Contact: Magda Jentgena
For five years the Lampa festival has brought together people from all parts of Latvia for two days of dialogue and self reflection. Until this year the festival took place outdoors in the historic city of Cēsis, attracting thousands of people. However, as with many events in 2020, plans changed due to Covid-19.
This September, the four day festival was held mostly digitally. Pasaules Dabas Fonds took part, organizing four separate discussions on the environment and economic recovery; migration; food; and wine. Prominent speakers such as Edvards Kušners (Adviser to the Council of the Bank of Latvia), Mārtiņš Sirmais (restaurateur and one of the top 5 chefs in Latvia), and Karolis Žibas (Regional Integration Officer for UNHCR) participated.
As three out of four discussions were held in English, in total, over 50,000 people from all over the world tuned in. This reflects a huge advantage of the virtual format.
The discussions are now available on Lampas website or down below:
Environment and economic recovery (ENG)
Environment and migration (ENG)
Environment and food (ENG)
Environment and wine (LV)
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This article is part of the WWF Baltic Newsletter – December 2020
