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Biohotel: das Landgut Stober in Brandenburg
Exploring sustainable tourism with Michael Stober. This content is in German.
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Nature & Environment
'Good' food destroying biodiversity?
On International Day for Biodiversity (22 May), maybe it's time you considered the impact of the production of ‘good’ food on biodiversity
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Nature & Environment
The Speed of Extinct Organisms
How do we know how fast a T. rex moved? Here's an introduction to palaeobiology and how the speed of movement of extinct animals can be calculated.
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Nature & Environment
Happy GeoWeek!
GeoWeek is an initiative to promote active geo-science. Learn more about how to read rocks and discover the different types of rocks with our handy videos and tools.
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Society, Politics & Law
Climate Change, Coastal Erosion and Flooding: The Thames Gateway and London
Climate change will lead to sea level rises and this will lead to enhanced coastal erosion. Professor David Humphreys explores the challenges that this will pose for the Thames Gateway in south-east England.
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Nature & Environment
United Nations Climate Change Conference - COP21
This interactive map is a world first. It gives you the chance to explore a major international meeting on climate change as if you were there.
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Nature & Environment
How can you turn desert into farmland?
Soil is not just dirt but a living system with many important functions. Degraded soils impact on food production, erosion, and more, affecting the lives of people around the world. Restoration efforts in China, Zambia and other countries seek to reverse this trend.
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Nature & Environment
Soil as the book of nature
Our planet is largely covered with soil, and like sunlight and water we tend to take it for granted, and not give it the respect it deserves.
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Society, Politics & Law
Growing plants, growing communities: Climate Camp, Veggie Gardens and Local Politics
A former school site in East Sussex has become the focus for a fascinating cooperation between local politics and international activism.
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Languages
How did a natural disaster take us closer to Brexit?
The framing of the national debate around Brexit owed a debt to coverage of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, says Rahel Cramer.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
How do natural disasters affect mental health?
Understanding why suicide rates in Puerto Rico have risen by a third since Hurricane Maria could help us prepare for future natural disasters. Jane Palmer explains.
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Society, Politics & Law
Non-existent countries
What makes a country count as a country? Andy Morris interviews geographer and broadcaster Nick Middleton about his recent book 'An Atlas of Countries that Don't Exist'.