Geographical Contributors


Gaza on map

Gaza at a crossroads: the risks of imposing external governance

Sep 29, 2025
Doug Specht examines Blair's proposal to chair a transitional authority in Gaza, and what it could mean for the territory
Who Will Tell My Story: A Gaza Diary

Who Will Tell My Story: A Gaza Diary

Sep 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’
What do flags say about us?

What do flags say about us?

Sep 16, 2025
In the wake of protests around England, Doug Specht considers the wide-ranging uses of flags around the world
Back to the Delta – on safari in Botswana

Back to the Delta – on safari in Botswana

Sep 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

Sep 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
The sea

How does the UK treat its seas?

Sep 8, 2025
The UK’s relationship with the sea is entangled in politics, trade and tradition – but its fishers and marine ecosystems are losing out on all fronts
Dark fleets: Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

Dark fleets: Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

Sep 2, 2025

The multi-billion-pound shadow industry threatening marine life and exploiting human labour. But a new wave of surveillance is turning the…

Trees aerial view

The need for nature

Sep 1, 2025
New research reveals that nature isn’t just good for the planet – it’s essential for our very wellbeing
Launch of the Soyuz rocket from the launch pad of the Baikanur cosmodrome, Cosmonautics, launch of the rocket launch

What is the environmental cost of space travel?

Aug 28, 2025
Discover more about the hidden environment cost of space junk and CO2 entering our atmosphere due to space exploration
A wildfire up close

How French media is reshaping its coverage of extreme weather

Aug 20, 2025

Doug Specht examines the marked change in how French media are reporting on extreme weather within the country This summer,…

Gaza

Peace must not wait – civil leaders in Israel and Palestine call for an end to war

Aug 15, 2025

Despite overwhelming violence and despair, civil society leaders across Israel and Palestine are working together to demand a lasting peace…

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

Aug 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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