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Policing Paradise

Palau’s President Tommy E. Remengesau Jr has established his country in the vanguard of global efforts on ocean conservation, in particular with the 2015 designation of much of its territorial waters as a marine reserve and no-take zone. Policing this vast area though remains immensely challenging.

The Not-So-Silent World

Human activities may be emitting levels of noise that harm marine life.

Once Were Warriors

A visit to the 2018 World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan is a surreal trip to a time and place where martial skills matter.

The Secret Life Of Pangolins

PALAWAN – IT’S 1AM AND MOST PEOPLE are safely in their beds. Instead I’m deep in the jungles of Palawan with an international team of researchers and a squad of Philippine Marines, searching for pangolins, the most illegally trafficked mammals on Earth.

Feast Your Senses

The Alta Via 1 is the classic Dolomite trail, bringing the peaks within arm’s reach as you hike between homely refugios and historic war-time fortifications.

China's Olympians Show The Way

WITH 40 RIDERS FROM 12 COUNTRIES, THE KTA made its second visit to the Desaru Coast in Malaysia with its Asia Pacific Hydrofoil Tour Series , which welcomes amateur and professional riders a like . Chinese Youth Olympians Haoran Zhang and Jingle Chen took first places in the Men’s and Women’s classes, while Korean veteran Soon Ho Kwon was crowned champion in the Masters.

China's Masses Warming To Snow

TWO YEARS AGO, CHINA opened the world’s largest indoor ski slope with two black runs, a blue run, snow play area and beginner slopes all served by chairlifts and magic carpets. Interestingly, it choose to build this behemoth in Harbin, where real snow piles high every winter and temperatures plunge low enough to host the annual International Ice and Snow Festival.

A Quieter, Cleaner Everest In Store?

FOLLOWING RECORD deaths during the Everest climbing season earlier this year, Nepal’s government and the climbing community are suggesting a new list of preconditions for any summit attempt.

A Life List Of Adventure

There’s a first time for everything. But some firsts matter more: experiences that are life-altering, that change perspective, build confidence and teach you about all you can do and all you can be.

Boracay To Reopen To Tourism

AFTER A SIX-MONTH closure for rehabilitation, the celebrated resort of Boracay in Aklan, Philippines is set to reopen to tourists on October 26, despite continuing confusion about what the closure has achieved and what the future holds.

Palm Oil-fuelled Deforestation Reaches Papua

Eastern Indonesia’s protected forests are among the latest to be targeted to satisfy a global obsession with palm oil.

Leaders On The Trail

Asia’s trail running scene has exploded in the last few years. We talk to racers and organisers about some of its most notable events.

Give Them Room To Be

A new wave of exploitative elephant activities across Asia is sparking concern among animal advocates, who are urging travellers to rethink itineraries.

Howl From The Heights

Heli-biking brings epic enduro, from snowline to valley bottom, to within a short flight from Kathmandu.

Ten years of Palau's protections inspire global shark moves

A DECADE AFTER Palau created the world’s first shark sanctuary, the long-term effects are becoming clear.

Dive With A Difference

A project on the Gili Islands in Indonesia offers dive tourists a chance to participate in studies that generate research data, encouraging a longer stay that's also more meaningful.

Funding Paradise

A remote stretch of Indonesian shore was at risk of plunder until a dive pioneer partnered with villagers to create incentives to protect it.

Successful Sanctuary

Although the Philippines has more marine-protected areas than anywhere on earth, most exist only in theory. In Burgos, the MPA works in practice.

Breathing Life Into “Manta Bay”

After a National Geographic article made Hanifaru Bay world-famous, hordes of visitors endangered the very animals they came to see. Here’s how the bay bounced back.

Turkish Delight

Hidden among more familiar sights are a clutch of ski resorts, dusted with powder and fragant with sweet promise.

Bridging The Gulf

Outdoors lovers strive to show the world a different view of the Middle East, defying a sometimes hostile climate, and internal and external stereotypes.

Leaving Only Footprints

Resort owner Samit Sawhny talks about founding Barefoot at Havelock in the Andamans and the challenges facing the islands as they open up.

Afloat The River Of Creation

Through the aeons-old Kimberley region of Western Australia flows a river at times among the mightiest on Earth, yet rarely visited and still less-often paddled.

Tech It To The Top

Time to replace your aging DSLR? Upgrading from a compact to something more capable? Check these options before you go any further.

Snow Lake, Rivers Of Ice

The Karakoram sees relatively few trekkers yet offers a true wilderness feel and some of the most spectacular mountain sights anywhere.

Smart Packs

We survey some versatile new backpacks fit for every use and environment.

The Charm Of Kham

Biking through Kham, historically part of Tibet, unveils a land of wide vistas and deeply compassionate people.

The Sea's Greener Pastures

Underwater meadows of seagrass play a crucial role in the marine ecosystem yet are poorly understood – something Wakatobi Resort is helping to rectify.

Last Days Of The Subansiri

Assam, in India’s little-visited northeast, harbours a wilderness rafting experience that will soon disappear with the completion of a controversial dam.

Welkam To The Hapi Isles

For kiters, surfers and divers, the many islands of the Solomons offer spectacular promise as well as wonderfully wholehearted people.