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Jaime Walsh @jaimewalsh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

an ecologist & human geographer walk into a bar... a wonderful reminder that meaningful work begins with a conversation. “a crescendo of…an interdisciplinary partnership” is a phrase i will be borrowing.

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Dr Christopher F Clements @expecocons.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Very cool paper from @miaarundel.bsky.social in my group thinking about rewilding in the form of a dialogue between an ecologist and social scientist. I've never seen a paper in this format before, have a look! 🐺 🧸🦬 🌍

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RGS-IBG Higher Ed @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

📣New Editors in @geoopenaccess.bsky.social and @tibg.bsky.social: We are pleased to welcome Professor James Esson, Dr Mel Rohse, Dr Nathan Thomas and @drsarahhall.bsky.social who will be joining the editor teams for 𝐺𝑒𝑜 and 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 over the coming months. 👇

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

New Editors in Geo: Geography and Environment: We are pleased to welcome Mel Rohse & Nathan Thomas who will be joining our editor team over the coming months. A big thank-you to our outgoing editors, Karen Bickerstaff & Le Yu, for their work on the journal.

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🌱New in Geo🌱 'Assessing livelihood vulnerability of per-urban farmers to urban expansion and climate variability in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia' by Mastawal Melese et al. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Mastawal Melese, Mesfin Anteneh & Simachew Bantigegn (2026) entitled: 'Assessing Livelihood Vulnerability of Peri-Urban Farmers to Urban Expansion and Climate Variability in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia' with an orange banner at the top.

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

⛰️New in Geo⛰️ '(Re)Defining ecosystems: A case study of the Colombian Páramo delimitations and shifting boundaries' by Alejandra Uribe-Albornoz & @julietalbot.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Alejandra Uribe-Albornoz & Julie Talbot (2026) entitled: '(Re)Defining Ecosystems: A Case Study of the Colombian Páramo Delimitations and Shifting Boundaries' with an orange banner at the top.

Ecosystems are inherently dynamic and so is our understanding of them. The concept of ecosystems has evolved over time, shaped by the cumulative effect of shifts in scientific paradigms, methodological advancements, environmental concerns and socio-political interests. This article examines how the Colombian páramos, a high-elevation mountain ecosystem, have been redefined multiple times through different delimitations, each reflecting a different scientific and methodological approach and resulting in different páramos distributions. Using a mixed-methods approach, we analysed how páramos have been conceptually and methodologically defined, exploring the actors and data that shape their boundaries. Then, we quantified the spatial transformations of the páramos between the different delimitations, identifying the areas where the páramo ecosystems expand and contract between delimitations as boundary shifts. Ultimately, this research enables us to examine how the concept of ecosystems is constructed through shifts in scientific paradigms and tensions between competing scientific and governance frameworks, revealing that ecosystem delimitation is not merely a conceptual exercise but an active process that reshapes and reconfigures landscapes.

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Newcastle University Geography @ncl-geography.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

New from our recent PhD graduate and research associate, Brett Cherry -

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

🔋New in Geo🔋 'How to move from unjust to just transitions for renewable energy futures? Place-making and "unmaking" in the "left behind" coastal town of Blyth, Northumberland, UK' by Brett Cherry doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Brett Cherry (2026) entitled: 'How to Move From Unjust to Just Transitions for Renewable Energy Futures? Place-Making and ‘Unmaking’ in the ‘Left Behind’ Coastal Town of Blyth, Northumberland, UK' with an orange banner at the top.

Coastal towns with rich legacies of industry, technological innovation, and socio-technical infrastructures are in some cases prime locations for offshore wind energy transitions. However, some of these towns have been labelled as ‘left-behind’ due to the decline of coal mining and other high-carbon energy industries. This results in deep-seated impoverishment and socio-economic devastation for affected areas. This paper reports on research from the coastal town of Blyth, Northumberland in the North East of England. Blyth has a proud industrial heritage that has recently focused on cutting edge research and development of offshore wind technologies, and supply chains, for the UK's net zero energy transition. However, the research finds that to build a just transition co-produced with place-based communities requires new forms of collaboration (capacities) and place making that resonates with their values and assets. Otherwise, place-based interventions for net zero energy futures may be alienating for long-term residents, especially when coupled to forms of economic regeneration that may overlook or exclude marginalised voices. The multi-method approach of this study applies an assemblage theoretical framework that draws on in-depth interviews with community and industrial actors, ethnographic walks, go-alongs, asset mapping, and documentary analysis to highlight ‘possibility spaces’ for justice in a coastal town known for its community solidarity. The paper provides recommendations for how Blyth, and places like it, can enable marginalised community voices to co-produce local just transitions for the town and region, with implications for global justice.

