Asian Geographic – Special Edition 2017-2018

Contents

culture
66 The Last Lost Kingdom
The Silk Road may have stretched far
further than originally thought. Today,
the Kingdom of Mustang stands all but
forgotten – but this is set to change with
the building of a new road
BY DAVID RENGEL

on assignMent

82 Making a Movement

Sharing stories, shunning sushi, or

sinking ships: There are many different

approaches to environmentalism.

Sea Shepherd has adopted a more

hands-on approach than most

BY AARON “BERTIE” GEKOSKI

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environMent

76 The Change Makers

Four explorers discuss how they

use their expeditions to promote

environmental consciousness,

inspiring public action to mitigate

climate change

BY ALEX CAMPBELL

expeditionS issue

on the cover

A music lesson for Labrang’s

monks using traditional horns.

See Michael Yamashita’s

phenomenal photos (p14)

IMAGE © MICHAEL YAMASHITA

erratuM

In Issue 3, 2016, there was a factual error on page 84,

paragraph 5, which incorrectly stated that Leaena Tambyah is

the eldest sibling in her family; she is the youngest daughter

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