CONTENTSMay 2023 • Volume 95 • Issue 5
COVER STORY
18YETIS:MYTHS & SCIENC In the Himalaya, Stuart Butler searches for the truth behind the folklore
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CAN THE AMAZON BE SAVED? Mark Rowe looks at the challenges facing Brazil’s new president
BIRD LAND IN ALABAMA One of the poorest American states is also one of the richest in avian biodiversity
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GLOBAL VIEW Bryony Cottam visits a firm making handcrafted globes
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CAMPS OF DESPAIR Nearly a million Rohingya are languishing in Bangladeshi camps five years after fleeing genocide in Myanmar
DEPARTMENTS WORLDWATCH 6 Fungal diseases spreading 8 Geographers and the law 10 Research round-up 12 Geo-graphic: Women in medicine 15 Tim Marshall: UN water conference 16 Climatewatch: The warnings are clear 17 Platform: Camila Bassi REGULARS 55 Book reviews 66 Gallery: British wildlife 72 Geo-photographer: Ana-Maria Pavalacheche 75 Discovering Britain 76 RGS Archive 78 In Society. RGS events 80 Where in the world? 81 Crossword 82 Next month
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