OPINIONS
When a natural disaster strikes, it’s too late to start making maps
Jul 08, 2019
Written by
Doug Specht
Since the 2010 earthquake in Haiti the way in which data has been collected during a humanitarian crisis has changed. But we still aren’t using it to maximum effect. New research sheds light on what’s going wrong, and how we…
Women’s skills are undervalued in the global value chain
Jul 03, 2019
Written by
Stephanie Barrientos
Professor Stephanie Barrientos is a researcher at the Global Development Institute at The University of Manchester
Refugees can be at the heart of a change in British food culture
Jun 20, 2019
Written by
Andrea Rasca
Andrea Rasca is the founder of Mercato Metropolitano, a vibrant food market in Elephant & Castle, London which hosts a cookery class run by refugees. It is also a wider movement, calling for an improvement to the global food culture
Young leaders are our best chance to fight terrorism
Jun 13, 2019
Written by
Kate Robertson
Kate Robertson is the co-founder of One Young World, an NGO that identifies, promotes and connects the world’s most impactful young leaders to create a better world, with more responsible, more effective leadership
Turning the Sahara into a Solar Farm
Jun 04, 2019
Written by
Amin Al-Habaibeh
Professor Amin Al-Habaibeh, professor of intelligent engineering systems at Nottingham Trent University, describes the energy potential of the Sahara
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Floating Deep Farms to feed a growing population
Apr 23, 2019
Written by
Saffa Riffat
Professor Saffa Riffat explains the potential of Floating Deep Farms to feed the world’s ever-increasing population
Listen to youth climate protestors
Apr 18, 2019
Written by
Marco Magrini
It’s time to listen to the children, says Marco Magrini
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[FROM THE ARCHIVE] Danger in store
Mar 21, 2019
Written by
Chandra Durve and Dr Edward Ferrett
In October 1985, consultant mining engineer Chandra Durve and Dr Edward Ferrett, then head of the Faculty of Technology at Cornwall Technical College wrote an article for Geographical about tailings dams and some of the dangers they pose. The article, reproduced…
Brumadinho dam collapse: mining industry needs radical change to avoid future disasters
Mar 20, 2019
Written by
Breno Nunes and Flávio Hourneaux Junior
Reprinted with permission from The Conversation
Young people schooling ‘old guard’ on climate change
Mar 08, 2019
Written by
Ella Robertson
Innovative efforts and passionate activism by tomorrow’s generations are making real differences around the world
Agricultural practices contribute to global air pollution, the industry must adapt
Jan 09, 2019
Written by
Gary Fuller
Gary Fuller is an air pollution scientist at King’s College London. His new book, The Invisible Killer: The Rising Global Threat of Air Pollution – and How We Can Fight Back, is published by Melville House
How technology is taking wildlife conservation to the next level
Dec 21, 2018
Written by
Bruce ‘Doc’ Watson
We’ve reached a critical juncture in the illegal poaching of some of our planet’s most endangered species and technological advancements might be the key to tipping the balance
Why foreign language skills post-Brexit will be vital
Dec 18, 2018
Written by
Damon Culbert
There’s an unexpected issue with post-Brexit Britain that could dramatically affect UK business owners
Does immigration really harm cultural identity?
Nov 30, 2018
Written by
Alex Mesoudi
Using computer simulations, cultural evolution researcher Alex Mesoudi analyses the impact of migration and challenges the belief that it harms a host country's cultural identity
Rebuilding urban neighbourhoods with ‘massive small change’
Oct 31, 2018
Written by
Kelvin Campbell
Architect Kelvin Campbell presents the case for ‘making massive small change’, a way of rebuilding neighbourhoods from the bottom up to transform urban lives
How Mexican cartels and illegal fishing are leading to the extinction of the vaquita
Oct 12, 2018
Written by
Matthew Podolsky
The vaquita is a species of porpoise endemic to the northern Gulf of California in Mexico, but illegal fishing means this fascinating creature is doomed to extinction, says Matthew Podolsky
Saving the world’s endangered alphabets
Oct 08, 2018
Written by
Tim Brookes
Tim Brookes is the founder of the Endangered Alphabets Project a non-profit organisation that preserves endangered cultures
How beavers will benefit Britain’s ecosystems
Sep 03, 2018
Written by
Ben Goldfarb
Encouraging beavers’ spread will only benefit the environment – on both the North American and European sides of the pond – argues author and environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb
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