When imagining how to maximize agricultural productivity in the future, it is easy to picture vast monocrop fields maintained by drones and agrichemicals. Yet there are alternative pathways that might enable both high yields and greater sustainability, by enhancing the ecological processes underpinning crop growth and health. These ‘agroecological’ farming […]
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Into the Heart of Jaguar Land
As a professional wildlife photographer and tour guide, one of my favourite places to travel to is the Brazilian Pantanal. This area is most famous for the third largest cat in the world, the jaguar. The name jaguar comes from an indigenous name “yaguar” which means “he who kills with […]
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I arrived in Andalusia. It was midnight and I followed a gravel road weaving through the mountains. I was in the middle of nowhere. There at the gate was a 4×4 vehicle, with headlights on, quietly purring. Despite my late arrival I was greeted by a man with a warm […]
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