Join us on GeoNight, the European night of geography, to discuss how urban design can bring nature back into cities boosting biodiversity, wellbeing, and climate resilience.
Meet our speakers
Johanna Gibbons is an award-winning landscape architect and founder of J&L Gibbons, a London-based practice known for pioneering nature-led urban design. She works at the forefront of integrating biodiversity, climate resilience, and community into city landscapes.
Chris Fitch is an author, geographer, and storyteller whose work explores humanity’s relationship with nature and place. He is best known for his travel and environmental writing, blending geography, science, and narrative journalism. Chris is the author of Wild Cities discussing new ways of living in the modern urban jungle.
Professor Karen Jones is an environmental historian at the University of Kent, specialising in the cultural and social meanings of landscapes, wildlife, and urban green spaces. Her work highlights how parks and natural environments contribute to wellbeing, identity, and our evolving relationships with nature in cities.
Lukwesa Burak (chair) is a BBC journalist and presenter with extensive experience covering national and international news and current affairs.
What is GeoNight?
GeoNight, the European night of geography, is a global initiative that thousands of people take part in worldwide. The events and activities give the general public chance to familiarise themselves with geography and geographical research.
Rhinos in the rainforest: what links the world's rarest rhinos and the climate crisis?
This conversation explores how the fate of the world’s rarest rhinos reflects wider environmental pressures shaping natural ecosystems and human communities across the globe, and how ensuring their survival is a key tool in the fight against runaway climate change in one of the most biodiverse regions on earth.
Open to allMonday 22 June 2026- Film screening
Resonance
Join us for the premiere of the Resonance film, followed by a panel discussion delving into what radical acts of care may look like as the UK transitions its land use structure and practices, and as people work collectively to nurture the land and ourselves.
OnlineOpen to allThursday 25 June 2026 - Discussion
The Endurance Photographs – book launch
Join the Society for the launch of its new book ‘The Endurance Photographs’, with a presentation by book contributor and polar photography expert, Jean de Pomereu.
LondonOpen to allTuesday 30 June 2026
