Collaborative workshops for the general public
Rain relay forests and sponge soils
A workshop to understand the role of Nature in the water cycle and how we can work with Nature to mitigate impacts from floods and droughts.
During this two-hour workshop, in a group of 3 to 6 people, you will:
1. Discover the role of vegetation, and mainly forests, as rain relays;
2. Learn (or relearn) how clouds and precipitation form;
3. Follow rainwater after it reaches the ground and reflect on the effect of different types of land surfaces on water flow;
4. Discover four types of wetlands and the benefits they bring to humans and biodiversity in general;
5. Discover the principles of regenerative hydrology and water cycle regeneration;
6. Think about solutions for applying these principles to mitigate the effects of droughts and floods.
Created by Ginette Riopelle and Petia Koutev – 2026
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Forests and low clouds: natural air conditioners
Following on from the workshop “Rain relay forests and sponge soils,” a workshop to understand how water moves energy between the ground and the atmosphere, thereby redistributing heat, and how vegetation influences local temperatures.
During this two-hour workshop, in groups of 3 to 6 people, you will:
1. Discover the role of water in energy exchanges between the soil and the atmosphere;
2. Discover the effect of different soil types and plant transpiration on local temperatures;
3. Gain insight into the complexity of the formation and composition of several categories of clouds and their impact on the Earth’s global temperature;
4. Think about solutions for working with vegetation to influence local temperatures.
Created by Ginette Riopelle and Petia Koutev – 2026
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Other on-line and in-person collaborative workshops
The living soils workshop
A 2-hour collaborative workshop to understand how soils work and the issues related to their preservation.
Created by Ludi soli and Spark News, with the contribution of Moet Hennessy.
The Biodiversity Collage
A 3-hour collaborative workshop to learn about biodiversity, the main pressures it faces and the consequences of its erosion.
Created by Charles Sirot, Géraldine Vuillier, Geoffrey Vuillier et Deloitte Sustainable Development.
Register for an upcoming on-line workshop for fon an in-person workshop in Quebec.