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Our spring events programme is full of topical issues and themes.
Our Monday night lecture series for Fellows and members features Steve Backshall as he recounts his past year of expeditions, Dr Christopher Tucker encourages us to think geographically about the Earth’s carrying capacity, Isabella Tree tells the story of a daring rewilding experiment at Knepp Estate in West Sussex, and Dr Krithi Karanth explores the collapse and recovery of wildlife across India over the last two centuries, as well as many more.
Meanwhile, our Collections-related events include a talk discussing the role Indigenous maps played in the production of geographical knowledge during the time of the British Empire, an introduction to the Society’s photographic collection, and a discussion on the ivory trade and the future of African and Asian elephants.
Join us at the Society for a guided tour of the landscapes of the British Isles , hear top tips on how to capture and record your journeys in our Travel writing evening, and learn more about the future of food and how we can eat more sustainably. And for first-hand tales of adventure with a purpose, Geographical journeys: microlectures presents six short illustrated talks.
Across the UK, Felicity Aston will be touring our Regional Theatre venues to tell the story of a team of novice polar explorers, from across Europe and the Middle East, skiing across the rapidly dwindling Arctic sea ice. If you missed our Monday night lecture Portraits of No Man’s Land, you can join Dr Alasdair Pinkerton and Dr Noam Leshem in Manchester and Nottingham, as they explore the stories of places that remain locked behind barbed wire and minefields.
Elsewhere, you can hear talks on women’s resistance to large scale gold mining in South America, the UK population’s life expectancy trends and follow in the footsteps of the first climbers in the Alps.
Find out more about our spring programme – book now to avoid missing out.