Geographical

Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Mark Rowe

Mark Rowe is a trained journalist and author with more than 25 years' experience of writing on the planet's major environmental issues, from climate change to renewable energy and poverty alleviation as well as wildlife and landscapes. Having cut his teeth and qualified on local papers in the north of England, he worked in Estonia on th Baltic Independent before working for the Telegraph and then news editor at the Independent on Sunday. He writes for a wide range of titles, including the Telegraph, Guardian, BBC Wildlife, the i, Nat Geo Traveller UK, Country, Land & Business and also writes the Behind the Headlines column for BBC Countryfile as well as political pieces for The House magazine and Civil Service World. He is the author of three popular green travel guides for Bradt, on the Outer Hebrides, Orkney and the Isle of Wight. He has written Geographical's dossiers since 2005.

The ring-necked parakeet is the only naturalised parrot n the UK, and is regarded as one of the 100 most invasive species in Europe

Review: Cull of the Wild by Hugh Warwick

Mar 23, 2024
An engaging, occasionally philosophical read on invasive species, inspired by one man and his devotion to studying hedgehogs
concept art showing africa population

What does rapid population growth mean for the world’s poorest continent?

Mar 14, 2024
Mark Rowe reports on one the most significant demographic shifts facing the world
wind turbine against blue sky

How well is the UK doing in reaching green energy targets?

Jan 13, 2024
The UK has gone further and faster down the green energy road than many predicted. Despite the successes so far, more challenges are ahead
A production line for wheat flour. Global trade in wheat is greater than for all other crops combined

How we feed the 9 million people on our warming planet

Nov 16, 2023
What we grow where is changing dramatically as global warming causes more and more disruption to food production
Heinrich Berann’s 1977 painting of the Heezen-Tharp ‘World Ocean Floor’ map

Review: The Deepest Map by Laura Trethewey

Nov 2, 2023
Laura Trethewey charts the fascinating history and pursuit of mapping the ocean floor
The Cambrian explosion saw a sudden, spectacular diversification of complex life in which virtually all major animal phyla began to appear in the fossil record

Review: Extinctions by Michael J Benton

Sep 28, 2023
A disturbingly uplifting but easily accessible read on the mass extinction events through history, and why they might be better than we realise
Deforestation in Borneo

Can Indonesia go green in time?

Sep 4, 2023
Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous nation and largest coal producer, has committed to a net-zero future. Great news for the environment? Conservationists are sceptical
A child suffering from malaria lies in his bedroom in Juba, South Sudan

Review: Fevered Planet by John Vidal

Aug 25, 2023
Former Guardian environment editor John Vidal explores the grim connection between emerging deadly diseases and the damage we do to natu
Farmed Atlantic salmon infected with numerous parasitic sea lice. As a result, the diseased fish are also suffering from deep ulcerations (wounds), fin damage and excessive mucous production

Salmon farm threat to Scottish islands

Aug 17, 2023
There 200+ salmon farms in Scotland, worth £1.2 billion a year. However, the industry is doing untold damage to other marine life
Islanders harvest seaweed in Uist

Anger over the Scottish government’s attempt to impose marine protection, which islanders fear would make their lives impossible

Aug 10, 2023
Islanders fear proposed marine protection moves would have made their lives impossible
The Bou Craa phosphate mine in Western Sahara, home to the world’s longest conveyor belt

Review: Around the world in 80 ways by Stephen Webb

Jul 17, 2023
Stephen Webb boldly challenges our perceptions and explores the world through maps and data
Blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) blooms in our rivers and waterways and produces toxic chemicals harmful to aquatic life

Britain’s water crisis

Jul 12, 2023
Each year, billions of tonnes of raw sewage are pumped into England's rivers and coastal waters. But it is not only the water companies who are to blame
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