Topic Resources: Sport and Recreation

Global Perspective

Source: FINA bars transgender swimmers from women's elite events

Link: https://www.bbc.com/sport/swimming/61853450

Source Scientists on Transgender women in Sport

Link: https://www.bbc.com/sport/61346517

Source: Protect women's sport claim

Link: https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/61332123

Source: Caitlin Jenner believes trans athletes should not compete in female sport

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56960011

Source: Are the rules for trans athletes fair?

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrgJQI3O_RQ

Source: Athletics creates rules for women with high levels of testosterone

Link: https://globalsportmatters.com/health/2019/11/15/iaaf-regulations-for-female-athletes-with-high-testosterone/

Source: Ups and downs in sport in the 2010's
Link: https://www.bbc.com/sport/50955918

Source: Russia banned from global sport for 4 years
Link: https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/50710598

Source: 2019 ruling that female athletes with high levels of testosterone must take medication

Link: https://globalsportmatters.com/health/2019/11/15/iaaf-regulations-for-female-athletes-with-high-testosterone/

Source: Team Sports generate highest levels of fitness
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48711579

Source: Doubts that women would be taken seriously in Formula 1 Racing
Link: http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/36086363

Source: High diving champion uses status to draw attention to human rights for gay couples
Link: http://www.bbc.com/sport/commonwealth-games/43750056

Source: Megan Rapinoe challenges Trump on arrogance and equal pay
Link: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50622330


Courses of Action
Source: Russian athletics controllers come up with plan to overcome drug abuse among athletes
Link: http://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/36088254

Topic Resources: Belief Systems

Introduction

Source: Individual writers establish the link between religion and conflict
Link: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jul/02/religion-wars-conflict


Local & Global 

Pope - Catholic church cannot bless same-sex union

Link - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-56402096

Swiss vote to ban face coverings in Switzerland

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56314173

Wearing a hijab does not make women oppressed

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-60454685

Controversy in Switzerland over Muslim boys' right not to shake hands in school
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35967349

Source: Boy accused of blasphemy cuts off his hand
Link:  http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35356052

Source: The History of ISIS
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35695648

Source: Swiss refuse to accept boys will not shake teacher's hand
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/25/switzerland-ruling-overturns-muslim-pupils-handshake-exemption-religion

Source: Swiss girls must accept they take swimming lessons with boys
Link: http://www.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/women/Swiss-Muslim-girls-must-take-swimming-classes-with-boys/1950830-3513958-yao1u2/

Source: Increase in hate crimes in UK in 2016
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38836536

Source; What it is like being a Muslim female in UK in 2017
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38789738

Source: Bans on hijab wearing in pubic places in Europe
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-13038095

Source: Islam to overtake Christianity by 2070
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-39279631

Source: An explanation of the Palestinian conflict

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-44124396

Courses of Action

Source: Female Iman encourages resistance to Islamic extremism
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/headlines/38177294

Introduction to Global Perspectives

Issue: Competing for water in Chile's Atacama Desert - Local, Global or Personal Issue?
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-17488680

Issue:  Girl who was shot for protesting girls' rights to education scores top grades in IGCSE's
http://www.bbc.com/news/education-34016407

Topic Resources: Humans and Other Species

Introduction

Source: What if the world went vegan?
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/what-would-world-look-if-everyone-went-vegan

Source: Half of marine population lost since 1970
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34265672

Source: Effect of marine noises on whales
Link: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20151012-understanding-the-noisy-world-of-the-deep

Source: Threats to tree species in Europe
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49838650

Local and Global Perspectives

Source: Fall in animal testing in Switzerland

Link: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/latest-news/animal-testing-drops-in-switzerland-despite-covid-research-/46906814

Source: Bid to protect dragon lizard exclusive to Indonesia

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54701239

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54485407

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54485407

Source: Swiss food firms do well on animal welfare assessment
Link: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/latest-news/good-eggs-_swiss-food-firms-do-well-in-global-farm-animal-welfare-assessment/45663506

Source: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/safe-slaughter_animal-welfare-rules-not-fully-respected-in-some-swiss-abattoirs/45494606
Link: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/safe-slaughter_animal-welfare-rules-not-fully-respected-in-some-swiss-abattoirs/45494606

Source: Swiss vote to ban intensive animal farming
Link: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/animal-rights_swiss-to-vote-on-banning-factory-farming/45233958

Source: Human survival depends on other species
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48059043

