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Ten positive development stories
Jan 14, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Among all the negative headlines emerging from the developing nations of the world, the ODI is keen to highlight the positive development stories which have emerged over the past few decades
Way of the North
Jan 11, 2016
Written by
Sarah McNair-Landry
Following in her parents’ footsteps, Sarah McNair-Landry battled the twin perils of exhaustion and melting snow in her 4,000km dog-sled circumnavigation of Baffin Island
Crossing the Empty Quarter: Week 4
Jan 08, 2016
Written by
Mark Evans
Weekly updates from explorer Mark Evans as he attempts to retrace Bertram Thomas’ footsteps and cross the largest sand desert in the world – the Rub al Khali, from Salalah in Oman, to Doha in Qatar. This week: silent marches,…
Crossing the Empty Quarter: Week 3
Jan 01, 2016
Written by
Mark Evans
Weekly updates from explorer Mark Evans as he attempts to retrace Bertram Thomas’ footsteps and cross the largest sand desert in the world – the Rub al Khali, from Salalah in Oman, to Doha in Qatar. This week: sulphur showers,…
The Money Trail
Dec 31, 2015
Written by
Mark Rowe
Remittance payments are a fundamental, yet often overlooked, part of the global economy. But the impact on nations receiving the money isn’t just a financial one
Building a Republic
Dec 30, 2015
Written by
Marco Magrini
Isolated and battered by storms and earthquakes, the relatively new nation of Vanuatu struggles at times to survive. Marco Magrini marvels at how a land of diversity overcomes immense hardship
Crossing the Empty Quarter: Week 2
Dec 26, 2015
Written by
Mark Evans
Weekly updates from explorer Mark Evans as he attempts to retrace Bertram Thomas’ footsteps and cross the largest sand desert in the world – the Rub al Khali, from Salalah in Oman, to Doha in Qatar. This week: shooting contests,…
ON THIS DAY: 1915, Shackleton marches on Christmas Day
Dec 25, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Shackleton allowed his crew to use up their rations with a Christmas feast, ahead of a gruelling march across the ice
The tree exchange
Dec 22, 2015
Written by
Geographical
How much is a household connection to the national grid worth? Or to have an asphalt road? In some of the least developed parts of Lao it can cost upwards of $600,000. Geographical discovers that in order to meet those costs,…
Saba Douglas-Hamilton
Dec 21, 2015
Saba Douglas-Hamilton is a conservationist, film-maker, and presenter of wildlife television programmes. After growing up in the African bush, she joined her father’s conservation charity, Save the Elephants, and manages the family’s eco-lodge, Elephant Watch Camp, in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya
Austria by rail
Dec 20, 2015
Written by
Hazel Southam
If you want to see the ‘high hills’ or ‘lonely goatherds’ of Austria, Hazel Southam discovers there’s no better way than taking the train
Crossing the Empty Quarter: Week 1
Dec 18, 2015
Written by
Mark Evans
Weekly updates from explorer Mark Evans as he attempts to retrace Bertram Thomas’ footsteps and cross the largest sand desert in the world – the Rub al Khali, from Salalah in Oman, to Doha in Qatar. This week: setting off,…
The waters of Hellbrunn
Dec 17, 2015
Written by
Hazel Southam
Hazel Southam investigates how a 17th century practical joke in Austria, led to a 19th century water sustainability project that’s still going strong today
Two’s company
Dec 15, 2015
Written by
Tim and Laura Moss
13,000 miles, 27 countries, 452 days, 17 punctures and a pair of Kindles. During Tim and Laura Moss’ epic round-the-world bicycle trip, technology and tradition proved to be a hospitable combination on the route through Turkey towards Iran
Off your bike
Dec 14, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
According to data from 148 countries, global bike ownership has halved in the last 30 years
Stemming the flow
Dec 12, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Development in sub-Saharan Africa is being undermined by a growing number of malaria cases, with people living near dams at least three times more likely to contract the disease
Crossing the Empty Quarter
Dec 10, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
Recreating Bertram Thomas’ first expedition, a team of three will be crossing the Empty Quarter, or the Rub’ al-Khali, the world’s largest sand desert
George Monbiot
Nov 23, 2015
George Monbiot is a journalist and campaigner. His book, Feral, documents his explorations into why he had become indifferent to our countryside
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