Geographical

Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

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A minke whale, entangled in fishing gear, found dead on a beach on Sanday in Orkney

Why are whales stranding along Scotland’s coast?

ByMark RoweNov 27, 2025
Mark Rowe investigates the surge in whale strandings along Scotland’s coast — a warning sign, scientists say, of deeper changes in the North Atlantic ecosystem
A globe full of grain

How control over crops may decide who holds power in a warming world

ByGeographical ContributorNov 25, 2025
As governments from the Gulf to Beijing quietly buy up farmland around the world, a silent shift in global power is underway – one that few have noticed, but all will feel
Village chief Issa Ousmane Tcharaba with elders of Barkadroussou in Kanem province, Chad. The Great Green Wall initiative helped stop the dunes from swamping their oasis

Is the Great Green Wall a mirage of hope?

ByTommy TrenchardNov 20, 2025
The Great Green Wall was meant to reshape the Sahel. But as drought, bureaucracy and fading funds take their toll, its legacy is uneven
Romania has seen a dramatic growth in brown bear populations in recent years

We’re going on a bear hunt in Romania

ByBryony CottamNov 17, 2025

From the quiet woods of Zabola to the high ridges of the Făgăraș Mountains, Bryony Cottam traces Romania’s tangled relationship…

Truck

How can we make expeditions more planet-friendly?

ByGeographical ContributorNov 10, 2025
Using biofuels can make a significant difference in the emissions and environmental footprint of remote expeditions
Using snow machines to preserve ski slopes in the Alps is not sustainable

Why we need to get smarter about adaptation

ByVictoria HeathOct 30, 2025
In this extract from her new book Sink or Swim, Susannah Fisher unpacks ten reasons why efforts to adapt are proving so difficult to deliver
Who Will Tell My Story: A Gaza Diary

Who Will Tell My Story: A Gaza Diary

ByGeographical ContributorSep 24, 2025
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

Fish or Famine – why the future of our oceans matters to everyone

ByMark RoweSep 17, 2025
Explore the critical issue of overfishing and its impact on ocean health and fish populations worldwide.
Back to the Delta – on safari in Botswana

Back to the Delta – on safari in Botswana

ByGeographical ContributorSep 15, 2025
Witness the stunning wildlife of Botswana while understanding the threats posed by human activity to its pristine landscapes.
An adult curlew flying over the North Pennine moors

The last call of the curlew

ByGeographical ContributorSep 12, 2025
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
Monks celebrate a Buddhist festival at a monastery in the Bumthang Valley, the spiritual heartland of Bhutan

Bhutan: a kingdom built on happiness

ByStuart ButlerAug 21, 2025

Enshrined in national policy and rooted in Buddhist belief, Gross National Happiness has shaped Bhutan’s path for decades. But in…

The Alqueva dam is nearly 100 metres high, creating a reservoir that can hold 4,150 million cubic metres of water

Western Europe’s largest artificial lake was meant to save southern Portugal. It may be doing the opposite

ByGeographical ContributorAug 7, 2025
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
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