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Dan Richards: Travel writer and artist
Sep 12, 2019
Dan Richards is an artist and a writer. His fourth book, Outpost: A Journey to the Wild Ends of the Earth is out now, published by Canongate
The fight for environmental justice in America’s segregated cities
Sep 06, 2019
Written by
Abigail Spink
‘Abolitionist climate justice’ is an evolving movement that aims to tackle the disparate effects of climate change across race and class
Zanskar: an icy exploration of an ancient Himalayan kingdom
Sep 06, 2019
Written by
Felicity Aston
Felicity Aston follows ‘ice pilots’ along a frozen river gorge to an ancient kingdom hidden deep in the Himalaya to find a very 21st century negotiation of modern adventure tourism, local development and ecology protection
Landmark case compensates Australian aboriginal group for land incursions
Sep 05, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
In a landmark case, Australia’s High Court has awarded damages to an Aboriginal group in compensation for historic incursions on their land, opening the way for billions of dollar’s worth of potential claims
Vatosoa is the National Coordinator of the MIHARI Network, an organisation working in Madagascar to connect and advocate for small-scale fishing communities along the country’s 5,000km coastline in order to share best practice in sustainable fishing. Vatosoa was recently awarded a…
Vancouver renames controversial government building
Aug 15, 2019
Written by
Abigail Spink
A Canadian federal employment office will no longer hold the name of the politician behind the notorious Komagata Maru incident of 1914
Reliving the Transglobe Expedition: the first and only attempt to circumnavigate the globe via both poles
Aug 15, 2019
Written by
Anton Bowring
The Transglobe Expedition entered the history books by becoming the first (and still only) successful attempt to circumnavigate the globe via both poles. As the team members celebrate the journey’s 40th anniversary, crew member Anton Bowring relives the heroic, of…
IPCC: Human land use is key driver of the climate emergency
Aug 09, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
A landmark report from the IPCC definitively states that the way humans are using the Earth’s available land is a key driver of global heating and climate change. But does it also provide the answer?
Guadalupe Marengo: Human Rights Defender at Amnesty International
Aug 01, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
Guadaloupe Marengo is head of the Human Rights Defenders Team at Amnesty International, a group working to protect people who champion and defend the rights of others, including women’s rights, LGBT+ rights and, increasingly, environmental rights
Following in the footsteps of the first Western explorer in southwest China
Jul 23, 2019
Written by
Amar Grover
Despite being among the first Western explorers to uncover southwestern China in the 1920s, American botanist Joseph Rock is far from being a household name. Today, one explorer is attempting to revitalise his reputation
Whitley Awards 2020 - Call to recognise the next generation of conservation heroes
Jul 22, 2019
Written by
Eveline Vouillemin
The 2020 Whitley Fund For Nature Awards are now open for applications
Geographical on the Moon
Jul 20, 2019
Written by
Geographical
As the world celebrates fifty years since mankind first set foot on soil other than that of the Earth, changing the world of exploration forever, we look back at how Geographical has tackled our lunar neighbour over the years...
Selenography: the ‘Geography’ of the Moon
Jul 20, 2019
Written by
Ernest Tillotson
In 1943, Geographical ventured away from our terrestrial boundaries to explore our lunar neighbour
Can the film industry stem the plastic tide?
Jul 19, 2019
Written by
Eveline Vouillemin
Inspired by nature and motivated by a green conscience, a London-based designer is calling for the film industry to turn its hand to innovative methods of production to stop ever-growing piles of plastic waste from ending up in landfill
Ana is the director and founder of the Eko-Svest Center for Environmental Research and Information and is also affiliated with Bankwatch. She led a seven-year campaign to cut off international funding for two large hydropower plants planned for inside Mavrovo…
World Population Day
Jul 11, 2019
Written by
Luke Weir
World Population Day focuses on the urgency and importance of population issues, observed every 11th of July
World Refugee Day
Jun 20, 2019
Written by
Luke Weir
World Refugee Day is a day to reflect and act on the global refugee crisis
Rolex Laureates – 2019 winners announced
Jun 14, 2019
Written by
Geographical
The five winners include schemes to eliminate plastic waste and reduce human-wildlife conflict
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