Geographical
Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
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Who Will Tell My Story: A Gaza Diary
An edited extract from ‘Who Will Tell My Story: A Gaza Diary - by an anonymous Gazan manwho has fled his home and is living in exile’
Fish or Famine – why the future of our oceans matters to everyone
Explore the critical issue of overfishing and its impact on ocean health and fish populations worldwide.
Back to the Delta – on safari in Botswana
Witness the stunning wildlife of Botswana while understanding the threats posed by human activity to its pristine landscapes.
The last call of the curlew
Across the UK, the curlew’s call is fading – but in the Lyth Valley, a band of volunteers and farmers are working to make sure it isn’t lost forever
Bhutan: a kingdom built on happiness
Enshrined in national policy and rooted in Buddhist belief, Gross National Happiness has shaped Bhutan’s path for decades. But in…
Western Europe’s largest artificial lake was meant to save southern Portugal. It may be doing the opposite
The Alqueva dam promised prosperity for Portugal’s parched south. Instead, it’s fuelling a corporate-driven monoculture that ecologists and farmers warn is destroying the land and the way of life that it sustained
Darkness falls, stars rise in Utah’s national parks
With more Dark Sky Places than anywhere else in the world, Utah’s high deserts are giving visitors front-row seats to the universe
Living among the graves: Cairo’s City of the Dead faces an uncertain future
In Cairo’s City of the Dead, where homes are mausoleums and communities have grown among the graves, residents speak out against the destruction of their lives and heritage – and the silence that surrounds it
Can the cruise industry navigate a sustainable future?
The cruise industry is under scrutiny for its environmental toll – but a new wave of sustainable initiatives is charting a greener course for ocean travel.
The Lobito Corridor: the new scramble for critical minerals
Stretching from Angola’s Atlantic coast to central Africa, the Lobito Corridor is now a key rail route in the global scramble for critical minerals
Missing, murdered and forgotten: The Navajo families fight for justice
When Joey Apachee was killed in 2021, his family thought justice would follow. Instead, they joined hundreds of Indigenous families across the Navajo Nation battling a broken system, jurisdictional chaos and silence.
Hope and memory in Hiroshima: A journey from Mount Fuji to global zero
Beneath the cherry blossoms of Hiroshima, memories of devastation linger — but so does hope. This exclusive extract from Six Minutes to Winter, Mark Lynas’s urgent new book on the threat of nuclear war, reflects on survival, remembrance and the future we must fight for
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Published in the UK since 1935, Geographical is the official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).
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