Resilient Landscapes & Seas Symposium 2026

Name: Resilient Landscapes & Seas Symposium 2026
Start: 2026-02-10T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-11T15:00:00+00:00
Location: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Science Building

Schedule

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026 at 09:00 am to Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Science Building | Edinburgh, SC

Bringing together NGOs, landowners, green finance & government agencies to build a community in landscape-scale transformation.
About this Event

Resilient Landscapes and Seas Symposium 2026: Collaborating at scale for nature and people
Join us in the Science Building of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh on 10-11 February 2026 for the annual RLAS Symposium which will bring together leading organisations and stakeholders interested in large-scale land, freshwater, coastal and marine transformation.
The 2-day Symposium aims to help build a more cohesive community in landscape transformation, share knowledge and best practice, and to connect and provide mutual support to landscape-scale projects across the UK.
Your ticket gives you access to the full programme on both days, which features thematic sessions with keynote speakers, session talks and short talks, plus a poster session and other interactive formats. Themed sessions include:

Setting the Scene
Working at Scale
Working in Partnership
Engaging and Involving Communities and Landowners
Funding for Landscape-Scale Projects
A Vision for the Future

Full details of the Symposium can be found here.
Day 1: Tue 10 Feb 2026

🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:40 AM
Registration
🕑: 09:40 AM - 09:45 AM
Introduction to the Symposium
Host: Prof. Bridget Emmett OBE, British Ecological Society
🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Welcome to Scotland
Host: Dr Clive Mitchell, NatureScot
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Opening Address
Host: Dr Tony Juniper CBE, Natural England

Info:

🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:25 AM
Session 1: Setting the Scene
Host: Keynote: Prof Zoe Davies, University of Kent
🕑: 11:25 AM - 11:45 AM
Break
🕑: 11:45 AM - 01:10 PM
Session 2: Working at Scale
Host: Keynote: Sally Hayns, CIEEM
🕑: 01:10 PM - 02:00 PM
Lunch
🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Session 3: Working in Partnership
Host: Keynote: Rachel Blount, Nattergal
🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:35 PM
Break
🕑: 03:45 PM - 04:05 PM
Short talks (open theme)
🕑: 04:05 PM - 05:00 PM
Poster Session
🕑: 05:00 PM
Close
Day 2: Wed 11 Feb 2026

🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:40 AM
Registration
🕑: 09:40 AM - 11:05 AM
Session 4: Engaging and Involving Communities and Landowners
Host: Keynote: Diana Sandon (formerly Pound), Dialogue Matters
🕑: 11:05 AM - 11:25 AM
Break
🕑: 11:25 AM - 12:10 PM
Interactive session
Host: Rob & Harriet Fraser, somewhere nowhere
🕑: 12:10 PM - 01:05 PM
Session 5: Funding for Landscape-Scale Projects
Host: Keynote: Will Stephens, 3Keel
🕑: 01:05 PM - 01:55 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:55 PM - 02:30 PM
Session 6: A Vision for the Future
Host: Keynote: Dr Hannah Rudman, James Hutton Inst.
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Discussion and Feedback
Host: Prof. Bridget Emmett OBE, British Ecological Society
🕑: 03:00 PM
Close