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Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

New paper! I was happy to co-author this month the wonderful work of first author and PhD student Alejandra Uribe-Albornoz in @geoopenaccess.bsky.social - in this work we discuss how the delimitation of ecosystems changes over time and why, using the the Colombian páramos as a case study 🧪

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🍉 جووانعہ جولئ | जोवन्ना जोली @gioli.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Following Latour, we question explanations that uses "financial capital' or 'farmers'needs' to account for science & technology, and focus on the "visual construction" of those markets and needs via #climateservices rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... tx @geoopenaccess.bsky.social

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Giovanni Bettini @giobettini.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

'From Space to Village: How Climate Services Colonised Agrarian Futures' in @geoopenaccess.bsky.social. With Giovanna Gioli, we trace how #ClimateServices (satellite data, apps, AI) make smallholder farmers legible to #ClimateFinance, turning #ClimateAdaptation into a market doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

⚫New in Geo⚫ 'Qualifying coal: Materiality and the transformation of import supply chains in Poland' by Magdalena Dąbkowska This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section on the 'Futures of Coal'. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Magdalena Dabkowska (2026) entitled: 'Qualifying Coal: Materiality and the Transformation of Import Supply Chains in Poland' with an orange banner at the top.

While public debate has largely framed coal in terms of extraction and phase-out, less attention has been paid to its material properties and its role in shaping international supply chains. The 2022 embargo on Russian coal disrupted cross-border supplies, forcing importers and households to rely on new coal from overseas markets. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork conducted between June 2022 and September 2023 in the Warmia region of northern Poland, this article examines how the need for specific coal parameters rendered some alternative supply routes viable while excluding others, thereby reshaping the import market. The arrival of unfamiliar coal varieties differing in moisture content, calorific value, grain size and combustion properties required evaluation of the new material and comparison with the old. The article shows how this evaluation extended beyond sites of exchange or practices of storage and use. Through processes of testing and comparison, coal is qualified as a tradable good. This qualification is distributed along supply chains, unfolding across sites of circulation rather than being confined to the product itself. By foregrounding the material differences and the practical work required to accommodate them, the qualification of coal sets in motion the transformation of import supply chains. The paper contributes to research on the materiality of energy and to studies of market qualification by showing how heterogeneity enables circulation, shaping which resource flows and logistics routes are rendered viable under conditions of disruption.

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🔋New in Geo🔋 'Participatory pathways to a fairer energy transition: Community visioning for just, clean energy transitions in Europe' by Emily K. Gray et al. This paper compares case studies from Poland, Spain & the UK to explore participatory engagement in energy futures. doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

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Participatory Pathways to a Fairer Energy Transition: Community Visioning for Just, Clean Energy Transitions in Europe

In this article, we explore how the participatory futuring practice of community visioning can both reveal participation in energy and energy transitions as well as inform how we understand and shape...

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🍊New in Geo🥔 'Mapping transformation initiatives to sustainable food systems regarding their barriers and strategies' by Lucija Lapuh et al. This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section exploring sustainable food systems. doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Lucija Lapuh, Lena Stadler & Rebekka Frick (2026) entitled: 'Mapping Transformation Initiatives to Sustainable Food Systems Regarding Their Barriers and Strategies' with an orange banner at the top.

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RGS-IBG Higher Ed @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Every month we spotlight papers from across the Society’s journals, capturing the latest in geographical research. Explore May’s highlights. 👇 Dobson: ow.ly/XAlo50Z5vVP Fitzmaurice: ow.ly/KYiX50Z5vQQ Mosso et al.: ow.ly/nPAE50Z5vQN Davies et al.: ow.ly/Ufku50Z5vQM

Sheffield Hallam University campus buildings surrounded by green trees under a clear blue sky.

Protesters holding signs at a climate rally, one prominently reading 'There is no Planet B' with a drawing of Earth.

Overflowing dumpster surrounded by scattered garbage bags and cardboard boxes in an urban area during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A dense urban skyline with numerous high-rise buildings surrounded by hazy mountains in the background.

