Edinburgh Forests and Landscapes Network (EFLN)

EFLN aims to bring together academics, researchers and postgraduate student with policy, business and third sector professionals with an interest in sustainable forests and landscapes based in and around Edinburgh.

We hope to develop an informal meeting place, providing opportunities for sharing insights, experiences and perspectives that will benefit a diverse audience.

Most sessions will take place on first Wednesday of the month 4-6pm in the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI), starting with a 45-60min of plenary session followed by informal networking with refreshments. Please note that there will be no sessions in January, July and August.

If you have any suggestions, would like to contribute to future Edinburgh Forests and Landscapes Networking events, or sign up to our mailing list, please email natasa.honeybone@ed.ac.uk.

Upcoming sessions

Date and timeTitleSpeaker(s)Location
6 Nov, 4 - 6pmHow, where and for who can natural colonisation help to scale-up woodland creation?

Dr Susannah Fleiss, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh 

Dr Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor, University of Stirling

Conference Room, ECCI 
4 Dec, 4-6pmtbc Conference Room, ECCI 
5 Feb, 4-6pmThree Words for Forest film screening Conference Room, ECCI 

 

 

Past sessions

Date Presentations
2 Oct 2024

Landscape, Soil and Climate - Action in Scotland, Sarah Govan ClimateXChange, ECCI

Dairy for Nature, Beth Bridge and Alfy Gathorne-Hardy, School of GeoSciences

Realising a vision: extensive forests experiments for climate change research, Mike Perks and Georgios Xenakis, Forest Research

How can we reduce upfront costs and increase trust in carbon projects?, Andrew Heald, iNovaland

High integrity carbon project development on private land in Eastern Africa, Stefanie Kaiser, Posaidon Climate Venture Partners
4 September 2024
3 July 2024Why not Scotland? film screeningWith panelists: Yvonne Edwards, Janet Fisher, Tim Hall, Fraser Macdonald, and Lucy Jenner
5 June 2024'Forest Science in support of policy & practice' by Forest Research with Darren Moseley, Mariella Marzano, Mike Perks,Chris Quine from Forest Research
1 May 2024

Can land use decision-making tools be effective?, Leo Peskett

NatureScot's Natural Capital tool, Donya Davidson

Naturetech tools:"Glencripesdale’s decision-grade biodiversity data”, Hannah Rudman

Land manager views and use of tools, Lucy Jenner

3 April 2024A new generation of plantations: Developing an ‘ecosystem of collaboration’ to make a positive impact for people and nature, Andrew Heald, iNovaland
6 March 2024The Economic and Social Benefits of Community Managed Native Woodlands, Willie McGhee,  Community Woodlands Association

7 Feb 2024

 

MSc Dissertation Mixer: bringing together MSc students, practitioners and academics to discuss potential MSc project collaborations
6 Dec 2023    

Conversation starters in conservation: Navigating diverse perspectives using social science methods

Janet Fisher's talk

Helena Slater and Annette Green's talk

1 Nov 2023The importance of developing the legal definition of environmental integrity of carbon offsets, Petra Minnerhop
2 October 2023

Introducing the University’s Forest and Peatland Programme, Dave Gorman and Yvonne Edwards

Soil Carbon, Climate and Land Use

Naomi Housego's presentation

Dr Lorna Street's presentation