WORLDWATCH
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Mycoremediation: the under-utilised art of fungi clean-upsHistory is littered with examples of fungi helping to digest the detritus and contaminants left by humans. New challenges could reinvigorate the field -
Deforestation in Brazil is 182% higher than the legal target – can international pressure stop Bolsonaro?Can international pressure stop Bolsonaro’s trampling of the Amazon? -
Geopolitical hotspot: Western SaharaThe USA's recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara is a disaster for those seeking independence. Tim Marshall explains... -
Discovering Britain: Walking the Quantocks with Wordsworth and ColeridgeFor Discovering Britain this month, Rory Walsh takes a Romantic stroll in the Quantocks -
Spotlight on... Letchworth Garden CityConceived during the late 1800s, Letchworth Garden City was the first of its kind. The ethos of its founder still permeates the town to this day -
Cian Oba-Smith's project 'Concrete Horsemen' challenges the image of the American cowboyThe streets of Philadelphia are home to a small and forgotten kernel of African American horse culture – a lineage overshadowed by the typical image of the American cowboy
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OPINIONS
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Trusting the market to sort out decarbonisation is unlikely to work, says Marco MagriniMarco Magrini shares his views on the government's new White Paper on Energy -
Climatewatch: Joe Biden’s entry into the White House provides hopeJoe Biden’s entry into the White House is good news for the Earth’s biosphere says Marco Magrini -
Richer nations should compensate for the impacts of climate change to avoid deepening inequality, says Marco MagriniOur climate analyst Marco Magrini thinks richer nations should compensate poorer ones for the impacts of climate change to avoid deepening inequalities. Tackling the damages of Covid-19 will place more pressure on them to do so, he says -
Harness innovation for a cleaner world, says Marco MagriniScience and technology are making incremental steps to a cleaner world, but Marco Magrini is hoping for something much bigger
PEOPLE
Explorers
Applying Western geographical concepts to distant lands isn’t always a straightforward pursuit,…
PARTNER CONTENT – SIGMA
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A vanishing idyllFew sights encapsulate the essence of summer better than a hay meadow in full bloom, and the season is when many wild flowers are at their peak and perfect for capturing with your camera -
Rock art recording in southern ArmeniaRecording ancient rock art 3,300m above sea levels with the SIGMA dp0 Quattro. Professor Dominic Powlesland, Director of the The Landscape Research Centre, describes these amazing finds -
Bringing the Mary Rose back to lifeHow the SIGMA dp2 Quattro camera is adding an extra dimension to our understanding of life on the Mary Rose during the 16th century -
The Wider ViewWide-angle photography is perhaps the best way to recreate the natural human eye’s field-of-vision. But you’ll need specialist equipment and expertise to really do the images justice
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UK
Discovering Britain
For this month’s Discovering Britain viewpoint Rory Walsh visits a Welsh castle…
