WORLDWATCH
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Concerns raised about Redd+ scheme to conserve forestsThe first payment under the Redd+ scheme to conserve tropical forests has been approved, but issues with the data supplied by participating countries could undermine its potential -
Young Geographer of the Year 2019Now in its 22nd year, the Society's annual promotion of geography is introducing a brand new way to enter -
June 2019 RGS-IBG EventsA selection of RGS-IBG events including lectures and exhibitions around the UK for June 2019 -
Sony Award winners heading out on tourThe prestigious photography awards to go on display in some of the world’s top-ranked hotels -
André Laperrière: Executive Director at Global Open Data for Agriculture and NutritionAndre Laperrière is executive director at the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) an initiative aiming to exchange ideas and knowledge to solve the world's looming food crisis -
Turkey’s slow-motion earthquakeThe discovery of a slow-motion earthquake near Istanbul, which took place in 2016, raises the question of how these lesser-known events interact with more deadly natural disasters
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OPINIONS
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Floating Deep Farms to feed a growing populationProfessor Saffa Riffat explains the potential of Floating Deep Farms to feed the world’s ever-increasing population -
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[FROM THE ARCHIVE] Danger in storeIn October 1985, consultant mining engineer Chandra Durve and Dr Edward Ferrett, then head of the Faculty of Technology at Cornwall Technical College wrote an article for Geographical about tailings dams and some of the dangers they pose. The article, reproduced below, is especially prescient given the string of tailings dam disasters in… -
Brumadinho dam collapse: mining industry needs radical change to avoid future disastersReprinted with permission from The Conversation
PEOPLE
I’m a Geographer
Sean Sutton is a photojournalist and international communications manager for the Mines…
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, Laura Cole visits Cuckmere Haven in Sussex,…
