Established in 1935, Geographical is the official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society and one of the leading magazines in its field, with stunning photography, great writing and first class design. For an authoritative voice on geography, culture, wildlife and exploration institutions should look no further than Geographical.
Here is a list of article recommendations, compiled by the editorial team at Geographical.
A history of the mysterious, arguably the most isolated island in the world, with explanations of Bouvet’s geography and wildlife thanks to maps, diagrams and photographs.
Pitcairn, one of the most remote small island communities faces issues it faced in 1984 still today. Economic and social issues plague an island so remote, yet its strongly held beliefs and unique history unite the small island.
An isolated island in the Arabian sea and home to unique flora and fauna, yet threatened by future investment in infrastructure.
A history of the settlement on Tristan Da Cunha, a remote island in the Atlantic.
A history of the settlement on Tristan Da Cunha, a remote island in the Atlantic.
Insight into the famous Easter Island statues with great pictures.
A view on the harmful effects of deforestation and how cattle and bulldozing forests were clearly causing environmental degradation.
A map representing global urbanisation and megacities from over a decade ago. Shows how much urban centres have grown since 2007.
An outline of the true unsustainability and harmfulness of coal.
Gives an insight into the awareness of the spread of disease in the 1950’s and clear choropleth maps regarding life expectancy in the UK.
Wright speaks on the ‘mapping revolution’ and the future of maps being computerised onto small screens in our cars.
Outlines the issues caused by overfishing, and how fishermen and government policies were reacting to these changes.
David Bellamy as a crusading environmentalist, extremely moving and empowering interview, still incredibly relevant to today’s climate crisis.
Zanskar: A largely unknown place with rich and complex cultures coinciding with stunning pictures, yet also struggling with the future of becoming more globalised.
A photo story illustrating the modern environmental issue of electronic waste. Harsh, telling images showing how this waste is taking over dumps in places like Ghana, further harming human health and the environment.
An insight, through giant pandas, into how environmental degradation may eventually mean certain species can survive only with the help of animal and nature reserves.
A history of the mysterious, arguably the most isolated island in the world, with explanations of Bouvet’s geography and wildlife thanks to maps, diagrams and photographs.
Page 16 provides a map of the world from 1990 showing areas of ‘wilderness’. This article describes how the threat of population growth, even thirty years ago, was known to threaten the nature and environment of our planet.
An explanation of glaciation in the British Isles. Includes scientific posters and maps showing the British Isles change over time.
A reflection of the conflict between small island communities, and the threat of investment from TNC’s which would cause environmental and cultural degradation. It poses the question of how small island communities, reliant on their own environment, are threatened by globalisation.
Great pictures of the Chinese countryside and an intriguing answer as to whether there was ever a Roman city in China.
A history of Sumatra, complete with impressive pictures of the Indonesian countryside. Also, a look into Sumatra’s future economic development, and how it will move away from primary industry.
Incredible pictures of mountain ranges along with physical geography information on the formation and location of such ‘monuments’.