Source: Human consumerism the cause of mass loss of species
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46028862

Source: Switzerland votes on tighter food controls
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45600282

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45617662
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45617662

Source: Ocean acidification will affect all sea life
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41653511

Source: How climate change is affecting UK animal and insect poulations
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38447937

Source: Humans are super predators
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34011026

Source: Scientists estimate Earth has 3 trillion trees (more than previously estimated)
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34134366

Source: Great barrier reef at risk due to climate change
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-36080615

Source: Toad populations in major decline
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37566337

Source: Old fashioned zoos in India fail to provide modern standards of care
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37819995

Source: Decline in winged insects
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41670472

Scenarios

Source: Threat of extinction for rare dolphin
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32872037

Source: Earth is possibly going through a new phase of mass extinction
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33209548

Source: Pesticide link to bee population decline
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37089385


Courses of Action

Source: Software identifies and protects most endangered species
Link: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science-saturday_epfl-software-aims-to-protect-the-world-s-most-endangered-species/45049274

Source: Airports try to deter local bird populations
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-43730214/bird-v-plane-the-battle-for-airspace

Source: NZ challenges boats fishing illegally in their waters
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30808949

Source: A sustainable approach to fishing
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqcKf8Ttdms

Source: Winged animals need protected airspace to survive
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32536907

Source: Back Pack for Bees
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-34048495

Source; African leaders meet to discuss protection of elephants
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36166970

Topic Resources: Urbanisation

Local and Global Perspectives

Source: Are we running out of land?
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170628-how-to-best-manage-earths-land

Courses of Action

Source: Looking at improvements in global health in urban areas
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30381476

Source: Car Free Cities
http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20160628-six-battlegrounds-in-the-global-war-on-cars

Topic Resources: Families

Source: The changing behaviour of teenagers

Web Link: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220124-why-teens-arent-what-they-used-to-be

Source: The unusual ways western parents raise children

Web Link: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210222-the-unusual-ways-western-parents-raise-children

Source: Gender maintains a role in Swiss families

Web Link: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/gender-inequalities-remain-when-balancing-work-and-family-life/46745712

Source: Changing nature of advertising for families in the USA
Web Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql0Q5uf-AbA

Souce: Only half of US adults are married

https://www.pewresearch.org/fa...

Source: How does falling birth rates affect the economy?
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/363222... and Local Perspectives

Sources: World has more grandparents than grandchildren
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20190405-why-the-world-now-has-more-grandparents-than-grandchildren

Source: China announces end to one child policy
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34665539

Source: Fewer children being born in southern Europe
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38582100

Source: Korean women life expectancy expected to reach average of 90
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-39040146

Source: Population predictions in 21st Century
Web Link: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/18/world-population-new-study-11bn-2100

Source: How will a population boom change Africa?
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-...

Topic Resources: Climate Change

Introduction

Climate theories point to human activity, not natural warming
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science_climate-warming-is-global-and-fast--say-swiss-experts/45117564

Resource: Fall in wine production volume due to extreme climate
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41728536

Resource: Can we afford to tackle climate change?
Web Link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2017/jan/19/can-we-afford-to-tackle-climate-change-video

Resource: Six graphics that explain climate change
Web Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-5aceb360-8bc3-4741-99f0-2e4f76ca02bb

Resource: Global emissions well above 2C climate change target
Web Link:  http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34135202 

Resource: Need for dramatic change in fuel use
Web Link:  http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/02/rapid-carbon-emission-cuts-severe-impact-climate-change-ipcc-report

 

Resource:  Accusation that humans are cause of climate change

Web Link:  http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/so-bad-it-will-be-good-global-warming-report-will-scare-countries-to-action-says-un-review-head-8837189.html

Resource: Scientists certain that humans cause climate change

Web Link:  http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/ipcc-report-scientists-are-95-certain-humans-causing-climate-change-8843573.html

Resource: 2015 and 2016 predicted to be hottest years on record
Web Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/2015-will-be-the-hottest-year-on-record--but-experts-predict-2016-will-be-even-warmer-10499220.html

Resource: 2016 second lowest level of Arctic ice
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37373414

 Global Perspectives

Resource: Teenagers in the Arctic circle fear losing their homes

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-54572400

Resource: The 'Trump effect' on global attitudes to global emissions
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46384828

Resource: India's worst levels of flooding
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-45231222

