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Simon Reeve: BBC presenter and author
Nov 12, 2018
Simon Reeve is an author and TV presenter whose latest BBC show is The Mediterranean with Simon Reeve. His new book is Step by Step: The Life in My Journeys
Reintroduction of military conscription in Morocco
Oct 26, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
Morocco reintroduces compulsory military service, one of many countries debating the ‘merits’ of conscription
Along the New Silk Road – Khorgos: where East meets West
Oct 25, 2018
Written by
Charles Stevens
In this penultimate instalment of our monthly series of reports looking at the impact China’s BRI project is having on the local infrastructure situated along its route, explorer and China scholar Charles Stevens visits the Khorgos Gateway that bridges China…
Explore 2018 – the modern explorer
Oct 25, 2018
Written by
Katie Willis
With the RGS-IBG’s annual Explore weekend on the horizon, the Society’s vice president for expeditions and field research, Katie Willis, looks to international collaboration as the key to successful expeditions and field research for any 21st century venture
Southeast Asia swapping opium with coffee
Oct 16, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
The ‘golden triangle’ switches from growing opium crops to coffee
Fearghal O'Nuallain: geography teacher and explorer
Oct 14, 2018
Fearghal O’Nuallain is a geography teacher and explorer. His edited book, The Kindness of Strangers, is on sale now, with all proceeds going to Oxfam's work with refugees
Saving kayaking in Raja Ampat
Oct 02, 2018
Written by
Daniel Allen
In the Indonesian archipelago of Raja Ampat, new measures to protect marine biodiversity are now bearing fruit. Daniel Allen takes to the area’s teeming waters to see the effect such measures are having
Eswatini: crafting a future
Sep 26, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
The small southern African nation of Eswatini has a rich history of handicrafts, and is populated by modern artisans. Can this cultural heritage help the country formerly known as Swaziland overcome contemporary challenges?
Tropical disease research led by poorer nations
Sep 22, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
Many countries that are classified as being ‘not high income’ nonetheless lead the world in tropical disease research
Along the New Silk Road – Anaklia: a stepping stone to Europe
Sep 21, 2018
Written by
Charles Stevens
As part of our monthly series of reports looking at the impact China’s BRI project is having on the local infrastructure situated along its route, explorer and China scholar Charles Stevens visits a major development project that could open up…
Navigation of the Blue Nile – 50 years on
Sep 11, 2018
Written by
John Blashford-Snell
Fifty years since the great Blue Nile was first traversed, Colonel John Blashford-Snell, a leader of the expedition, recalls the epic journey
Raoul Island: never on sunday
Sep 10, 2018
Written by
Lydia Syson
When author Lydia Syson set a historical novel on a Pacific island in the remote Kermadecs, the last thing she imagined was that she’d one day see it for herself
Pest Control: eradicating deadly livestock diseases
Sep 07, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
A new vaccination strategy aims to eradicate peste de petits ruminants, a deadly disease affecting sheep and goats
Cocoa industry returns to São Tomé
Aug 30, 2018
Written by
Harriet Constable
Over 100 years have passed since São Tomé could claim to be the world’s largest producer of cocoa. But investment from Fair Trade companies and global demand for craft chocolate are finally putting this tiny West African country back on…
Notting Hill Carnival – a window into the past
Aug 23, 2018
Written by
Abigail Spink
As one of the biggest displays of Caribbean culture in the world, the legacy of Notting Hill Carnival is steeped in both celebration and struggle. After the Windrush scandal threatened the security and identity of thousands of Caribbean people in…
Are lab diamonds the world’s best friend?
Aug 22, 2018
Written by
Harriet Constable
After 130 years in the diamond industry De Beers recently announced it would begin selling lab-grown diamonds. But what are lab-diamonds, why all the hype, and what do they mean for the future?
The last Englishmen
Aug 20, 2018
Written by
Deborah Baker
From Calcutta to the Himalayas, in The Last Englishmen, author Deborah Baker details how towards the end of the British empire its subjects were obsessed with the romantic ideals of explorers, rebels and heroes aiming to conquer nature in all…
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