What is a forest? When is a forest?
Forests have personalities. They come from different parts of the world, they host different species and come in many shapes and sizes.
They are complex ecosystems, sources of timber, homes to indigenous people, storages of carbon; some or all of the above at the same time.
Being open to carefully considering more complex definitions of forests can form the institutional, legal and operational basis for forest monitoring, management and restoration that are more attuned to the urgent global actions needed to protect and restore forest ecosystems.
This panel as part of the Vienna Biennale for Change 2021 will approach the question of conceptualising and defining forests through the lens of creative practice.
Centered around three projects looking at a scientific forest, an urban forest and a burnt managed forest, the panel will interweave these creative narratives with interventions by forest scientists, ecologists and anthropologists. Featuring: Andrea Botero, Jaz Hee-jeong Choi, @anabjain, @katharinalapin, @sharmashubz, Ruth Catlow
Time: 18:30 BST
