With every new year comes a new set of goals and promises. We all have our own personal missions, often calculated in the early hours of 1 January, but collectively, we all hope for better things in the wider world too. At Copyright it’s our pleasure to start the year with more stories of hope, achievement and endeavour.
We kick-off the issue with an inspiring look at how Bristol has answered the call from Calais and, through a number of reactionary movements, helped bring much needed aid and resources to thousands of refugees in limbo across the channel (8).
UWE’s Dr Mark Steer gives us his take on the future of food, an interesting and sometimes bizarre look at how a burgeoning population will feed itself in decades to come (12).
Local charity Deki might be housed in Bristol’s Stokes Croft, but its pioneering approach to donating is impacting on the lives of people much further afield, find out how they do it (20).
And finally, read our interview with world-famous explorer Benedi
