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The Taliban's takeover triggered a refugee exodus – but where will they go?
Apr 28, 2022
Written by
Jacob Dykes
The Taliban’s recent takeover of Afghanistan prompted a new refugee crisis, highlighting how nations differ in the numbers of people they’re willing to re-home
I'm a Geographer: Rose Abramoff, soil scientist and climate activist
Apr 20, 2022
Written by
Bryony Cottam
Rose Abramoff is a climate scientist who recently made headlines while participating in climate protests led by Scientist Rebellion. Geographical caught up with her to talk about activism, education and the importance of soil
Dossier: The future of aid
Mar 25, 2022
Written by
Mark Rowe
Mark Rowe reflects on the changing nature of overseas aid and asks what it could and should look like in a world facing the same old challenges, combined with new threats
The last rickshaw-pullers of Kolkata
Mar 10, 2022
Written by
Words by Laura Fornell, pictures by Oscar Espinosa
The end of human-powered rickshaws has long been predicted in the crowded city of Kolkata, the day may finally be coming when it actually happens
Wreck of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance found
Mar 09, 2022
Written by
Mark Russell
The wreck of Endurance, Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition ship, has been found 107 years after it sank in Weddell Sea pack ice
Obituary: Sir Crispin Tickell, diplomat, academic and former president of the Royal Geographical Society
Feb 23, 2022
Written by
Geographical
Sir Crispin Tickell, who has died of pneumonia aged 91, was president of the Royal Geographical Society from 1990-93
On class, ethnicity and the natural world: 'Nature means something different to every one of us'
Feb 09, 2022
Written by
Faizal Farook
Faizal Farook investigates the relationship between Britain’s diverse ethnic-minority communities and the country’s natural spaces
Canada's Indigenous People are using art to confront the country's legacy of abuse
Jan 20, 2022
Written by
Hadani Ditmars
Following the shocking discovery of thousands of unmarked graves at former residential schools in Canada, the country’s Indigenous people are using art to find truth and reconciliation
Adapt to survive: the places on the front line of climate change
Jan 12, 2022
Written by
Bryony Cottam
While the world debates the best ways to reduce emissions and hold global temperature rise below 2°C, the heat is already on for countries facing the greatest threats from climate change.
The Ganges – river of life, religion and waste
Jan 07, 2022
Written by
Stuart Butler
The Ganges is one of the most polluted rivers on Earth, but such is its religious importance that there are those willing to make enormous sacrifices to see that it’s cleaned up
Inside Thailand's first caviar farm
Jan 04, 2022
Written by
Words by Ron Gluckman, Images by Luke Duggleby
A new caviar-production venture could transform Thailand into a major source of the highly prized foodstuff
Sexuality and the city: the changing geography of LGBTQ spaces
Dec 17, 2021
Written by
Katie Burton
In cities around the world, the geography of homosexuality is shifting. As historic bars and clubs close down, or where they never existed, queer people are finding other ways to gather
The fading days of Morocco's Grand Taxis
Dec 17, 2021
Written by
Words: John Silcox Images: Sam Christmas
In Morocco, people don’t Uber. Instead, they pile into so-called grand taxis – battered but colourful old diesel Mercedes cars. These ancient vehicles, which the government is trying to force off the streets, tell a wider story about the suffocating…
Restoring the oyster reefs of old to protect English waters
Dec 16, 2021
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Oysters play a hugely important role in ecosystems by filtering water and providing habitat for other creatures, but overfishing has decimated their populations. Jacob Dykes visits an ambitious project to restore oyster reefs in Essex waters
Geographical Christmas Gift Guide 2021
Dec 13, 2021
Written by
Geographical
Our Christmas Gift Guide is back for 2021, featuring eco-friendly, ethically-made, sustainable presents for your geography-loving family and friends
Spotlight on... Montreuil-sur-Mer: a feast for all the senses
Dec 08, 2021
Written by
Vitali Vitaliev
Vitali Vitaliev takes a tour of the small town of Montreuil-sur-Mer in northern France
The rise of halal tourism
Dec 08, 2021
Written by
Katie Burton
With the market for Muslim travellers growing at pace, holiday-makers and travellers are broadening their horizons
Spotlight on...Trentino: Saving the wood and the trees
Dec 01, 2021
Written by
Chris Fitch
Three years ago, a violent storm devastated northern Italy’s iconic forests. Chris Fitch investigates what makes these trees so special and how people from around the world are helping to bring them back to life
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