THE Cove Park artists’ centre on the Rosneath peninsula is to play host to one of seven ‘climate beacons’ being set up around Scotland to mark the COP26 conference in Glasgow later this year.

The centre will be home to a physical and virtual space to promote and discuss COP26 themes and climate action particular to the local area, both before and after the conference in November.

The Cove Park ‘beacon’, a partnership between the centre and the Argyll and the Isles Coast and Countryside Trust (ACT), will focus on Scotland’s temperate rainforests, reforestation and biodiversity.

The project is funded by the Scottish Government through its climate change and culture division, Creative Scotland, and Museums and Galleries Scotland.

Francesca Bertolotti-Bailey, CEO of Cove Park, said: "We are thrilled to work with ACT and Creative Carbon Scotland on this urgent project that pivots around cultural and activist organisations joining forces to tackle climate change.

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"We look forward to co-learning new strategies and methodologies for raising awareness and driving long-lasting behavioural change to help protect and regenerate our rainforests."

Ben Twist, director of Creative Carbon Scotland, said: “Tackling climate change requires us to find imaginative solutions to complex problems.

"Cultural buildings and events can provide an open and welcoming space for these challenging conversations, bringing people together to collectively think, imagine, feel and develop lasting connections that will strengthen future climate action.”

Six other 'beacons' are taking form in Caithness and East Sutherland, Fife, Inverclyde, Midlothian, the Outer Hebrides, and Tayside.

To find out more about each of the Climate Beacons, how to get involved and keep up to date with latest developments, visit www.climatebeacons.com.