CONTENTSDecember 2022 • Volume 94 • Issue 12

COVER STORY

22MINEFIELDSAngola has been blighted by the legacy of a long civil war. Tommy Trenchard reports on the on-going efforts to rid the land of anti-personnel mines

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PRISON ISLAND One of Europe’s last prison islands is one of Italy’s most progressive penal institutions. Tisa Frederico reports from Gorgona

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ALL AT SEA New research has identified 15 emerging issues having an impact on our oceans

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GOLDEN MISERY The highest settlement on Earth is one of the grimmest places to live

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OUT OF CAPE TOWN The streaming giant Netflix is turning to Africa to find growth

DEPARTMENTS WORLDWATCH 6 Greening Sinai 8 Urban farming 9 Climatewatch 11 I’m a geographer:

James Scourse 13 Tim Marshall on Xi Jinping 14 Research round-up 20 Geo-graphic: air pollution

REGULARS 58 Reviews 62 Gallery: Kite flying 68 Geo-photographer: Jan Banning 75 Discovering Britain: Glen Etive 76 RGS Archive 78 In Society. RGS events 80 Where in the world? 81 Crossword 82 Next month

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