The Flow Country 2019 Peatlands Conference
Eden Court, Inverness
12th September 2019
The Peatlands Partnership has just announced that it will be holding a major conference on The Flow Country of Caithness and Sutherland on Thursday 12th September 2019. The conference will mark the end of the major National Lottery Heritage Fund supported “Flows to the Future” Project and both take stock of its achievements to date and look forward to future peatland developments, including the possible inscription of The Flow Country as a World Heritage Site. With speakers including Professor Des Thompson (Principal Adviser on Biodiversity at SNH and Dr Roxane Andersen, the conference will be held in Inverness at Eden Court. Speakers will cover topics such as the economic impact of recent restoration and people engagement work, and the benefits of using art as a means of engaging people with the Flow Country. There will also be field trips on the Wednesday. More details about the programme will be available soon on the Flow Country website. If you would like to stay updated with conference information please contact Sydney.henderson@rspb.org.uk.
