On a trip to the French Alps over the summer, I was struck by the “natural” beauty of the landscape. Here, I put the term natural in quotation marks as it is questionable as to what extent this landscape is… Read More »The French Alps: Biodiversity Offsetting and the Marketisation of Nature
On a trip to the French Alps over the summer, I was struck by the “natural” beauty of the landscape. Here, I put the term natural in quotation marks as it is questionable as to what extent this landscape is… Read More »The French Alps: Biodiversity Offsetting and the Marketisation of Nature
“We have lost Ok, and it’s definitely not okay”. A critical moment in history has been reached: Okjokull is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier, due to climate change. After 700 years of life, it… Read More »An Ice-Free Iceland
“We have lost Ok, and it’s definitely not okay”. A critical moment in history has been reached: Okjokull is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier, due to climate change. After 700 years of life, it… Read More »An Ice-Free Iceland
5 Eco-Friendly Habits You Might Not Have Thought Of In 2018, green is the new black. This has been a year of bombardment by veganism, straw-bans, and multinational corporations finally deciding to ditch their plastic packaging. As geographers, I’m going… Read More »5 Eco-Friendly Habits You Might Not Have Thought Of
Compass is delighted to announce the winning entry from its inaugural Secondary School Photo Competition! We invited all secondary school students (Years 7 to 13) to submit their best geographical photos. The winner is Ethan, whose photograph is featured on… Read More »Results: Secondary School Photo Competition 2019
Are We Led by Donkeys? With the 29th of March fast approaching and certainty lacking, the range of public responses to this all-encompassing issue have varied substantially. It is easy to get caught up in the moment and forget how… Read More »Are We Led by Donkeys?
New Geopolitics of European Defence in Light of Brexit Currently, the majority of responsibility for European defence is headed by two separate institutions; NATO and the EU. Britain has always been and for the meantime, currently still is, one of… Read More »New Geopolitics of European Defence in Light of Brexit
UK Divorce Law: Time for an Overhaul In the UK, it is estimated that 42% of UK marriages end in a divorce. This is the equivalent of over 100,000 couples receiving a divorce per year. However, seeking a divorce in… Read More »UK Divorce Law: Time for an Overhaul
What if the Earth Stood Still? There are a few options to the level of cataclysm that we choose to discuss here if the Earth’s rotation stopped. We could also make it ‘stand still’ completely in space, which means that… Read More »What if the Earth Stood Still?