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The Geographical Podcast

Welcome to The Geographical Podcast, brought to you by Geographical Magazine, the official publication of the Royal Geographical Society. Geographical helps our readers navigate an ever-changing and c... Read more

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How small-scale fishing communities have to fight to survive

How small-scale fishing communities have to fight to survive

This month we take a trip to Cameroon, where a policy to help small-scale fishers is under severe strain. And we talk to... Read more

28 Jun 2022

36mins

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Cashmere crisis: Working towards more sustainable production in India, Mongolia and China

Cashmere crisis: Working towards more sustainable production in India, Mongolia and China

Cashmere is produced in cold regions of India, China and Mongolia, among other places. It is produced from the very fine... Read more

20 May 2022

28mins

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The problem with CITES, the international convention meant to protect wildlife

The problem with CITES, the international convention meant to protect wildlife

This episode of The Geographical Podcast features a long-read from the April issue of Geographical magazine in which Rom... Read more

28 Apr 2022

29mins

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The way of the jaguar: Forest fragmentation in a developing world

The way of the jaguar: Forest fragmentation in a developing world

This month, we’re exploring the subject of forest loss. Around the world, outright deforestation grabs headlines, and wa... Read more

24 Mar 2022

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Should we mine the deep sea?

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The medicinal plants of peatlands and bogs; and Edward Struzik, author of Swamplands

The medicinal plants of peatlands and bogs; and Edward Struzik, author of Swamplands

This episode, we head over to the peatlands of Ireland. Degraded and drained, Ireland’s peatlands face an uncertain futu... Read more

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The beaver's rightful return to Britain

The beaver's rightful return to Britain

This month, we turn our attention to a miraculous rodent. To the delight of conservationists and the British public, the... Read more

1 Dec 2021

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A climate scientist talks COP26, climate denial, and how to engage everyone in the fight against the climate crisis

A climate scientist talks COP26, climate denial, and how to engage everyone in the fight against the climate crisis

This month, we’ve dedicated an entire print issue of our magazine to COP26 and the climate. The issue is jam-packed with... Read more

25 Oct 2021

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Save forests, store carbon

Save forests, store carbon

With COP26 soon kicking off, we’ve dedicated the entire November issue of Geographical to the climate. The print edition... Read more

21 Oct 2021

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Searching for the Persian leopard – the cat caught in conflict; and the aftermath in Nagorno Karabakh

Searching for the Persian leopard – the cat caught in conflict; and the aftermath in Nagorno Karabakh

This episode, we’re on the prowl for one of the rarest cats on the planet: the elusive Persian Leopard. Until the 20th c... Read more

21 Sep 2021

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