Journalism portfolio
Center for International Forestry Research
As science writer for CIFOR, I have published many articles on landscape conservation and restoration, covering topics like fungi and soil carbon, negative emissions technology and how to survive the Anthropocene.
- Global Landscape Forum author page
- Forests News author page
- Forests, Trees and Agroforestry:
- From governments down to local realities: Sentinel communities in the Congo Basin (19 April 2021)
- Sentinels of Social Transformation in Borneo (28 September 2020)
- Sentinel Solutions for the Anthropocene (22 April 2020)
- Restoring Forests, Restoring Communities: Lessons from Shinyanga (12 February 2020)
Cycling Towards Syria on Open Democracy
In 2016, I cycled towards Syria, writing about western European responses to the refugee ‘crisis’ for Open Democracy.
- Pancakes for peace! The school bus project in Calais (7 June 2016)
- ‘They want me to fly like a bird’: travels in the Belgian asylum system (6 July 2016)
- From containers to computers: the challenges of refugee integration in Germany (27 July 2016)
- On the walls of Zollamtsstrasse refugee camp (10 August 2016)
Other random journalism
- How Long Does It Take To Write an Entire BBC Radio Sitcom? on Toggl (15/03/2021)
- No Aeroplanes on AlastairHumphreys.com (11/2015)
- Cycling to the Sahara (for less than £1000) on AlastairHumphreys.com (01/2014)
- Martyrs’ day in Tunisia: how much has changed? on The Guardian (10/4/2012)
- Tunisia: martyrs’ day violence, why and what’s next? on OpenDemocracy (11/4/2012)
Press coverage
2016: Cycling to Syria
- Syria war: Would you invite a refugee to live with you? BBC News, Kate Palmer (17 December 2016)
- David lets the spokes do the talking in 3000 mile charity ride Local Giving, Lewis Garland (16 June 2016)
2016: Foiled at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
I am the co-writer and co-producer (with Beth Granville) of Foiled, a comedy set and staged in a hair salon. In August 2016, we took the play up to the Edinburgh Festival, amid a flurry of press attention.
- Foiled review at Ruby Rouge Hair Salon, Edinburgh – ‘the perfect comedy’ The Stage, Paul Vale (13 August 2016) ∗∗∗∗∗
- Comedy review: Foiled The Scotsman, Kate Copstick (24 August 2016) ∗∗∗∗
- Foiled (Duckspeak) Three Weeks, Patricia-Ann Young (15 August 2016) ∗∗∗∗
- Foiled: 10 Edinburgh Fringe questions British Comedy Guide (13 August 2016)
- Ruby Rouge Hair Salon takes centre stage as Festival venue The Scotsman, Brian Ferguson (21 April 2016)
The British Comedy Guide collates most major press and reviews surrounding the show.
2015: Calais Critical Mass
I was one of the deputy instigators behind the Calais Critical Mass which collected and rode 80+ bikes to donate to the migrants there. Press for the ride included:
2015: UKHIP
I was one of the founders of the United Kingdom Humanitarian Intervention Party, a pro-migration response to the growing popularity of UKIP in early 2015. Press for UKHIP included:
- The Metro
- Russia Today
- The Independent and i100
- Diagonal (Spain)
- Morning Star
- Vice
- Huffington Post
- The Mirror
- Les Inrocks (France)
- ESPN CricInfo
2015: The Daily Mail Solidarity Tour
In January 2015, co-writer Beth Granville and I wrote an open letter to the Daily Mail, calling on people to take advantage of their £1 Dover-Calais ferry offer to take vital supplies to migrant camps in France. Press included: