Katie Burton
Waste World - Picturing the pollution in our seas
Dec 14, 2019
Published in
Oceans
The January issue’s dramatic cover image was designed to highlight the overwhelming problem of garbage pollution in our planet’s seas. We caught up with Karl Taylor, the photographer behind this shot, to see how and why the image was created
Mysteries of the Nile: how to age an ancient river
Nov 26, 2019
Published in
Water
The Nile is home to mysteries both ancient and modern – these scientists may have got to the bottom of two long-debated questions
Could farming endangered animals save them?
Nov 22, 2019
Published in
Wildlife
Increased interest in the farming of endangered animals as a conservation method has led to a closer look at pangolins. Could farming their meat and scales save wild populations?
Louise Callaghan: Middle East correspondent and author
Nov 21, 2019
Published in
I’m a Geographer
Louise Callaghan is the Middle East correspondent for the Sunday Times and author of Father of Lions, the true story of Abu Laith, his family and team, who ran a zoo in Mosul during the Isis occupation, risking their lives to protect the animals in their care
Conservation initiatives spread ‘like a disease’
Nov 15, 2019
Published in
Development
Massive scientific investment has now identified the primary threats to biodiversity, but comparably little research has examined how and why some conservation initiatives spread while others falter
THE ATLAS OF UNUSUAL BORDERS by Zoran Nikolic review
Dec 12, 2019
Published in
Books
by Zoran Nikolic • Collins • £14.99 (softback)
Do marine protected areas help or harm local communities?
Nov 04, 2019
Published in
Oceans
Marine Protected Areas are designed to benefit the marine ecosystem and human coastal populations, but are they actually achieving both?
Why not logging on is bad for the world
Dec 06, 2019
Published in
Development
Half the world’s population currently has access to the internet, but with its growth now slowing, there could be significant implications for global development
How would a four-day week affect the environment?
Dec 05, 2019
Published in
Cultures
The four-day week is often held as being of benefit to human well-being, but what would working fewer hours really mean for the environment?
Victorien Erussard: co-leader and president of the Energy Observer expedition
Dec 04, 2019
Published in
I’m a Geographer
Victorien Erussard is the co-leader and president of the Energy Observer expedition, the first ship to sail around the world powered only by hydrogen, wind and solar power. The expedition will take six years to complete and the crew recently completed stage one of the journey, finishing in London
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