British designer Es Devlin has created the Conference of the Trees as the venue for The New York Times Climate Hub, which is running alongside the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow.
Named Conference of the Trees ? a nod to the summit's full title, Conference of the Parties 26 ? the temporary installation is made up of 197 trees and plant species.
The indoor forest forms the setting for The New York Times Climate Hub
It forms the setting for The New York Times Climate Hub at the SWG3 Arts Centre in the Scottish city, which is hosting a series of talks during the 12-day main conference.
Speakers to have appeared in the forest so far include climate activist Greta Thunberg, former US vice president Al Gore and Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon. Greta Thunberg appeared on a panel in the forest
Trees and plants have been positioned around a low-lit clearing filled with second-hand wooden school chairs for the audience.
The number of trees and plants is significant, matching the 197 nations attending COP26 having signed the 1994 United Nations Climate Change treaty.
The chairs were previously used at a school
Devlin hoped that the tree-filled event space will have a positive impact on the talks that take place.
"There's a quality of air and smell in the room that the trees bring that has an effect on the quality of conversation," she told Dezeen.
"It's something we have all experienced ? a conversation during a walk through the forest, with eyes both lo...