Following the EU Anthology, RE-PEAT is running a UK Anthology Series. There will be 10 sessions with each session connecting peatlands to a different intersecting topic, such as local social justice issues, environmental issues and/or a specific UK or international policy.
This is the second episode of this series exploring how peatlands and forestry interact in the UK.
The schedule for the session is:
- 19.00-19.10 - Mentimeter activity: What words come to mind when you think of peatlands? What words come to mind when you think of forests?
- 19.10-19.15 - Introduction of facilitator and short introduction to the series + session
- 19.15-19.20 - An animated video about the connections and differences between forests and bogs
- 19.20-19.40 - The history and challenges of planting on bogs - Thomas Sloan
- 19.40-20.00 - Sphagnum Splat and Bog Splotting! Creative support for sustainable forestry practice in south-west Scotland
- 20.00-20.20 - Forest to bog restoration project with the IUCN UK Peatland Programme's Peatland Code Coordinator, Renée Kerkvliet-Hermans
- 20.20-20.30 - Question time!
- 20.30-21.00 - Open discussion time
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