Flooding, climate change and the resilience of cities - Alex Nickson

Balancing conservation and development in a rapidly changing world presents significant challenges but also opportunities for 'living' UNESCO sites like Durham.

Paul Rose takes us on an expedition across the world from your own home. 

We live in a world shaped by food: a ‘sitopia' (from Gk. sitos, food + topos, place), yet, as Covid-19 reminds us, our failure to recognise this threatens us and our planet. Yet by learning to value food once again, we can not only address the multiple threats we face, but can build better, fairer, more resilient lives for the future.

Drawing on personal experiences, Niall describes the challenges and opportunities of biodiversity research where rapid development and illegal activities pose an immediate threat to the conservation of many endangered species.