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Duane Silverstein: mangrove conservationist
Jan 23, 2017
Duane Silverstein is the Executive Director of Seacology, a California-based NGO with a focus on islands. In 2016, it assisted Sri Lanka in protecting the entirety of its mangrove forests
Race for the Coast
Jan 16, 2017
Written by
Justine Curgenven
Justine Curgenven swapped her usual cold climate for the hot, sweaty and remote coast of Papua in Indonesia, aiming to kayak 1,000km along the shoreline. Despite plenty of preparation, the region was still able to throw up the unexpected
Henry Worsley: the last voyage
Jan 10, 2017
Written by
Angie Butler
Explorer Henry Worsley passed away last January following in the footsteps of his hero, Sir Ernest Shackleton. Journalist and co-director of Ice Tracks Expeditions, Angie Butler, reports on the plan to reunite the two adventurers one final time
Mongolia: wrestling with modernity
Dec 30, 2016
Written by
Peter Geoghegan
A few years ago Ulaanbaatar was a sleepy backwater – not anymore. Multinational corporations now sponsor star wrestlers, while amateurs often combine day jobs in the mines with training and competition. Mongolia’s national sport is changing the country’s image
Bama: the road to longevity
Dec 27, 2016
Written by
Thomas Bird
In an increasingly health-conscious China, tourists are flocking to a small village in the south fabled for aged residents and life-giving natural properties
Flight of the Swans: 3,000km from the Arctic tundra to the UK
Dec 23, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
After three months en route, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust conservationist Sacha Dench and the Bewick’s swans arrived in the UK, raising awareness of declining numbers along the way
The land of the long white cloud
Dec 12, 2016
Written by
Laura Waters
New Zealand is a hiker’s dream with pristine beaches, mossy forests, volcanic desert, tussock plains, gin clear rivers and mountain ranges, and with the added bonus that it often feels as though you have the whole place to yourself
Time to shine: Rolex award winners
Dec 10, 2016
Written by
Paul Presley
Rolex is celebrating 40 years of bringing pioneering, life-improving projects to the fore
SCREENING: Scott of the Antarctic
Dec 02, 2016
Written by
Geographical
Join Sir Ranulph Fiennes for a special screening of Scott of the Antarctic at the RGS-IBG
Cathy Dreyer: award-winning rhino whisperer
Dec 01, 2016
For her work protecting South African black rhino populations, Cathy Dreyer won the Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa
Bill Bailey: comedian, musician, actor, birder
Nov 29, 2016
Bill Bailey is a comedian, musician, actor and presenter. His latest project is the book, Bill Bailey’s Remarkable Guide to British Birds, available now from Quercus Books
Bull fights: cultural clash in Catalonia
Nov 28, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
A Spanish cultural divide has been ripped open by the overturning of Catalonia’s bullfighting ban
Chris McIvor: aid worker and author
Nov 22, 2016
Chris McIvor OBE is the head of Save the Children in Sri Lanka and has worked for aid agencies for more than 30 years. His latest book, The World is Elsewhere, is available now from Sandstone Press
Geographical presents extracts from four explorers at the RGS-IBG Friday Night Lecture for Explore 2016
Explore 2016: Strange lessons from the wild
Nov 18, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
Explorers share a strange experience from the wild and what it taught them
Off the beaten path
Nov 18, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
A long-term scouting project kicked off this year, to create the first Transcaucasian hiking trail across Georgia and Armenia. Chris Fitch hitched a ride to observe how such an ambitious undertaking can be achieved in this remote and mountainous region
Explore 2016: Past Attendees – Roger Chapman MBE
Nov 18, 2016
Written by
Geographical
While some aspiring expedition leaders and field scientists attend Explore once, many more return year after year, making the journey from delegate to panellist to speaker as their fieldwork and expedition experience grows. Here’s how the annual expedition and field…
Explore 2016: Past Attendees – Ivan Scales
Nov 17, 2016
Written by
Geographical
While some aspiring expedition leaders and field scientists attend Explore once, many more return year after year, making the journey from delegate to panellist to speaker as their fieldwork and expedition experience grows. Here’s how the annual expedition and field…
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