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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
Searching for Star Dust: the hunt to uncover an Andean mystery
Jun 11, 2019
Written by
Matt Maynard
Nearly two decades after the mystery 1947 disappearance of a plane was partially solved, three British mountaineers attempted to travel to the Andean crash site; finding that memory, spoken word and fact are even more slippery than the ice releasing…
Mikael Frödin is a Swedish-born professional fly fisherman turned environmental activist. In 2019 he appeared in the film, Artifishal, to highlight the dangers of open-net salmon farms
Biochar: miracle or madness?
Jun 06, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
Biochar was once heralded as a miracle product, one that could both sequester carbon and improve soil conditions. Though it’s found itself out of the limelight in recent years, some scientists are still fighting its corner
China’s Belt and Road to the Islamic world
Jun 03, 2019
Written by
Geographical
Why is China so keen on courting Islamic countries for its Belt and Road Initiative? The team at Kontinentalist brings you some answers with this interactive guide
Dr Evan Killick: anthropology lecturer and Amazon expert
Jun 03, 2019
Written by
Luke Weir
Dr Evan Killick is a senior lecturer in Anthropology and International Development at the University of Sussex, whose collaborative efforts with an indigenous community in Peru has helped them gain official language recognition
Speaking out: the indigenous tongue that has finally become official
May 30, 2019
Written by
Luke Weir
Peruvian community gains official language recognition
The higher environmental impact of white eating habits
May 27, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
White people’s eating habits in the US have a higher environmental impact than those of black and Latinx individuals, according to a new study
Rolex announces 2019 Laureate finalists, public vote to choose winners
May 24, 2019
Written by
Luke Weir
Rolex has announced the ten finalists for its 2019 Rolex Awards, each vying to become one of the five chosen Laureates, honoured for their work in global development projects
Andre Laperrière is executive director at the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) an initiative aiming to exchange ideas and knowledge to solve the world's looming food crisis
Dossier: Tobacco's big child labour problem
May 10, 2019
Written by
Text by Mark Rowe • Cartography by Benjamin Hennig
Despite cigarette consumption dropping globally, their manufacture is still one of the world’s most profitable industries. For many farmers, tobacco cultivation is a vital source of income. One big problem – much of the labour is carried out by children
To the depths of Belize’s Great Blue Hole
Apr 24, 2019
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By Erika Bergman Photographs by Aquatica Submarines
Comprising 22 dives in just over two weeks, the Blue Hole Belize expedition was an attempt to journey to the bottom of the world’s largest sinkhole – Lighthouse Reef – in order to produce a complete 3D sonar map of…
The impact of mobile work on partners and families in Australia
Apr 16, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
Two researchers have identified a deep-rooted sense of disorientation and loneliness among the partners of Australia’s growing community of mobile workers
Sean Sutton: photojournalist and landmine campaigner
Apr 04, 2019
Sean Sutton is a photojournalist and international communications manager for the Mines Advisory Group (MAG), an NGO that assists people affected by landmines, unexploded ordnance, and small arms and light weapons. This interview coincides with the launch of MAG's Home Safe Home appeal…
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