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Gifts from the Sentient Forest

Tue, 10 Jun

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Rovaniemi

Immerse yourself in the natural and cultural heritage of Finnish Lapland. Connect with the spirits of the forest and learn techniques that foster creativity, imagination, and spirituality.

Gifts from the Sentient Forest
Gifts from the Sentient Forest

Paikka & aika

10 Jun 2025, 12:00 – 01 Aug 2025, 05:00

Rovaniemi, Vuopajantie 15, 96400 Rovaniemi, Finland

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A collaborative, international, and interdisciplinary research project between the University of Lapland Arctic Centre, Finland, and Southern Cross University, Australia with support from the Kone Foundation, Finland, 'In the Woods' Funding Programme (2024 --2026)


Forests make life on Earth possible by nurturing biodiversity, regulating water quality, mitigating climate fluctuations, affording habitats for pollinators, and supplying food, fibre, medicine, shelter, well-being, and other forms of sustenance. As the global population surges past eight billion people, however, more and more of the planet’s natural resources are required to satisfy human needs at the expense of other life forms. Global deforestation and ecosystem degradation continue to accelerate, with an estimated four-hundred million hectares of forests converted to agricultural and other uses since 1990. Yet, apart from their ecological importance, old forests have aesthetic, cultural, emotional, and spiritual value because of the powerful capacities that reside within them and that can, through close observation,…


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