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Features
Nature’s Agent
Born in Missouri, US, in the 1890s, George Washington Carver became the only black man in America with an advanced agricultural science degree.
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In Favour of Life
Drawing inspiration from Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement, chef, author and food activist Bela Gil believes agroecology is key to averting climate change and ending food poverty.
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Nature's Guardians
How far would you go to protect the environment? Members of the Bishnoi community in India are prepared to sacrifice their lives to protect the flora and fauna.
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Interviews
Finding God in Nature
Rajender Kumar Bishnoi lives in Dubai, a long way from Rajasthan where he grew up. But he takes the spirit of the Bishnoi community, and the teachings of Shree Guru Jambeshwar, with him.
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Features
An Uncomfortable Truth
The green façade of Nilgiris hides an uncomfortable truth - that human intervention has destabilised a fragile ecosystem, threatening an ancient culture and the existence of native species.
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Interviews
Resetting Global Food Systems
As global food systems and supply chains have been disrupted by Covid-19, Francis Mwanza, researcher and writer on African and local foods, and former head of office of the United Nations World...
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Photography
My Garden My Kingdom
The oldest and biggest refugee camp in Iraq, which hosts 32,000 Syrian refugees, their gardens are more than just a source of flowers and food.
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Photography
A Tale of Two Girls
Raised by a strong, single mother, in difficult economic conditions, as a child I was a short-haired girl who loved playing with my brothers. But, as soonas those first drops of blood trickled...
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Features
Entangled Lives
Our lives are inextricably entangled with the lives of other species. Artists and creatives are attempting to recognise this through reciprocal gestures towards nonhumans.
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Essays
Notes on the Limit of Our Skin
Artist Maria Laet’s work seeks to mend the divide between the elements and reminds us that an imprint on the planet is an imprint on ourselves.
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Essays
With My Hands in the Soil
Raised in the US, Sonia Rego connects with the land of her ancestors through working the Texas soil.
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Essays
Baba Yaga
How the evolution of a Russian myth reflects the country’s relationship with nature.
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Essays
Natural Health
Access to green space, with the physical and mental health benefits it brings, should be a human right.
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The Metal Element of Autumn
In Taoist Five Element medicine, the metal element governs the lung/colon. It represents the air we breathe. It is non-judgemental, and gives itself freely to all.
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