Geographical

Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Robin Hanbury-Tenison’s charity row on the River Tamar

Robin Hanbury-Tenison’s charity row on the River Tamar

2 minutes

Explorer Hanbury-Tenison raising money for Thousand Year Trust, a charity keen to restore Britain's temperate rainforests For 88-year-old Robin Hanbury-Tenison, the decision to row 22 miles in 11 hours on an English river is one motivated by a simple goal: to raise money to restore Britain's temperate rainforests. Enjoying this article? Check out our related … [Read more...] about Robin Hanbury-Tenison’s charity row on the River Tamar

Greenwashing gives way to green-fading

4 minutes

Marco Magrini fears the consequences of much of the corporate world turning its back on carbon reduction commitments It is quite worrying, the future of the world. We need to appeal to the people and educate them to sort of revolt against this and to fight the propaganda of the fossil fuel industry, which is unrelenting and enormous.’ Thus spoke, in 2016, the CEO of a … [Read more...] about Greenwashing gives way to green-fading

Death toll mounts in the Myanmar earthquake as urgent call goes out for help

4 minutes

7.7-magnitude quake devastates Mandalay region and historic Bagan temples; tremors felt across Southeast Asia A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on 28 March 2025, leading to catastrophic destruction and a rapidly escalating death toll. The quake's epicentre was near Sagaing, approximately 20 kilometres from Mandalay, at a shallow depth of 10 … [Read more...] about Death toll mounts in the Myanmar earthquake as urgent call goes out for help