ACEQUIAS
“Acequias” is a system of water management known as “sowing water”. The word is derived from the Arabic word “as-saquiva”, which means “water conduit” or …
KARAKALPAKSTAN
Most people have never heard of Karakalpakstan and, no, I didn’t spell it wrongly, even though my spell checker thinks I did. It’s a vast, …
LONELY TOILET
A lonely toilet is the southern-most building in the British Isles. You might expect the southern-most building to be a crumbling castle, built to repel …
MOSQUITO
The publication “Gates Notes” is celebrating “Mosquito Week”, although celebrating is hardly the right word to describe the animal that kills more human beings each …
BIG CATS
There is a man in England who has spent the past three decades trying to prove that big cats are prowling the green and pleasant …
5 STRATEGIES
These are 5 strategies for reducing CO2 emissions across the globe. Most of us are well-aware of the dangers of CO2 emissions, just as we …
OCEAN NOISE
Reducing ambient ocean noise is hardly something that most people would think about on a regular basis. However, imagine your upstairs neighbour was having work …
MUD
In Yemen’s ancient walled city of Sana’a, mud skyscrapers soar high into the sky. The towering structures are built entirely out of rammed earth, and are decorated …
HEDGEHOGS NOT ROAD HOGS
An article I read recently, entitled “Hedgehogs not road hogs” illustrated that France is leading Europe in its practical efforts to reduce the slaughter of …
SEAGRASS
The seagrass in Shark Bay, Australia, covers an area the size of about 20,000 football fields. It is the largest known plant on Earth – …