Resources toolkit released to deepen engagement with forests and climate challenges

Resources toolkit released to deepen engagement with forests and climate challenges - University of Glasgow

In the woods, a lady holds a bow into the air and a man smiles in the background. — Govanhill green aspirations workshop as part of Three Words for Forest. Credit Jassy Earl

Three Words for Forest, the acclaimed verbatim play exploring the uncertainties facing UK forests in a time of climate change, has launched a suite of new resources.

These free materials are designed to help forestry organisations, communities and schools engage more deeply with the issues raised in the production. The play draws on interviews with 30 forestry professionals to understand the uncertainties they and the forests they work with are facing in the current global climate crisis.

Developed with partners including Govanhill Baths in Glasgow, Green Routes Stirling, Forest Research, the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and Mearns Castle High School, East Renfrewshire, the new resources offer tools for discussions, teaching and creative exploration.

The resources were formally unveiled at a launch event bringing together young people, community groups, researchers and forestry sector representatives.

Three Words for Forest: Exploring Uncertainty in a Time of Climate Crisis has been developed by the University of Glasgow’s Professor Deirdre Heddon and Dr Rachel Clive, in collaboration with an interdisciplinary research team, UK and European forestry specialists and a professional creative team.

The new suite of resources, available on the Three Words for Forest website, includes screening and discussion templates, lesson plans and creative workshop guides, all shaped through collaboration with forestry, educational and community organisations to support meaningful engagement with forest-related issues.