he third edition of our Environmental Systems and Societies for the IB Diploma Programme student book has been fully revised in line with the 2024 Subject Guide and developed in cooperation with the IB.

Written by experienced IB teachers and examiners, this edition provides complete coverage of all eight topics and the Higher Level lenses. It includes all new Higher Level content, clearly labeled for easy differentiation.

Guiding Questions are identified and explored, and connections between concepts and topics are highlighted. The book features exercises for formative assessment and practice questions, including past paper questions, for summative assessment.

Dedicated chapters on TOK, the Internal Assessment, the Extended Essay, and exam strategies help prepare learners for their assessments. Tried and tested feature boxes enhance understanding and engagement, including TOK, global contexts, hints for success, interesting facts, key facts, challenge questions, and weblinks.

Key words are highlighted in bold, and up-to-date, relevant examples put learning into context. Skills boxes identify opportunities to demonstrate the required skills, and the book offers ideas for engagement activities.

The eBook resources include full answers to exercises and practice questions, downloadable activities, and auto-marked quizzes. Interactive features such as links to videos and auto-marked quizzes that teachers can assign to students with real-time results and reporting are also included