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The September 2008 issue of Geographical is out now...

 

 
Fire and brimstone

Photographer Jefri Aries documents the life-threatening toil of sulphur miners working in the active volcano Kawah Ijen in East Java, Indonesia

The great commission

As the hill tribes of northern Thailand are increasingly exposed to outside influences, Ben Winston investigates whether the concurrent spread of Christianity is eroding their traditional culture

Caught in the crossfire

As the Maginot Line celebrates its 70th anniversary, John Gimlette looks at the reasons why the French border region of Alsace–Lorraine has regularly been engulfed in conflict throughout its history

Nectar of Allah

An aphrodisiac, medicine and exquisite treat, the honey produced in eastern Yemen is considered to be pure liquid gold, commanding astronomical prices. Guillaume Pitron reports, with photography by Virginie Vican 

And...

The wood for the trees Geordie Torr heads to the rainforest of Puerto Rico to join a project that’s trying to demonstrate the viability of low-impact sustainable timber production within existing forest

Disputed territory Clive Grylls goes against strict advice from the FCO and heads to conflict-riven Kashmir, where improved relations between India and Pakistan have sparked a tourism boom

Archive: Japan A series of hand-painted, stylised images from the archives of the Royal Geographical Society  

Essential gear: canopy expeditions Swinging 70-metres above the ground in the rainforest canopy, John Pike has to rely on his kit to stay alive. Here, he reveals some of his personal favourites

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

Mining threatens Grand canyon

While uranium mining threatens one of the world's greatest natural wonders on the one hand, another initiative is attempting to replenish the area's natural habitatsRead on

Sun Shuyun

Sun Shuyun is a Chinese writer and documentary film-maker. For her recent BBC series and book, A Year in Tibet, she spent a year following a shaman, a rickshaw driver, a hotel manager and othersRead on

The Lincolnshire Wolds AONB

The Lincolnshire Wolds still bear the indelible impressions of numerous medieval villages that have long since returned to the soil. But it's the rolling hills and chalk streams that draw visitors today, writes Olivia EdwardRead on

Seeds of Change

Photographer Pascal Meunier visits the Mauritanian village of Oualata, where a market garden has helped the community to recover from drought and hunger, allowing residents to preserve their long heritageRead on

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