An interesting read Kieran. The community of Dunblane have an active partnership with Likhubula in Mulanje. Ruth, my wife, visited as part of a group in 2008 and also climbed Sapitwa during her stay.
Wow, lucky her. It’s a heck of a climb, but glorious. There are many great Malawi links to Scotland, especially around the plateau. Important for the conservation too, as tourism is a key income generator and mining would, eh, undermine that.
Beautiful framing of how a place can shift the trajetory of a career. The sky island metaphor works on multiple levels here both ecological and personal. I've seen similar situations where one intense fieldwork expereince becomes the lens through which someone views every project after. Mining threats on a UNESCO site feels extra frustrating when preservation should be non-negotiable.
An interesting read Kieran. The community of Dunblane have an active partnership with Likhubula in Mulanje. Ruth, my wife, visited as part of a group in 2008 and also climbed Sapitwa during her stay.
Wow, lucky her. It’s a heck of a climb, but glorious. There are many great Malawi links to Scotland, especially around the plateau. Important for the conservation too, as tourism is a key income generator and mining would, eh, undermine that.
So much interesting information in a short article!
Thanks for reading Doug, I know reader’s are busy so I try and keep it concise.
Beautiful framing of how a place can shift the trajetory of a career. The sky island metaphor works on multiple levels here both ecological and personal. I've seen similar situations where one intense fieldwork expereince becomes the lens through which someone views every project after. Mining threats on a UNESCO site feels extra frustrating when preservation should be non-negotiable.