EFLN aims to bring together academics, researchers and postgraduate students 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 Nataša Honeybone. Upcoming sessions Date and timeTitleSpeaker(s)Location1 October 4-6pmClimate impacts on Amazon rainforest: Analysis across scalesPatrick Meir, UoEPedro Sanchez Martinez, UoELion Martius, UoEKristian Bodolai, Space IntelligenceConference Room, ECCI 5 November 4-6pmDay of access: Scotland's landscapes and the not-walking movementHayden Lorimer, UoEAlec Finlay, poet-artistConference Room, ECCI 3 December 4-6pmComercial forestry in sustainable forests and landscapesTBCConference Room, ECCI 4 February 4-6pmConservation translocations in Scotland: reflecting on the past and future possibilitiesFelix Clarke, UoEToryn Whitehead, Department of Geography, King's College LondonConference Room, ECCI 4 March 4-6pmMaking soils work for a changing climateSaran Sohi, UoEAshish Malik, UoEConference Room, ECCI 1 April 4-6pmIn the world of nature finance, what does high integrity mean and how can we deliver it? Hannah Wauchope, UoEJulia McCarthy, UoEConference Room, ECCI 6 May 4-6pm Conference Room, ECCI 3 June 4-6pm Conference Room, ECCI Past sessions Date Presentations3 Sept 2025Peatland Surface Motion: Applying InSAR to investigate the surface motion dynamics of Slamannan Bog, North Lanarkshire, Catriona Bruce, UoEBeneath the Canopy: Understanding Ecosystem Change in Madagascar through local knowledge and remote sensing, Dr Elliot Convery-Fisher, RBGEHow do tropical forest soils respond to nitrogen deposition?, Dr Galina Toteva, UoEEncouraging Human-Wildlife Coexistence in Scotland: Implementing Key Stakeholder Perspectives and International Mechanisms to Design a Wildlife Coexistence Fund, Olivia Navarrete Zur, University of Edinburgh4 June 2025Setting the agenda: practitioner knowledge needs in woodland restoration, Alys Daniels-Creasey, UoE7 May 2025Overground, underground, puffins..there's three! Amy Tyndall and Iain Cameron, EOLASThe role of geospatial data in zero-deforestation monitoring, Laura O'Brien and Linsey Mortimer, Frontierra 2 April 2025Sustainable landscapes in a land reformed Scotland, with Katherine Pollard, James MacKessack-Leitch, Hanna Wheatley from Scottish Land Commission and and reflections from Dr Janet Fisher, UoE and Dr Andrew Midgley, RSPB5 March 2025Preserving and restoring peatlands – insight from Scotland and the Congo Basin, with Dr Nicholle Bell, UoE; Dr Greta Dargie, Univesity of Leeds; George Hepburne Scott, Forest Carbon; Dr Fraser MacDonald, UoE5 Feb 2025Three Words for Forest film screening with Dr Rachel Clive and Prof Dee Heddon4 Dec 2024Science and evidence needs to support policy for Scotland’s net zero land use and nature commitments with speakers from the Scottish Government:Prof Mathew Williams, Scottish GovernmentAlison Griffin, Scottish GovernmentPat Snowdon, Scottish Forestry (presentation)Christine Reid, Scottish Government6 Nov 2024Can natural processes help to scale-up woodland creation?, Dr Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor, Dr Bianca Amborse-Oji, Rachel Orchard, Dr Laura Braunholtz, Dr Susannah Fleiss2 Oct 2024Landscape, Soil and Climate - Action in Scotland, Sarah Govan ClimateXChange, ECCIDairy for Nature, Beth Bridge and Alfy Gathorne-Hardy, School of GeoSciencesRealising a vision: extensive forests experiments for climate change research, Mike Perks and Georgios Xenakis, Forest ResearchHow can we reduce upfront costs and increase trust in carbon projects?, Andrew Heald, iNovalandHigh integrity carbon project development on private land in Eastern Africa, Stefanie Kaiser, Posaidon Climate Venture Partners4 Sept 2024Mapping Invasive Rhododendron ponticum L. in Temperate Atlantic Rainforests in Scotland Using LiDAR and High-Resolution Multispectral Imaging, Mareike FeldmannExploring the Multifaceted Value of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in the United Kingdom, Nicholas OribeWhat do Scottish Educators Need to Teach for Sustainability?, Paula PasturLiving with ghosts in Glenan Wood: the role of biocultural heritage for a community-owned woodland in Argyll, Scotland, Cameron Reed3 July 2024Why not Scotland? film screeningWith panelists: Yvonne Edwards, Janet Fisher, Tim Hall, Fraser Macdonald, and Lucy Jenner5 June 2024'Forest Science in support of policy & practice' by Forest Research with Darren Moseley, Mariella Marzano, Mike Perks,Chris Quine from Forest Research1 May 2024Can land use decision-making tools be effective?, Leo PeskettNatureScot's Natural Capital tool, Donya DavidsonNaturetech tools:"Glencripesdale’s decision-grade biodiversity data”, Hannah RudmanLand manager views and use of tools, Lucy Jenner3 April 2024A new generation of plantations: Developing an ‘ecosystem of collaboration’ to make a positive impact for people and nature, Andrew Heald, iNovaland6 March 2024The Economic and Social Benefits of Community Managed Native Woodlands, Willie McGhee, Community Woodlands Association7 Feb 2024 MSc Dissertation Mixer: bringing together MSc students, practitioners and academics to discuss potential MSc project collaborations6 Dec 2023 Conversation starters in conservation: Navigating diverse perspectives using social science methodsJanet Fisher's talkHelena Slater and Annette Green's talk1 Nov 2023The importance of developing the legal definition of environmental integrity of carbon offsets, Petra Minnerhop2 October 2023Introducing the University’s Forest and Peatland Programme, Dave Gorman and Yvonne EdwardsSoil Carbon, Climate and Land UseNaomi Housego's presentationDr Lorna Street's presentation This article was published on 2023-09-18
