April 2026

April 7th: Geographical TED Talks
It’s been a long time since I watched a TED Talk but after seeing one flagged on LivingGeography, I found myself down a rabbit-hole of geographical TED talks and was rewarded with plenty of subject-knowledge updates and food for thought!

The video below was a particular highlight with this quote forcing me to think about how we teach conversation within our curriculums:
‘All of us know that we’ve spent billions on conservation in Africa, yet wildlife keeps on declining, and people are going deeper into poverty and becoming even more vulnerable to climate change. Why? Because we’ve been applying ecological solutions to fix what are inherently economic problems. The truth is that conservation works only if it creates incomes to people living closest to nature. That means we have to make nature not just something to protect but something to invest in.’

April 5th:
Earlier this year I posted about watching Wild London and how it made me think of the work of London National Park City. Over the last couple of days, work on my forthcoming presentation for the GA Conference has seen me revisiting books, podcasts and documentaries on the theme of being greener, wilder and healthier. I enjoyed re-listening to this episode of the BBC’s Rare Earth podcast which explores our relationship with wildlife in urban areas and the tension and conflict that can exist between human activity in urban environments and a desire for ‘nature’ (whatever that looks like in a densely populated urban area).