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

🌏New in Geo🌍 'Interdisciplinary perspectives on geoviolence: Towards relational conceptual integration' by Nora Komposch et al. This commentary explores the concept of 'geoviolence' in the context of accelerating human-driven environmental harm. doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

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Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Geoviolence: Towards Relational Conceptual Integration

Environmental degradation is widely recognised as largely driven by human activity, yet the terminology and conceptual frameworks used to describe socioenvironmental interconnections vary across disc...

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

New publication #fisheries #foodsystems #politicalecology 🧪🌍🌊🐟

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

🌍New in Geo🌍 '𝘛𝘢𝘯𝘺 and traditional knowledge: Navigating relational values, food sovereignty and conservation in Masoala National Park's buffer zone, Madagascar' by Svitlana Lavrenciuc et al. This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section on sustainable food systems. doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

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Tany and Traditional Knowledge: Navigating Relational Values, Food Sovereignty and Conservation in Masoala National Park's Buffer Zone, Madagascar

This study examines how tany (the Malagasy concept encompassing soil, land, territory, and ancestral domain) mediates relational values within Betsimisaraka farming communities in the buffer zones of...

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

🗺️New in Geo🗺️ 'Wildland-urban interface planning: Lessons from a participatory mapping exercise' by Clara Mosso et al. This paper examines how participatory mapping can help inform spatial planning in expanding cities in Argentina. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

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Wildland–Urban Interface Planning: Lessons From a Participatory Mapping Exercise

This study examines how participatory mapping can help capture stakeholder values, co-develop future urban expansion scenarios, and inform spatial planning in San Martín de los Andes, Argentina, a ci...

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🌍New in Geo🌏 'Feeling environmental transitions in Nottingham: Love, social justice and place in the "Rebel City"' by Katie Keddie This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Instrumentalising place-based approaches to urban energy transitions'. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Katie Keddie (2026) entitled: 'Feeling Environmental Transitions in Nottingham: Love, Social Justice and Place in the ‘Rebel City’' with an orange banner at the top.

This paper explores the emotional and relational dimensions of place-based sustainability transitions using Nottingham as a key case study, grounded in its efforts to become the first carbon neutral city in the United Kingdom. Drawing on interviews, community workshops and participant observation, it examines how love—manifested through community care, place-based identity and collaborative practice—acts as a powerful yet contradictory force. Love can be a powerful motivator for environmental and social action whilst simultaneously generating inequalities and exclusion that threaten to undermine its transformative potential. The paper argues that for the city's climate strategy (CN28) to succeed, it must move beyond technocratic framings of transition and engage more deeply with the emotional infrastructures that shape how people relate to climate action in place. Love, here, is central to fostering just, inclusive and effective climate futures.

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Christine Eriksen @drceriksen.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Hot off the press 🌍 🌎 🌏 'Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Geoviolence: Towards Relational Conceptual Integration' - a collaborative commentary with my colleagues Nora Komposch and Mauro Fischer, published open-access in @geoopenaccess.bsky.social. ➡️ rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/SRZEJC...

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

🌊New in Geo🌊 'Thinking with, from and across the energy transition in Barbados: Island spatiality between connection and separation' by Carmen Séra-Penker et al. This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section on the political ecologies of islands. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

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Thinking With, From and Across the Energy Transition in Barbados: Island Spatiality Between Connection and Separation

The figure shows the Exclusive Economic Zone of Barbados as blue ocean and the proportionally correct size of the island state of Barbados as a small green landmass. Next to it is the enlarged green ....

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

🐟New in Geo🐟 'Is understanding "fish as food" enough? Reclaiming power and politics in aquatic food research and policy' by @sophiestanden.bsky.social This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section on sustainable food systems. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Sophie Standen (2026) entitled: 'Is Understanding ‘Fish as Food’ Enough? Reclaiming Power and Politics in Aquatic Food Research and Policy' with an orange banner at the top.

Fish are an important source of food, livelihood and culture for millions of people worldwide. Yet, policy, research and fisheries management paradigms have not often recognised fish as food. Instead, fish are commonly viewed as a commoditised natural resource for economic development and fishing as a livelihood of last resort. However, in academic research and in some policy and fisheries governance circles, understandings of the importance of fish as food are increasing. This paper explores how understandings of fish as food have evolved in research, policy and governance. It shows that fish are most commonly articulated as food through the framing of food security. Through highlighting research gaps and limitations to securitised approaches to aquatic food systems and fisheries, it argues that a critical power-sensitive research agenda needs to be better engaged with in current ‘fish as food’ debates and discourse. Overall, this paper will review our understanding of the burgeoning push for conceptualising fish as food in policy, research and governance to identify gaps in our understanding and thus potential future areas for research.

