Chris Fitch
Mount ever-waste?
Mar 10, 2015
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Mountains
Reports out of Nepal claim that human waste created by mountain climbers is creating a health hazard on Mount Everest. We asked three climbers who have been to the summit to give their thoughts on the situation
Head Down on Top of the World - March 2015
Feb 27, 2015
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Geocast
Porters are often the unsung hereos of a Himalayan expedition, making a trekker's dream become reality. Rob Fraser decided to find out what their life really entails, and whether a 51-year old westerner could carry his share of the load
Now we can all do climate modelling
Mar 03, 2015
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Climate
The Global Calculator is a new online tool that lets anyone model future energy sources and carbon dioxide emissions, revealing potential ways to prevent a two-degree temperature rise
THE POST-GROWTH PROJECT by Green House
Mar 01, 2015
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Books
At the heart is a simple argument: developed economies are not naturally growing anymore, and we should therefore build sustainable societies which assume that our economies won’t grow, instead of pouring time and energy into forcing them to do so
South China Sea sees significant construction
Feb 19, 2015
Published in
Geopolitics
New satellite imagery reveals Chinese advances in ongoing land reclamation project in the South China Sea
Hotspot: Southern Ocean – March 2015
Feb 17, 2015
Published in
Geocast
New Zealand has arrested three ships for IUU (illegal, unreported, unregulated) fishing. Klaus Dodds explores the geopolitical situation surrounding fishing in the Southern Ocean
Keeping Singapore’s head above water
Feb 16, 2015
Published in
Cities
Many major cities around the world are set to face severe water problems over the coming decades, but Singapore – the perennial resource underdog – leads the way in urban water management
Indian tiger population roaring back
Feb 10, 2015
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Wildlife
New report estimates that numbers of wild Indian tigers grew by more than 50 per cent during the past eight years
Polish farmers protest ‘land-grabbing’
Feb 09, 2015
Published in
Development
Tractors clogged the main roads into Warsaw last week as Polish farmers demonstrated their opposition to changes to agriculture laws
Deforestation causing São Paulo drought
Feb 05, 2015
Published in
Cities
Brazil possesses 12 per cent of the world’s freshwater, and yet São Paulo – the biggest and richest city in South America – is suffering from severe drought with deforestation getting the blame
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