December 2009 issue out now!

Features include:

PHOTOSTORY: PUT OUT TO PASTURE
The Van Gujjar, a nomadic Muslim vegetarian tribe, have been herding their buffalo across northern India for hundreds of years. But recently, as their lands have been absorbed by national parks, the journey has become more difficult. Photojournalist Michael Benanav spent six weeks following one family on their annual migration to better understand the problems they are facing

ENDURANCE IS THE ANSWER
When the writer Ken Saro-Wiwa was executed in 1995, European funding was withdrawn from projects across Nigeria, including an innovative, wide-ranging programme in the country’s north. Zoë Peterson finds out how it has survived against the odds

HUMAN TIDE
The inhabitants of the Cartaret Islands are the first people to be evacuated from their homeland due to climate change. Dan Box, the recipient of the RGS’s Journey of a Lifetime award, travelled to the South Pacific atoll as the first migrants set sail

THE KIDNEYS OF KOLKATA
A short distance from one of India’s largest cities lie the East Kolkata Wetlands, a biodiverse lake complex that acts as a natural sewage system for the metropolis. But, as Tom Parker reports, the unique ecosystem is under threat from Kolkata’s relentless growth

TOTALLY WIRED
Sarah Monaghan takes a look at an immense recycling scheme in the West African country of Gabon, which has taken a disused cable transport system and used it to create an ecotourism safari park and agricultural project that is giving local villagers a new livelihood

ROUGH RIDERS
Fearghal O’Nuallain details the kit he used to cycle across the Andes as part of a two-year around-the-world trip

• AND don’t forget…
… Our regular features, which this month include a selection of Hidden History images (celebrating the role of local people in the history of exploration) extracted from the RGS Archive, advice on how to take photographs of cities at night, tips on booking the most eco-friendly ski trips, reviews of the latest books, and an interview with top British geographer Doreen Massey

And much, much more besides... Buy your copy now, subscribe and save 29 per cent now or call +44 (0)1635 588 496. Geographical is also available in WHSmith and many independent newsagents.

Geographical resource

Browse, search and enjoy a range of news items, articles and photostories from past issues of Geographical magazine...

WORLDWATCH

PEOPLE

Stephen Fry

52, is an actor, writer and broadcaster. In his new BBC Two television series Last Chance to See, he and zoologist Mark Carwardine go in search of a series of endangered animals.Read on

NATURAL BEAUTY

Forest of Bowland

When is a forest not a forest? When it's this Lancashire AONB - ancient royal hunting land that now supports a healthy farming community. Report and photographs by Olivia EdwardRead on

PHOTOSTORIES

Environmental photography on show

A photography exhibition is to open this October in London, showcasing a selection of high-quality photographs highlighting environmental and social issues from around the worldRead on

About us

Welcome to Geographical.co.uk, the new website created to complement Geographical, the official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), published continuously since 1935.

Geographical.co.uk brings selected material from the magazine, providing a useful resource from which to gain further geographical knowledge.

Informative, authoritative and educational, the website's content covers a wide range of subject areas, including culture, wildlife, exploration and adventure, all illustrated with superb high-quality photography.

Read more about us here.