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LEC Reefs @lec-reefs.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

New Paper Alert! @sophiestanden.bsky.social Is Understanding‘Fish as Food’ Enough?Reclaiming Power and Politics in Aquatic Food Research and Policy 📈Despite aquatic food systems gaining global attention, the role of power dynamics shaping debates is still overlooked. 👇 tinyurl.com/FishAsFood26

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

🥔New in Geo🥔 'Evaluating UAV multispectral imagery, machine learning and image analysis techniques for mapping taro and sweet potato in a smallholder cropland in Swayimane, South Africa' by Mishkah Abrahams et al. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Mishkah Abrahams, Mbulisi Sibanda, Timothy Dube, James Magidi, Richard Kunz, Vimbayi G. P. Chimonyo, Alistair D. Clulow & Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi (2026) entitled: 'Evaluating UAV Multispectral Imagery, Machine Learning and Image Analysis Techniques for Mapping Taro and Sweet Potato in a Smallholder Cropland in Swayimane, South Africa' with an orange banner at the top.

Accurate mapping of neglected and underutilised crop species (NUS) in complex smallholder fields is critical for enhancing food security, yet it remains a significant challenge due to landscape heterogeneity, spectral similarities between crops and the spatial complexity of strip intercropping systems. This study evaluates the efficacy of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) multispectral imagery for mapping taro and sweet potato, addressing the limitations of traditional pixel-based image analysis (PBIA), which often fails in fragmented agricultural landscapes. We quantitatively compare the performance of PBIA and object-based image analysis (OBIA) frameworks using a Gradient Tree Boost (GTB) classifier and determine the optimal input dataset by testing raw spectral bands, vegetation indices (VIs) and their combination. The findings demonstrate the clear superiority of the OBIA–GTB approach: using the combined dataset, OBIA–GTB achieved a mean overall accuracy of 95% ± 3.66%, kappa = 0.9419. In contrast, PBIA-GTB yielded 83% ± 7.10% overall accuracy, with kappa = 0.8016. This study validates a robust, scalable workflow for NUS mapping, concluding that the integration of high-resolution UAV data, OBIA and GTB provides a precise solution for agricultural monitoring in heterogeneous, intercropped smallholder systems.

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RGS-IBG Higher Ed @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Looking for something to read this Friday? Check out our April highlights from across the Society's journals: Finch-Race, D. A., and P. Lewis: ow.ly/K3uo50YRBLM Preci, A.: ow.ly/BA7l50YRBLN Hein, J.: ow.ly/CIQa50YRBLL Migozzi, J., and D. Wójcik: ow.ly/lN6x50YRBLP

Aerial night view of Caesars Superdome illuminated in blue lights during Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.

Group of Indigenous people gathered at a roadside blockade in the Argentine Chaco during daylight.

Aerial view of a coastal city with a large circular park and surrounding urban development by the water's edge.

A panoramic cityscape featuring Johannesburg's skyline with the iconic Hillbrow Tower under a partly cloudy sky.

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Xander Dunlap @drxdunlap.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Check it out! A new publication @geoopenaccess.bsky.social explicitly discussing the relationship between sacrifice zones, extractivism, green colonialism & the politics behind them🔥 @pollenetwork.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

🌊New in Geo🌊 'Towards an urban political ecology of coastal land reclamation' by Jonas Hein doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Jonas Hein (2026) entitled: 'Towards an Urban Political Ecology of Coastal Land Reclamation' with an orange banner at the top.

Coasts, deltas and estuaries have been reshaped for generations by land reclamation projects for the purposes of expanding settlements and agricultural lands as well as protecting coasts. Since the mid-twentieth century, technical progress has allowed for land reclamation to occur at an unprecedented speed and scale. Regardless of the key role that land reclamation has had in the past as well as in more recent coastal urbanisation efforts, the issue has received insufficient attention from human geographers, urban political ecologists and marine social scientists. In this paper, I aim to advance the land reclamation research by suggesting a new conceptual framework that combines concepts and empirical insights from urban political ecology (UPE), anthropology, political geography and political economy. This approach considers the representational, legal and material dimensions of urban coastal mega-projects and helps to identify those who benefit and those who lose due to land reclamation. I conclude that a focus on land reclamation can help to understand that ‘land’ is a fundamental requirement for urbanisation. Land in coastal cities is not ‘out there’; it has to be created. To investigate the making of land requires integrating the often-neglected coastal geomorphologies, marine sites of sediment extraction and understanding how they are discursively shaped and transformed by human interventions on urban coasts into UPE.

