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Latest

Footprints: Three Explorers Who Favoured Active Travel (Part 3)

Following on from our recent magazine on Active Travel, our Writer-in-Residence has produced three blogs about explorers who favoured human-powered adventures. Third and finally, it's Isobel Wylie Hutchison...
Carbon Choices

Carbon Choices tells the greatest story on Earth: how humans came to emit 40 billion tonnes of an invisible gas each year, changing the chemistry of the atmosphere and the oceans, and steadily destroying the life support systems they depend on.
A Helping Hand for Schools

We want to support Geography teachers and pupils at this difficult time by producing a series of informative videos and associated lesson plans, each addressing a topic at Nat5 or Higher.
September 2020

September e-newsletter of the RSGS: GeoQuizzical, Inspiring People online events, policy updates, Soils education, best of the blog, Jamie Livingstone video

A Helping Hand for Schools

We want to support Geography teachers and pupils at this difficult time by producing a series of informative videos and associated lesson plans, each addressing a topic at Nat5 or Higher.
GeoQuizzical (November)

Monthly geography quiz of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Eight rounds of eight questions, with prizes on offer.
Building Back Better

"A silver lining of this awful pandemic would be to emerge from one crisis with the foresight, confidence and optimism to tackle the climate crisis too..." writes Mike Robinson, Chief Executive of RSGS
Time to Teach

"As with many things, the COVID-19 pandemic has begun to expose cracks in those areas of our society which have been de-prioritised or starved of funds during this past decade of austerity." Writes Chief Executive of RSGS, Mike Robinson
Climate Emergency Summits

Our Climate Emergency Summits provide a space for motivated people from across the sectors to come together in a safe and open workshop environment to offer solutions to the climate emergency.
July 2020

July e-newsletter of the RSGS: Soils Education, Inspiring People 2020-21, Shackleton Sketch, St Kilda Blog, Voices on the Road Film, Local Group Volunteers
Departing the Island on 'The Edge of the World’

"Ninety years ago, on August 29, 1930, the last 36 residents of St Kilda were evacuated. Huddled on HMS Harebell they were conveyed from Village Bay on Hirta to mainland Scotland." Writes Collections Volunteer, Kenny Maclean FRSGS.
Climate Solutions

Climate Solutions offers a simple and quick way to gain significant understanding of one of the most significant issues of our generation: climate change.
June 2020

June e-newsletter of the RSGS: Climate Emergency Summits, Five for the Future, Quote of the Month, Inspiring People At Home, Climate Positivity
Stop Climate Chaos Scotland: An Interview

After 14 years, Mike Robinson stepped down from the charity coalition he established: Stop Climate Chaos Scotland. In this interview with Jo Woolf, he speaks about his lifelong passion for environmental issues and his hopes for the future.