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Spotted: Altyn Dala, the “Golden Steppe”, is a vast belt of grassland dotted with wetlands and desert that stretches thousands of miles across Kazakhstan. It is one of the world’s most unique habitats – but it is also threatened with destruction from climate change, intensive agriculture, and industrialisation. How is one initiative working to change […]
Scorching sunlight glinted through the windows as the bartender slid a frosted glass of Cruzcampo across the aluminium bar. “Ocho meses de invierno, cuatro de infierno,” he sighed with a nod towards the heat-shimmering lane outside. “Eight months of winter, four months of hell” is how the inhabitants of Extremadura describe their climate. Your timing […]