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Greek tragedy: How Greece’s Olympic legacy lies in ruins
Aug 02, 2016
Written by
Amrita Carroll
In the run up to the Rio Olympics, the legacy of the £6billion 2004 Athens Olympics has been laid bare in these revealing images
Tony Foster: watercolour painter and explorer
Jul 26, 2016
Tony Foster is a watercolour painter, explorer, and RGS-IBG Fellow
Leng Ouch: investigative reporter and activist
Jul 20, 2016
Leng Ouch is an investigative reporter and activist. He spent many months undercover to expose the illegal logging taking place in Cambodia’s forests and is a recipient of the 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize
Symbols of hope: Refugees at the Olympics
Jul 18, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
This month, when the competitors of the 2016 Rio Olympics complete their opening ceremony laps of the Maracanã stadium, they will be joined by a small group walking without a national flag – refugee athletes set to make history on…
Running free: refugees at the Olympics
Jul 18, 2016
Written by
Harriet Constable
As the Rio Games draw nearer, Geographical visits the makeshift Kenyan training camp playing home to the Refugee Olympic Team’s track stars
The unsettling sources of the Nile
Jul 13, 2016
Written by
Christopher Ondaatje
The commonly held view of Lake Victoria as the source of the world’s longest river isn’t as clear cut as many would believe. Renowned explorer, author and philanthropist, Sir Christopher Ondaatje, sets out a case for looking further afield
Yellow fever goes intercontinental
Jul 05, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
Increased air travel is transporting yellow fever to Asia, as the first ever cases are diagnosed in China
Bolivia: Weaving along the Desaguadero
Jul 04, 2016
Written by
Fearghal O’Nuallain
For geography teacher and adventurer Fearghal O’Nuallain, it took local knowledge and an acceptance of the unknown to make it along Bolivia’s 200-mile river in one piece
Turning Zimbabwe's printing press back on
Jul 02, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
Zimbabwe prints more money, prompting fears of a return to the hyperinflation of the country’s past
Martine Croxall: journalist and BBC News broadcaster
Jun 20, 2016
Martine Croxall is a journalist, broadcaster and one of the main presenters for BBC News. She also hosts the channel’s The Papers programme and presents the RGS-IBG’s Discovering People evenings
Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia driving record levels of displacement
Jun 20, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
The number of refugees, asylum seekers and other displaced people in the world hits a new record high of 65.3 million people – with over half of global refugees coming from just three countries
All bar none: How ancient soap making methods are reinvigorating Crete
Jun 16, 2016
Written by
Daniel Allen
Olive oil soap from Crete was once the toast of the Mediterranean. Entrepreneurial, nature-loving Cretans are now taking the island’s soap-making tradition to new levels
SDG Scorecard: Latin America becoming more equal
Jun 14, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Latin America and the Caribbean experience the highest levels of inequality in the world – however, the rate is falling. Yet there is considerable progress required to get other Sustainable Development Goals on track before 2030
Is buying quinoa bad for traditional consumers?
Jun 09, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
As popularity of quinoa has escalated in recent years, so too has the price. New research explores the impact this is having on traditional South American consumers
The politics of trekking
Jun 06, 2016
Written by
Frank Middleton
Prior to the recent unrest in the Nagorno-Karabakh region in the Lesser Caucasus, writer and filmmaker Frank Middleton encountered first-hand the intricate negotiations involved in simply going for a walk
Shifting sands of the Bedouin world
May 24, 2016
Written by
Michael Benanav
Bedouin pastoralists have inhabited the deserts of the Middle East and North Africa for thousands of years. Today, however, many are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain their traditional semi-nomadic way of life
Spelunking under New York
May 20, 2016
Written by
Steve Duncan
Spelunking? It’s what we would call caving or potholing. And urban spelunking is what it sounds like: exploring cities’ underground infrastructures. Steve Duncan describes the highs and lows, and outlines the kit you’ll need to mount your own metropolitan subterranean…
SDG Scorecard: Mixed outlook for Asia-Pacific
May 17, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Despite some positive signs, the countries of the Asia-Pacific region have a lot of progress to make in order to achieve their SDGs
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