About
What to expect
The symposium brings together perspectives on forests, emotions, and decision-making in times of uncertainty and climate change.
The programme includes a screening of Three Words for Forest, responses from guest speakers, and a Q&A with the audience.
- 14:30–15:45 Screening of Three Words for Forest
- 15:45–16:00 Break
- 16:00–16:45 Discussion with guest speakers
- 16:45–17:15 Q&A with the audience
FAQ
When and where is Forest Encounters?
Tuesday 10 November 2026, 14:30–17:15
Radboud University, Houtlaan 4, 6525 XZ, Nijmegen
How do I register?
Register in advance using the registration button above.
Registration link: docs.google.com
What is the programme?
14:30–15:45 Screening of Three Words for Forest
15:45–16:00 Break
16:00–16:45 Discussion with Dee Heddon (Glas), Martin Drenthen (RU), Liedeke Plate (RU), and Max Simmelink (Natuurmonumenten)
16:45–17:15 Q&A with the audience
What is Three Words for Forest?
Three Words for Forest is a new play by Professor Dee Heddon and Dr Rachel Clive (University of Glasgow).
It draws on interviews with 30 forest practitioners, ecologists and policymakers from across the UK and Europe.
It explores decision-making amid risks and deep uncertainties: a changing climate, pests and diseases, timber shortages, shifting governmental priorities, global inequities and emergent research.
It shares the complexity and urgency, and how people committed to future treescapes feel and act.
It asks what actions do, can or should we take for forests.
Who organises Forest Encounters?
The organisers are:
Department of Modern Languages and Cultures
Environmental Humanities
Faculty of Arts
Radboud Institute for Culture and History
Getting there
Radboud Universiteit, Houtlaan 4, 6525 XZ Nijmegen, Gelderland, NL
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