BSFC Geography

Geography links to current stories from BSFC, including climate change, hazards, contested planet and other areas.

[United Nations @UN]

The #GlobalGoals are our blueprint for a better & more sustainable future for all.

From #ClimateAction to gender equality, this virtual UN exhibit illustrates through photos from around the world what the Goals mean for people & planet. https://t.co/jo4vGsdZpL

[Time for Geography @timeforgeog]

Coasts Knowledge Booster video on Time for Geography | @SianDV @DebRaha14 https://t.co/ryIhpihtTi

[UN Development @UNDP]

What lasts for about 450 years?

⛪️ A cathedral
🌳 A sequoia
🪨 A fossil
🧴 A plastic bottle

Discover the true costs of plastic production and let's demand more sustainable alternatives to #BeatPlasticPollution. https://t.co/C9GeoOB9Lb

[United Nations @UN]

2.3 billion people around the world are still cooking with unsafe and polluting fuels.

The #GlobalGoals seek to ensure affordable, clean energy is available for everybody, everywhere, by 2030.

https://t.co/N2lioFUbA7

[Time for Geography @timeforgeog]

A video developed in collaboration with @Geog_UoD to help students understand 🧐 Glacier mass balance | @DrHarrietRidley @Geog_UoD @AntarcticGlacie https://t.co/cQY1VepvRI

[UN Humanitarian @UNOCHA]

🚨 DYK that #DRCongo has the highest number of people in need of aid in the world?

In Ituri, North and South Kivu alone:
❗5.4M people are food insecure.
❗6.4M are internally displaced.
❗8.2K cholera cases recorded in 2024.

Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/xLb9Qc34Z9

[Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @RGS_IBG]

Join us to find out how warming temperatures are impacting Canada’s First Nation communities.

📍@QUBelfast, 16 May 👉 https://t.co/AqQSkWpm6b

[Discovery @Discovery]

📍 Lençóis Maranhenses National Park

Located in Brazil, this national park is 580 square miles. While it has abundant rain there is almost no vegetation.

📸: Ignacio Palacios

#brazil #desert #dunes

[The Sixth Form Bolton @thesixthformB6]

Local School Students Graduate From B6 Ray Programme

Last month, Year 10 students from local schools had a fantastic day at @LancasterUni celebrating their graduation from the Raising Aspirations Youth Programme.

FULL STORY: https://t.co/2ZVVGzykml @MSJBolton @WesthoughtonHS

[The Telegraph @Telegraph]

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[The Sixth Form Bolton @thesixthformB6]

🏫@edgehill Medicine Taster Day🏫
Students from B6 had an incredible time! From hands-on activities like dissections to engaging seminars with medical experts, it was an enlightening and immersive experience. Thanks for having us!
#STEMeducation #FutureDoctors #HandsOnLearning

[Time for Geography @timeforgeog]

A short @timeforgeog video looking at Location, importance and sense of place in UK cities 🌍 | developed in partnership with @UOP_SEGG @PortsmouthGeog | @DrRobParker @ceki2474 https://t.co/gb9V5AiR9y

[Time for Geography @timeforgeog]

A video to help students understand Tectonics, lava and different types of volcano on @timeforgeog | developed in partnership with @ESTA_UK @TREX_Travel @sheffieldgeog @sheffielduni | @DrRobParker @DrHarrietRidley @EmmaLiu31 @tompering https://t.co/AxyEGdR6vK

[The Culturist @the_culturist_]

Towns and cities with the best views from above (thread):

1. Centuripe, Italy 🇮🇹

[Time for Geography @timeforgeog]

Coasts Community Insight video on Time for Geography | with @bangorSNS @BUGeography @BangorUni @sos_bangor_uni https://t.co/4qKenSkX3S

[United Nations @UN]

Up to half of all cancers can be prevented through screening and pre-cancer treatment.

Adopting a healthy lifestyle also diminishes the risk of developing the disease.

More from @WHO on Sunday's #WorldCancerDay: https://t.co/nwxN31RMXd

[Time for Geography @timeforgeog]

We are very proud to have worked with The British Society for Geomorphology @BSG_Geomorph to create this short, inspiring video helping students understand the place of geomorphology in society!

Find out more at https://t.co/lVv7WpNkoG.

[Time for Geography @timeforgeog]

A short @timeforgeog video looking at Sand dunes: formation and succession 🌍 | @DrRobParker @DrHarrietRidley @SianDV https://t.co/GK2qRlLpr2

[RGS-IBG Schools @RGS_IBGschools]

Globalisation is a topic that is changing fast.

Join us online on 23 January at 5.00pm to hear the latest updates from Simon Oakes - covering economic migration, refugee flows, shrinking world technologies (including AI), global culture and land grabs 👉 https://t.co/2Kz20wtzWb

[Time for Geography @timeforgeog]

Explore Global garments: environmental and social impacts of clothing production in this @timeforgeog video developed in collaboration with @rab_equipment @chestergeog @UOP_SEGG @PortsmouthGeog | @DrHarrietRidley @CarolineEDay @Collins_R_C @jake_mwl https://t.co/HAtCxjI83g