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

🌊New in Geo🌊 'Aquapelagic entanglements in the Panchagangavali Region' by Deepta Sateesh & Vigna Priya Adhanki This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'More than a Shoreline: Mapping the Complexities of the Coasts'. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

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Aquapelagic Entanglements in the Panchagangavali Region

Recently, the wet region of Panchagangavali has been facing dramatic transitions—climate change and intense development, while sustainable local livelihood practices are fast disappearing, along with....

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RGS-IBG Higher Ed @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Do you use a screen reader? The RGS journals are introducing alt text for all article figures, and we want to hear from you. What best practices would you like to see, and what are the most common mistakes you notice in your academic reading? Comment below or get in touch at journals@rgs.org.

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

🌱New in Geo🌱 'Agricultural practices used by smallholder farmers to mitigate greenhouse gases and enhance carbon sequestration in the Bosomtwe District, Ghana' by Frank Baffour-Ata et al. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Frank Baffour-Ata, Sylvia Cecilia Mensah, Roland Pupielu Kuutiero, Godfred Nyame, Mercy Kwakyewa Amegashie, Joshua Sakyi, Clara Abena Obenewah Asare, Lord Adjei Essandoh, Pertia Amba Abban, Shirley Obeng Fosu & James Acheamfour Antwi Oti (2026) entitled: 'Agricultural Practices Used by Smallholder Farmers to Mitigate Greenhouse Gases and Enhance Carbon Sequestration in the Bosomtwe District, Ghana' with an orange banner at the top.

This study examined the farming practices employed by smallholder farmers in the Bosomtwe District, Ghana, to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and enhance carbon sequestration. Analysis of climate data from 1993 to 2023 revealed a significant increase in temperature (p < 0.05), while rainfall patterns remained largely unchanged (p > 0.05). Most farmers reported observing altered weather patterns, linking these changes to human activities and recognising significant adverse effects on their farming methods. Key impacts included water shortages, reduced agricultural output, unstable income, disrupted growing seasons, and increased pest and disease pressures. To address these issues, farmers have adopted various strategies, with crop diversification, mulching, organic farming, proper fertiliser use and crop rotation being the most common. The adoption of these methods is significantly influenced by socio-economic factors, including gender, marital status and land tenure systems. The study emphasises the urgent need to promote climate-resilient farming practices, improve awareness and education, foster socio-economic inclusivity and strengthen supportive policy frameworks. These measures are crucial to help smallholder farmers in the Bosomtwe District better combat climate change and improve agricultural sustainability.

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

🌎New in Geo🌎 '"...the hardest working people on this planet...": Conservation practitioners' narratives of heroism and Indigenous erasure in the Manu National Park, Perú' by Eduardo Salazar Moreira doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Eduardo Salazar Moreira (2026) entitled: '‘…the Hardest Working People on This Planet…’: Conservation Practitioners' Narratives of Heroism and Indigenous Erasure in the Manu National Park, Perú' with an orange banner at the top.

The influence of exclusionary narratives on conservation practice is often concealed by a veneer of scientific objectivity and apoliticism. Nonetheless, conservation practitioners often rely on such narratives to carry out their work, often reproducing wilderness discourses and contributing to their long-term embeddedness in conservation practice. Understanding the narratives that shape conservation practitioners' work, therefore, can facilitate an understanding of the role these actors have in maintaining or challenging exclusionary conservation approaches. In this article, I critically analyse conservation practitioners' personal narratives to understand if and how their work is still shaped by exclusionary wilderness discourses. Based on the case of the Manu National Park, regarded as the crown gem of Peruvian conservation, and from my experience having worked for conservation organisations in this protected area, I examine archival material and online interviews with conservation practitioners. My analysis shows that conservation practitioners' narratives often emphasise their own heroism and the supposed progress generated by conservation interventions, while erasing Indigenous people or framing them as an environmental threat. Occasional exceptions to these self-serving narratives bring some hope for change but still fail to question conservation at a fundamental level. This illustrates the need for conservation practitioners to engage in processes of reflexivity where they deliberately seek to de-centre themselves from their own narratives and acknowledge the valuable role that Indigenous communities continue to have.

