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Changing climate: new refugee visa?
New Zealand becomes the first country to propose humanitarian visas for ‘climate change refugees’ New Zealand could become the first country to offer visas to families threatened by the effects of...
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Lesotho: Following the Horsemen
Mountain biking through mountainous Lesotho, Dan Milner found stunning landscapes, physical challenges and a proud people with their finger on the pulse of adventure tourism The beaten-up, old pick-up...
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Art on the border
Influencing international peace through street art Throughout his election campaign, and at regular points since taking office, US president Donald Trump, has been championing the need for an...
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On ancient land: hiking West Australia
The southwest corner of Western Australia is bursting with unique flora, fauna and ancient geological formations, as Laura Waters found out when she set out on a two-month, 1,000km hike along the...
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Kristy Leissle: lecturer and chocolate expert
Kristy Leissle is a scholar of the global cocoa and chocolate industries. She is a lecturer at the University of Washington Bothell, where she teaches Global Studies. Her new book, Cocoa, is out now I...
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Antwerp’s humble diamantaires
Diamonds are perhaps the least modest of all jewels. But, in Antwerp, they have attracted a community known for its humility On the outskirts of Antwerp, in the Wilrijk neighbourhood, a piece of India...
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China: land of milk and money
Growing demands for dairy products from an increasingly wealthy China are set to have a dramatic impact on the country’s carbon emissions ‘I have a dream to provide every Chinese, especially children,...
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Finding Eden: A Journey into the Heart of Borneo
In this exclusive extract from his newest book, founder and president of Survival International, Robin Hanbury-Tenison OBE, looks back on the legacy of his ground-breaking 1977 Royal Geographical...
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Weddell Sea: finding the Endurance
A pioneering expedition in 2019 will search for the lost Shackleton ship, the Endurance... with a vast array of scientific aspirations as well Lest we forget, the great Imperial Trans-Antarctic...
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Fathers and sons: climbing Aconcagua
Children on the summit of Aconcagua are a rare sight. James Egemont-Lee recounts how he and friend Ben Freeth travelled with their sons to the highest summit outside of the Himalayas It was Ben’s idea....
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Clean, green machines – the technology cleaning our future
From plastic-eating enzymes and oil-sucking polymers to ‘deep learning’ robots – innovative companies and research institutions are designing the future of the waste industry ‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’...
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Lloyd Figgins: expedition leader and travel safety expert
Lloyd Figgins is founder of LFL Global Risk Mitigation consultancy, and a regular commentator to international media on issues of safety and security. His new book, The Travel Survival Guide, is out...
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Mozambique: Islands in the sky
The biological wonders of Mozambique’s mountains have only recently been unveiled after years of neglect. Secrets still exist, however, as Sam Jones discovered when launching a biological assault on...
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Lynne Corner: director of VOICE
Lynne Corner is director of VOICE – Valuing Our Intellectual Capital and Experience – based at the UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing. VOICE works with citizens to co-develop approaches, products...
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Rocky roads: reducing road deaths
Road collisions remain a leading cause of deaths and injuries around the world, casting doubt upon UN aspirations to halve the total number In September 2015, 169 targets were adopted within the UN’s...
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CONIFA: the World Cup for unrecognised nations
As the world prepares for the next FIFA tournament in Russia, the top football teams from the world’s unrecognised nations square off in London The crowd cheers as the teams line up, ready for the...
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The Other Side of Ukraine
After Michael Pugh quit his job as a law firm partner in Moscow, the only way he wanted to return home was by horse, travelling through Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Romania Meeting Robert over coffee...
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Mincing words: the fight to define meat
The US meat industry is attempting to officially define ‘meat’ as a slew of new, clean meats move closer to the dinner table What makes meat, meat? This question is bothering all sides of the US meat...
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CONIFA: the alternative World Cup
As the world’s top footballers battle it out in Russia, a gathering of unrecognised nations had their own moment in the sporting spotlight You won’t see the likes of Abkhazia, Northern Cyprus or Tibet...
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ARCHIVE: Global Tactics – Football takes over the world
If you think you can escape the ballyhoo of the World Cup, think again. Football is taking over the world This is an archive story, published in the June 1998 edition of Geographical magazine. All...
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