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Urban Tree-planting
In midwinter the prospect of a long hot summer may look inviting, but I advise caution; be careful what you wish for. While the thrust of...
Feb 23, 20236 min read


Will the UN Biodiversity Treaty lead to real change?
My grandchildren will be at least 77 by the end of the century. Will there be any true ‘Nature’ left in the world by then? The alarm...
Jan 18, 20234 min read


Faith v Reason
If there’s anything that defines the 21st Century it is perhaps the disturbing rise of evidence-free decision-making, ‘not driven by...
Dec 15, 20225 min read


Beyond Forest Loss: part 2
The UN Biodiversity Conference at Montreal in December will be concentrating on the 30:30 proposal – every country and all the seas to...
Nov 22, 20224 min read


Beyond forest loss: Part 1
Please excuse the perhaps heavier-than-usual tone of this blog, but we are dealing with very serious issues; indeed, our children and...
Oct 23, 20224 min read


If rivers can have rights, why can’t forests?
If rivers can be granted legal rights (see my second blog ) what about other natural features and ecosystems such as forests? It’s an...
Aug 2, 20223 min read


Helping the oceans to rewild
Seals are known to be attracted by the sea around windfarms; researchers found that tagged individuals in the North Sea traced out ‘a...
Jul 4, 20223 min read


Troubles with sustainability: An ethnographic interrogation of Rural Tourism’s sustainability claims
In a paper I recently published for the International Journal of Tourism Anthropology ( Georgiou, 2021 ) it was argued that...
Jun 28, 20223 min read
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