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

🌏New in Geo🌍 'Love the state, but hate (neo)colonialism? Discussing sacrifice zones and (green) colonialism in political ecology' by @drxdunlap.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Alexander A. Dunlap (2026) entitled: 'Love the State, but Hate (Neo)Colonialism? Discussing Sacrifice Zones and (Green) Colonialism in Political Ecology' with an orange banner at the top.

Green colonialism and sacrifice areas are now popular academic topics. Demonstrating affinity between ideas of sacrifice zones, extractivism and green colonialism, this article argues that the state remains foundational to (neo)colonialism, orchestrating extractivism and sacrifice areas—‘green’ or otherwise. Rooting the idea of sacrifice areas with the American Indian Movement (AIM) leader, Russell Means, this idea to ‘love the state but hate colonialism’ within the academy not only ignores the political and material structures of the state but also divorces itself from wider autonomous and anarchist struggles. Reviewing definitions of extractivism, green colonialism, climate coloniality and territorialisation, this article identifies reoccurring features and omissions across similar terminologies. This article also highlights the shortcoming of implicitly embracing statism within political ecology and geography. Statism, the article contends, is not only the root of colonialism(s) but also connects politically, materially and ideologically to extractivism and its sacrifice zones. Advocating engagement with ecological anarchists and autonomous Indigenous theories to confront statism, the article recognises at least four political consequences by academics emphasising the ‘colonial’ over the ‘state’.

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RGS-IBG Higher Ed @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Welcome to our research and higher education Bluesky! 👋 Follow us to stay up to date with our work in geographical research, including events, funding opportunities, new publications and more. Learn more about how we promote geography in higher education and beyond: ow.ly/CMgN50YI795

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Xander Dunlap @drxdunlap.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

New article @geoopenaccess.bsky.social ...between sacrifice areas, extractivism, (green) colonialism & the central role of the state. @pollenetwork.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @beyondextraction.bsky.social #climate #colonialism ➡️https://rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/geo2.70069

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

🌡️New in Geo🌡️ 'Eastern migrants' winter indoor thermal discomfort in Portugal: A comparative study between the Portuguese population and migrants from Eastern Europe and Russia living Portugal' by Ricardo Almendra & Mariia Melnikova doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Ricardo Almendra & Mariia Melnikova (2026) entitled: 'Eastern Migrants' Winter Indoor Thermal Discomfort in Portugal: A Comparative Study Between the Portuguese Population and Migrants From Eastern Europe and Russia Living in Portugal' with an orange banner at the top.

This study aims to analyse the factors associated with the inability to keep home adequately warm during winter between migrants from eastern Europe and Russia living in Portugal and to compare these factors with the Portuguese population. It combines primary data collected through an online questionnaire to migrants living in Portugal (n = 781) and secondary data from the survey on Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) microdata; both datasets were collected in 2024. Single and multiple logistic regression models were applied. The results show the multifaceted nature of energy poverty and thermal discomfort in Portugal, specifically among Eastern European and Russian migrants living in Portugal. Individual, social and behavioural factors are significant factors associated with the inability to keep the house warm during winter. Migrant respondents report significantly higher levels of indoor thermal discomfort despite accessing housing with similar characteristics. Addressing these challenges requires comprehensive strategies focusing on improving housing conditions, providing targeted economic support and designing policies able to address the needs of vulnerable communities.

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

🗺️New in Geo🗺️ 'Hydrocartography in times of menacing waters: Xokleng mapping and the politics of floods in Southern Brazil' by Paul Schweizer et al. This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Mapping Climate Change Perceptions'. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Paul Schweizer, Bibiana Pereira da Silva, Boris Michel & Cristina Thorstenberg Ribas (2026) entitled: 'Hydrocartography in Times of Menacing Waters: Xokleng Mapping and the Politics of Floods in Southern Brazil' with an orange banner at the top.

Maps have long been used to deal with menacing waters, to make them comprehensible and governable. Cartography and governing water are both deeply entangled in modernist rationalities and modes of control. This paper takes as its starting point the floods that have affected southern Brazil in recent years and the scientific and journalistic maps that have emerged around them. Following hydrofeminist and political ecology debates, it argues for a hydrocartographic approach in relation to the examination of social water relations that affect both the way we understand cartography and the mapping of waters. It aims to rethink relationships with the more-than-human water bodies we inhabit, precisely in the light of the threats they pose. The paper draws on years of collaborative research with the indigenous communities in the southern Brazilian states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul and their relations to water. While colonial water politics continue to threaten the Ibirama-Laklãnõ indigenous land, the affected Xokleng communities have endorsed a movement for territorial reappropriation that also connects to ancestral relationships to the territory's waters. Building on our mapping experience with this movement, we propose hydrocartography as a dual shift: watering cartography and mapping bodies of water.

