatsoris
It’s time to stop relying on traditional commercial methods when dealing with disease outbreaks, says Professor Harris Makatsoris
Conserving honey bees does not help wildlife
May 07, 2018
Written by
Jonas Geldmann and Juan P. González-Varo
Lack of pollination of commercial crops is an issue of agricultural, not environmental importance
Aid effectiveness in a changing world
Apr 09, 2018
Written by
Pablo Yanguas
Where does aid go from here? Pablo Yanguas calls for donor countries to embrace the complex internationalism required for effective development
North Korea: busting common myths
Mar 16, 2018
Written by
Markus Bell & Marco Milani
Would North Korea give up its nuclear weapons? Would an early ‘bloody nose’ attack halt its ambitions? Are economic sanctions the answer? Dr Markus Bell and Dr Marco Milani bust some common myths surrounding the current state of North Korea
Tackling the Ganges superbugs
Dec 15, 2017
Written by
Victor Mallet
It’s time to tackle the hidden superbug menace in India’s rivers
Smart cities are key to fight against climate change
Oct 23, 2017
Written by
Nathan Pierce
Earlier this month, an international sustainability conference brought together 400 sustainability experts, engineers and political leaders representing 50 ‘Lighthouse’ cities to discuss the threat of climate change
Polar politics: changing Arctic climate
Oct 16, 2017
Written by
Duncan Depledge
On the Southern edge of the remote Kongsfjorden (King’s Fjord) on the west side of the Svalbard archipelago in Norway, an international research community representing ten different nations spent the long summer days studying the Arctic’s changing climate and environment
Why all geography teachers should teach their students to be explorers
Oct 10, 2017
Written by
Daniel Raven-Ellison
Exploring outdoors and in different places is important throughout our lives, but none more so that in our earliest years. As well as being more enjoyable that being confined to a classroom, it can be better for developing problem solving,…
The ticking timebomb of ocean plastics
Oct 04, 2017
Written by
Ben Fogle
Something has gone badly wrong with our planet’s oceans. If plastic usage continues at current rates, our children’s children are going to be deprived of the chance to experience the ocean’s majestic wilderness that mankind has taken for granted for…
The geography of Brexit
Aug 25, 2017
Written by
Dr Helen F Wilson
Taking a wider look at Brexit from a geography standpoint
The future of food security
Aug 22, 2017
Written by
Professors Zahir Irani and Amir Sharif
The blockade of imports into Qatar by its Gulf neighbours has ramped up political tensions in the region, and again exposed the fragility of food supply chains
Development’s End
Jul 10, 2017
Written by
Andrew Brooks
Is it time for a new and radical approach to alleviating global poverty?
Could plastic-free aisles save our oceans?
Jul 05, 2017
Written by
Frederikke Magnussen
Plastic-free aisles in our local supermarkets may just be key to fighting global food insecurity says Frederikke Magnussen
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