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We need more bridges now
Posted by Frank van SteenbergenNovember 16, 2015 Of all bridges, arched stone bridges are among the most special. Standing on … Continued
By Ilja Keukenkamp; Meghna Mukherjee Let’s meet Tinku Karjee- a resident of the Kumarpara village, who has been working as a forest guide for the past 10 years. The Kumarpara region in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal is surrounded by protected forest area and is known for its beauty, serenity and calmness. As a result, it has become a major tourist attraction. Tinku Karjee saw this as an opportunity and took training as a forest guide. In the training, “I learned a lot about the region and its flora and fauna”. During his work as a forest guide, he met a PhD candidate from Germany who had come to the Kumarpara region to study butterflies in the forest. Tinku became his personal guide for the study, and through him, got passionate and gained knowledge about butterflies and birds. Even after the student left, Tinku continued his work to protect butterflies and has dedicated his life to the well-being of the insect/butterfly population… Continued
Posted by Frank van SteenbergenNovember 16, 2015 Of all bridges, arched stone bridges are among the most special. Standing on … Continued
Posted by Frank van Steenbergen and Sukru Esin November 02, 2015 It is an amazing place with a history of … Continued
Posted by Frank van SteenbergenNovember 2, 2015“It is a big shame… one’s eldest daughter having to defecate in the field”. … Continued
Posted by Francesco SambalinoOctober 27, 2015 Moray lays in the “valle Sagrado” of Peru. The valley hosts some of the … Continued
Posted by Frank van SteenbergenOctober 14, 2015 A big debate is going on in Bangladesh around ‘maladaptation.’ A paper[1] that … Continued
Posted by Frank van SteenbergenSeptember 10, 2015 (Postcard from Zagoria in Greece from the double spring of Avragonia) Groundwater … Continued
Posted by Madiha Al-Junaid (with inputs from Brett Scott) September 10, 2015 Summer, the season of generous skies which is … Continued
by Madiha al-JunaidAugust 11, 2015 In a previous blog, a gardener was observed watering the plants at the airport area, … Continued
By Frank van SteenbergenJuly 16, 2015 Picture 1: Pond, Yimwaar, Kenya Are things getting better in the world? You wonder … Continued
Among other basic needs, access to safe drinking water and sanitation together are vital for people to achieve their full … Continued
By Madiha Al-Junaid (edited by Brett Scot)July 9, 2015 As if it was not enough for Yemen to live through … Continued
By Abraham Mehari Haile, Eyasu Yazew Hagos and Frank van SteenbergenJuly 2, 2015 Picture 1: Bench terraces (Own image) … Continued
By Madiha Al-Junaid (edited by Brett Scot)June 18, 2015 It is not an uncommon sight: Children, women, the elderly, and … Continued
By Francesco SambalinoJune 11, 2015 In Somaliland Prosopis Juliflora is quickly gaining ground. Similarly to many other arid and … Continued
posted by Sukru EsinJune 02, 2015 Fethiye is one of the most well known tourist spots in Turkey, as popular … Continued
By Frank van Steenbergen & Abraham Mehari HaileMay 28, 2015 They go largely unobserved and unattended. In view of the … Continued
By Amira Abdel Gader & Matthijs KoolMay 20, 2015 Using the electric churner When we think of appropriate technology, we … Continued
By Melanne RouwMay 15, 2015 Image courtesy: drawingforkids.org If we are asked to draw a tree, we often don’t … Continued
by Abraham AbhishekMay 11, 2015 Since March this year, the Yemeni people have been caught in airstrikes being carried out … Continued