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

💡New in Geo💡 'Observing regional energy transition preferences—An interactive energy transition tool for scenario mapping applied to the case of Ingolstadt region, Germany' by Robin Tutunaru et al. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Robin Tutunaru, Julia Uhde, Frederic Wrage, Bodo Schneider, Stefan Schweiger & Uwe Holzhammer (2026) entitled: 'Observing Regional Energy Transition Preferences—An Interactive Energy Transition Tool for Scenario Mapping Applied to the Case of Ingolstadt Region, Germany' with an orange banner at the top.

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

🌊New in Geo🌊 'From "small island developing state" to "big ocean state": The Blue Economy and the improvised (re)scaling of an ocean country' by Carlo Ceglia This paper examines the articulation of the 'Blue Economy' development paradigm by state actors in the Seychelles. doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Carlo Ceglia (2026) entitled: 'From ‘Small Island Developing State’ to ‘Big Ocean State’: The Blue Economy and the Improvised (Re)Scaling of an Ocean Country' with an orange banner at the top.

This paper tracks the recent performative (re)scaling that state officials in the Republic of Seychelles, an archipelagic state in the Western Indian Ocean, have been articulating with the early adoption of a novel ocean-focused development paradigm—namely, the Blue Economy. In doing so, it articulates the diverse practices these actors have mobilised to enact environmental governance so that Seychelles could turn from being a ‘small island state’ to a ‘big ocean state’—practices that offer a glimpse into the geopolitical improvisations of environmental state making at the margins. Based on 12-month fieldwork in the country, the paper empirically maps how Seychellois state officials have repurposed some of the definitional features that debt restructuring-based Blue Economy projects now exhibit globally—exemplified by moving from Marine Protected Areas to a Marine Spatial Plan, the definition of a 30% protection target in deep waters, or the scripting of their own oceanic vocabulary—to shift the narrative from being a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) towards a Big Ocean State (BOS[S]). Ultimately, the improvised (ocean) state emerging from this account serves to historically situate the comings-together of an expanding debt-fuelled Blue Economy, while articulating novel geopolitical terrains where power asymmetries are jostled, subjectivities and spaces are performatively brought into being, and environmental state-making is tentatively (re)produced.

A photograph of a sandy beach and the sea in the Seychelles, with clouds above and two people in the sea in the distance.

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

🌏New in Geo🌏 'Rest in a warming workplace: Resituating the science and policy of non-work under climate change' by Pratik Mishra & @laurieparsons.bsky.social This paper presents a critical review of rest under heat stress and rest as mitigation strategy. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Pratik Mishra & Laurie Parsons (2026) entitled: 'Rest in a Warming Workplace: Resituating the Science and Policy of Non-Work Under Climate Change' with an orange banner at the top.

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

🥬New in Geo🥬 'Beyond animal-based diets? Alternative food networks and vegetarianism in the city of Buenos Aires' by Clara Craviotti This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Transformative pathways to sustainable, equitable, and health-conscious food systems'. doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Clara Craviotti (2026) entitled: 'Beyond animal-based diets? Alternative food networks and vegetarianism in the city of Buenos Aires' with an orange banner at the top.

This article aims to advance on a little-known topic, the relationship between participation in alternative food supply networks (AFN) and the vegetarian condition of consumers in the city of Buenos Aires. To this end, we conducted an exploratory study analysing the features and practices of the clients who join these networks through qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques (20 semi-structured interviews and a survey of 196 cases). Qualitative analysis highlighted the importance of certain moments of rupture in consumers' biographies, such as the transition to veganism or the reduction of meat consumption. The quantitative phase indicated that vegans and vegetarians represent an important group of customers in alternative food networks. Compared to other consumers, they show a greater interest in the systemic aspects of the food system. Likewise, the incidence of their refusal to buy food in supermarkets, their frequent purchase of agroecological and organic food and a high proportion of expenditure in them points to their greater degree of politicisation. These findings allow us to reflect on the implications of the convergence of AFN and plant-based diets for the sustainability of the food system.

