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Catch of the day

Laurent Geslin captures the activities of perch fisherman on Lake Geneva

Getting to the root of the problem

Olivia Edward reports on efforts to re-establish the huarango tree to the arid valleys of southern Peru

Access all areas

In a special report, Mark Rowe examines our rights of access to the British Countryside

Conserving Britain's last wild ponies

Only a few hundred semi-feral ponies exist in the upland areas of Britain and the fight is on to stop them disappearing altogether, writes David Anthony Murray

Minority Report

An explorer is on a mission to preserve an ethnic Li village on China's Hainan Island - but do the residents want their homes saved? asks Simon Montlake

And...

Greening Gozo Victor Paul Borg reports on how rural and adventure tourism initiatives are helping to boost visitor numbers on Malta’s sister island

• Archive: Building society A collection of images from the RGS archives illustrates some of the mammoth construction projects of yesteryear

• Essential gear: gap-year kit Around-the-world cyclist Alastair Humphreys offers his tips on what young backpackers need to consider when taking a year out to travel

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BAS finds ‘subglacial’ volcanoes and lakes

Glaciologists and geologists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have identified two important geographical features that exist beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and are invisible to the naked eye.Read on

Nigel Vardy

After recovering from severe frostbite, Nigel Vardy recently became the first Briton to climb the highest peaks on the world’s seven largest islands. Natalie Hoare speaks to him about his recovery, getting back into climbing and the ‘7x7 challenge’Read on

Causeway Coast

The jewel in the crown of this impressive Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is the internationally renowned Giant’s Causeway. But as Christian Amodeo discovers, the road to the provision of adequate protection for the region has been as rocky as the causeway itselfRead on

Earth as art

Klaus D Francke has spent 30 years photographing the Earth from the air. His images capture the patterns and colours of the Earth’s natural and human activitiesRead on

Voyages of discovery

A selection of images drawn from the RGS archives which illustrate the close connection between exploration and scientific discoveryRead on

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