Join Highland Council Climate Feis - Online - 17 August 2021

The Climate Change and Energy Team is hosting three sessions for the Climate Feis tomorrow (Tuesday 17 August 2021).

Please come along to the online events which will start at 10am, the agendas and link can be found below:

Protecting Important Natural Heritage

Tuesday 17 August, 10am – 11.30am

10pm

Virtual ‘doors open’

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Why should we protect our natural heritage?

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How are designations used to achieve this?

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How is this working in practice elsewhere in Highland?

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Sluggans Peatlands – a case study

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Q&A and open discussion

Protecting Important Natural Heritage - link to MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NmM5YjRkNDctZjE5Zi00NGE5LWFjOTctODNmNzE5OGY3ZDYw%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2289f0b56e-6d16-4fe8-9dba-176fa940f7c9%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22088d5713-48bc-4d98-b20b-ba6658a9fde7%22%7d

Food Growing

Tuesday 17 August, 12pm – 1.30pm:

12pm

Virtual ‘doors open’

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Introduction from Katie Andrews

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Talk from Katie Andrews, Food Growing Strategy for Highlands

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Talk from Emma Whitham, Highland Good Food Partnership

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Talk from Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank

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Q&A and open discussion

Food Growing - link to MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YjNlNjM1YmItZDRkZi00NDZlLWE4ZjUtMzVhNDczOTQ1MTg0%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2289f0b56e-6d16-4fe8-9dba-176fa940f7c9%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22c811533d-36c8-4aed-a1e3-5c444f25cafd%22%7d

What is COP26 and what are the local implications?

Tuesday 17 August, 3pm – 4pm

3pm

Virtual ‘doors open’

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Introduction from Councillor John Gordon

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What is COP26?

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What COP26 means for the Highlands?

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What is the Council taking down to COP26

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Q&A and open discussion

What is COP26 - link to MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZGQ2OGQ0NTQtMmM4MC00MDU5LTllNzYtZDA1NTE4YzdkYWZh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2289f0b56e-6d16-4fe8-9dba-176fa940f7c9%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22c811533d-36c8-4aed-a1e3-5c444f25cafd%22%7d

16 Aug 2021