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

🌏New in Geo🌏 'A systematic review of agent-based modelling of residential low-carbon energy technology uptake and its integration of place-based approach' by Yuan Feng et al. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Yuan Feng, Yu Jia & Ying Miao (2026) entitled: 'A Systematic Review of Agent-Based Modelling of Residential Low-Carbon Energy Technology Uptake and Its Integration of Place-Based Approach' with an orange banner at the top.

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

🔥New in Geo🔥 'Mapping fire management: A spatial social network approach' by Christoph Neger et al. This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Mapping human-fire interactions'. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Christoph Neger, Cody Evers, Kapil Yadav & Octavio Romero Cuapio (2026) entitled: 'Mapping Fire Management: A Spatial Social Network Approach' with an orange banner at the top.

Maps are an essential tool to inform fire governance and management. For instance, they can highlight which areas are most vulnerable to adverse fire impacts or be used to plan interventions for risk reduction and prevention. In recent years, several studies have mapped the fire management activities and the networks between the multitude of involved actors. They build upon previous advances to combine quantitative and qualitative social network analysis with geographical analysis and cartography, aiming to highlight areas of opportunity to enhance fire governance. This paper continues this line of research, examining cooperation in fire management within the south-eastern part of the state of Chiapas. This area is the main fire risk area in Southern Mexico, characterised by the involvement of many different fire management actors. The paper proposes two advances to better visualise the networks between these actors—integration with modularity clustering and a thematic map integrating different spatial scales—and discusses the implications of these fire network maps for governance. The paper's main results are, first, the confirmation of the considerable influence of spatial distance and aspects of human and physical geography on network formation. Second, it shows the capacity of mapping to inform regional fire management arrangements.

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

🌏New in Geo🌏 'Navigating climate governance: Intersectional youth visions of just urban adaptation' by Grace May et al. This paper explores how young women & gender-diverse youth experience barriers in urban climate adaptation in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

Screenshot of a paper absract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Grace May, Meg Parsons & Karen Fisher (2026) entitled: 'Navigating Climate Governance: Intersectional Youth Visions of Just Urban Adaptation' with an orange banner at the top.

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

💧New in Geo💧 'Transforming the floodplain: Agricultural encroachment and landscape change in the Northwestern Ganges-Padma Basin' by Md. Jahidul Hoque et al. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Md. Jahidul Hoque, Md. Sazzad Hossain, Saida Islam Sejuti & Murad Ahmed Farukh (2026) entitled: 'Transforming the Floodplain: Agricultural Encroachment and Landscape Change in the Northwestern Ganges-Padma Basin' with an orange banner at the top.

The Ganges-Padma floodplain of Bangladesh is a highly productive agricultural region critical to national food security and rural livelihoods. Over the past three decades, this fertile landscape has experienced significant land use and land cover (LULC) changes, particularly the expansion of agricultural land. This study analyses the spatial and temporal dynamics of such changes across six floodplain districts, namely Kushtia, Pabna, Rajbari, Chapai Nawabganj, Natore and Rajshahi from 1990 to 2023. Using Landsat imagery and a Random Forest classifier in Google Earth Engine, LULC maps were generated for five time points, achieving overall accuracies of 93%–99% and Cohen's kappa of 0.91–0.99. Findings reveal a net agricultural land gain of 771.70 km2, primarily at the expense of water bodies (−634.23 km2) and vegetation cover (−224.71 km2). Change detection and transition-flow analyses show that wetlands and vegetated areas were the main sources of new cropland, driven by population growth, rising food demand and supportive agricultural policies. Built-up areas also expanded, though to a lesser extent. While agricultural growth supports food production, it has contributed to wetland degradation, biodiversity loss and heightened climate vulnerability. These trends underscore the urgent need for integrated land management strategies that balance agricultural expansion with ecological sustainability. The study offers critical insights for policymakers and planners aiming to promote sustainable land use in deltaic and floodplain regions.

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Geo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

🌱New in Geo🌱 'Perceptions of climate change, meteorological trends and implications for smallholder cashew farming in Ghana: Evidence from the Jaman North District' by Frank Baffour-Ata et al. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo by Frank Baffour-Ata, Lawrence Guodaar, Winifred Ayinpogbilla Atiah, Patrick Davies, Peter Kwasi Forson & Ruth Akorli (2026) entitled: 'Perceptions of Climate Change, Meteorological Trends and Implications for Smallholder Cashew Farming in Ghana: Evidence From the Jaman North District' with an orange banner at the top.

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