Resource: Army called in to provide urgent supplies for villagers in UK

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-floods-army-deployed-to-somerset-levels-as-military-planners-and-specialist-vehicles-provide-support-to-victims-9094223.html

Resource: Record snowfalls hit Massachusetts 
http://ktla.com/2015/02/10/record-snow-hits-massachusetts-buries-buildings-causes-school-closures/

Resource: Natural causes of global warming
http://weather.about.com/od/globalwarming/tp/The-Whys-of-Global-Warming.htm

Resource: Level of carbon emissions stalled in 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31872460

Resource: Flooding in Chile and Peru March 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-32081748 

Resource: California drought explained in pictures
http://www.bbc.com/weather/features/32162890

Source: Great barrier reef at risk due to climate change
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-36080615

Source: Coral bleaching worse than ever
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-38127320

Source: Islands disappearing due to climate change
http://www.sciencealert.com/climate-change-just-caused-five-islands-to-disappear-in-the-pacific

Scenarios

Resource: Jakarta - the fastet sinking city
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44636934

Resource; Arctic Glacier likely to melt
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36327250

Resource: Predicted loss of permafrost by 2070
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34540414

Resource: How climate change will affect human health

http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e1359
 

Resource: Stable Greenland ice sheet starts to melt

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/fears-of-faster-rising-global-sea-levels-as-stable-greenland-ice-sheet-starts-to-melt-9195769.html

Resource: Rapid loss of Antarctic ice sheet predicted
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/antarctic-ice-sheet-disappearing-at-twice-the-rate-predicted-9398468.html

Resource: How Europe will get wetter in future

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/melting-arctic-sea-ice-meansits-only-going-to-get-wetter-for-northern-europe-8909587.html

Resource: What Europe will look like if ice melts

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/the-life-aquatic-how-the-earth-would-look-if-all-the-ice-melted-8925734.html

Resource: Likely consequences of climate change
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/climate-change-leaked-draft-of-un-ipcc-report-predicts-global-warming-will-cause-violent-conflict-displace-millions-of-people-and-wipe-trillions-of-dollars-off-the-global-economy-9198171.html 

Resource: Parts of Asia will suffer most from climate change
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/mar/22/global-warming-hit-asia-hardest 

Resource: Climate change threat to food supply
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/mar/31/climate-change-threat-food-security-humankind 

Resource: Threat to fresh water and food supplies, loss of species and price rises
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/ipcc-report-climate-change-is-happening-andno-one-in-the-world-is-immune-9224777.html 

Resource: Effect of severe drought in California (Summer 1994)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/californian-drought-is-so-severe-its-causing-the-ground-to-move-9697114.html 

Resource: Effect of climate change on the Skiing Industry in the Alps
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/nov/07/snow-climate-change-effect-on-skiing 

Resource: US at risk of mega-drought future
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31434030 

Resource: Water shortage will be next source of conflict
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/08/how-water-shortages-lead-food-crises-conflicts

Courses of Action

Resource: China pans to ban petrol and diesel cars
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41218243

Resource: Carbon tax and renewables drive down carbon levels
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-39181753

Resource: Plans to combat global warming by cooling planet artificially

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/plan-to-avert-global-warming-by-cooling-planet-artificially-could-cause-climate-chaos-9043962.html

Resource: Ways of solving future climate issues

Web Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/lets-play-god-the-scientific-experiments-that-might-save-the-world-or-destroy-it-8884386.html

Resource: Letter to newspaper with ideas how to reduce pollution and climate change
Web Link: http://www.theguardian.com/global/2014/apr/29/guardian-weekly-letters-climate-change 

Resource: USA and China pledge to cut greenhouse emissions
Web Link: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/12/china-and-us-make-carbon-pledge

Resource: Major countries donate to poorer countries to help them cope with climate change
Web Link: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/20/uk-to-give-720m-to-help-poor-countries-cope-with-climate-change

Resource: World's most eco-friendly cities
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20141215-living-in-the-worlds-most-eco-friendly-cities

Resource: First solar powered flight around the world
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31772140

Resource: Tesla introduces solar powered battereies that store energy
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32545081

Resource: Denmark produces a solar powered e-bike
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20150501-from-denmark

Resource: A house that rises with flood levels
web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32619159

Resource: Paris aims to become capital of cycling by 2020
Web Link: http://www.france24.com/en/20150405-paris-cycling-world-capital-pollution

Resource: Can eating less meat reduce climate change?
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34899066