Asian Geographic Issue 04/2017 (126) | Page 8

No. 126 • issue 4/2017
politics issue
CONTENTS
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environment
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on assignment
Unfinished Business
76
With an estimated 100 million sharks
slaughtered every year, we take a look at
how countries’ practices and policies are
impacting the shark fin trade in Asia
BY HASTINGS FORMAN
care
Unlikely Heroes
84
Landmines have left thousands of
Cambodians dead or without limbs,
but thanks to a task force of trained
rats, these killer mines are being
sniffed out, and removed
BY A ARON “BERTIE” GEKOSKI
Sowing Peace
Seeds of Peace educates and
inspires youth from around the
world to transform conflict –
sowing unlikely friendships in
the midst of political turmoil
BY CHRISTINE HOGG, MAGGIE SVOBODA
On the cover
A portrait of renowned
dissident Ai Weiwei, who
is featured in this issue’s
story on political artists
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erratum
In our previous issue (Asian Geographic Expeditions Issue 125,
2017), a label for “Turkey” was accidentally placed above Xi’an in
China in an infographic map on page 75. We apologise for this error.
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