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Is Planting Native Trees Preferable?
I first came across Fraxinus uhdei in Colombia in 1998. It’s a species of ash tree from Mexico, known in Colombia as urapán...
Eric Boa
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A Pattern of Islands – Britain’s Shame
I had an evening alone the other day while my youngest two were living it up in Nairobi while my wife was searching for them...
Dr. Mark Nicholson
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The Value of Standing and Staring - a Japanese Life Lesson
At the end of his article on the French presidential election in the last issue David Lee quoted the well-known opening couplet of a poem...
Richard Pooley
7 min read
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Nairobi to Rio … by the scenic route
At the beginning of the year, I paid my rates on our three plots of land in Kenya. To my annoyance, they have doubled
Dr. Mark Nicholson
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How to Become an Empire
China’s journey from poor and powerless to rich and regal has been swift and dramatic. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
Eric Boa
5 min read
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