EEDN was initiated in early 2018 in order to bring together academics and practitioners working on issues of environment and development from around Edinburgh. Image The network aims to promote discussion around topics of interest, a sharing of knowledge and experience, a greater awareness of each other’s work, potential to collaborate on proposals and projects, and just a chance to get to know each other. We meet once a month (except in the summer; June-August) for discussions on topics introduced by members of the network, with facilitation aimed at sharing expertise and experiences amongst all those present.Sessions take place on Thursdays 16:00-17:30 at ECCI, with refreshments provided.We welcome all new members and all ideas for topics and formats for meetings, so please do get in touch if you’d like to join or share your ideas: Sam Staddon (sam.staddon@ed.ac.uk) and Clare Barnes (c.barnes@ed.ac.uk).Upcoming sessions Date and timeTitleSpeaker(s)Location14 May 2026 4-6pmAI in Environment and Development: Emerging Trends, Ethical Questions,and Lessons from GX AfricaSagini Obuba, University of EdinburghTraining & Skills Room, ECCI18 June 2026 4-6pm Dr Naya Sharma, ForestAction NepalThe Pod, ECCI Past sessions 2025/26Date and timeTitleSpeaker(s)22 Jan 2026The Gola REDD+ Project: Securing a future for forests, people, and biodiversityRyan Wilkie11 Dec 2025Decolonising Indigenous-Led Research in Practice Majdouline El Hichou and Dr Marisa Wilson, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh20 Nov 2025 Howling for moderation: living with wolves in the American West Dr Rogelio Luque-Lora, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh 30 Oct 2025Navigating cuts in the Environment and Development sector: upheaval and uncertainties about the futureClare Barnes, Dhaval Joshi and Sam Staddon, University of Edinburgh 25 Sept 2025Fire as a conservation tool: Lessons from Southern Africa for ecosystem management in an era of increasing wildfiresDr Elliot Convery-Fisher, Royal Botanic Garden EdinburghSome thoughts from our members I really liked the dynamic of the EEDN session, nice interaction between practitioners and researchers I thought. Great initiative…nice to catch up with old colleagues and meet new people. It was a fantastic session, and really great to see you and lots of familiar faces, and of course the students who really bring a lot to it. The presentation and research was really topical and thought-provoking, particularly as I came to the session from designing a similar project ...and so really nice to have a space to step back and think about these approaches. A quick note to thank you and your team for the event yesterday. A stimulating talk and great to meet people with similar interests. I’m certainly interested in continuing attendance. Access past EFLN sessions (before September 2025) This article was published on 2022-10-27
