Climate
Ayacucho: Painting a mountain to save a Peruvian village
In an attempt to combat the effects of climate change, two locals are patiently painting a mountain.
Tag: wandering gaia
Elephant fiesta in the Okavango Delta
Gaia Vince reports back on the elephants, hippos and crocs she encounters in Africa.
Eating dirt in the Amazon
‘Eating dirt’ is not just an insult – it’s a real behaviour observed in humans, and animals too.
Destinations
Pantanal: Diving into the abyss
Gaia Vince abseils 70 m down to a subterranean lake and then dives into its eery waters.
Skeleton Coast: Namibia’s strange desert dwellers
The desert species of Namibia have developed unique means to inhabit one of the planet’s hottest and driest environments.
History & Culture
Lake Eyasi: Learning to hunt with an ancient tribe
The Hadzabe of northern Tanzania have sustained an ancient hunter-gatherer lifestyle for at least 10,000 years.
Tagging whale sharks in the Maldives
In the Indian Ocean, divers are satellite tagging the world’s biggest fish. AG goes along for the ride.
Climate
Hanging out in the African highlands with gelada baboons
A captive monkey is rescued and released into the remote and beautiful mountains of northern Ethiopia.