| In This Issue -- Rain Water Harvesting
-- Flood Control
-- Copenhagen
-- The Varroa Mite
-- CEF Working groups
  CEF Management Committee 2009-10 Michael Hobbs (Chair) Kieran McDonogh
(Vice-chair)
Bernie Connolly (Treasurer)
William DeTuncq
(Asst. Treasurer)
Anna Aherne
Barry Hurley
Mary Barrett
Niall Leahy
Richard Delahunty
Tony Cain
Patrick Treacy (Development Coordinator
Éanna Dowling Education & Community Project Officer | Dear Patrick, Welcome to the new look quarterly CEF Newsletter. In this issue we are focussing on some of the more topical environmental issues of the season - Water and the Copenhagen summit - as well as tackling a very important long term issue - the decline in our native bee populations. In addition to these articles you will of course find our regular News and Notices features. If you like what you see and want more, you will find links to the membership section of our website at the end of the newsletter. As our membership runs from January to December now is the perfect time to join - and there are many good reasons to for only €10 or less per year. Thanks again to all our contributors.
Flooding Solutions There can be no doubt in anybody's mind that draining our wetlands and building on floodplains has contributed to the flooding problems that we have seen throughout the country. Feidhlim Harty shares his expertise on sustainable methods of flood control that may not be so difficult or expensive to put in place. Read More Rain Water Harvesting The extreme weather events of late 2009 and early 2010 highlighted to many people just how vulnerable our mains water supply network is. The resultant reduction in - and failure of - the water supply made many of us realise just how much we take for granted the water that flows from our taps. Only once it is gone do we realise how lost we are without it.
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Copenhagen - echoes of COP15 How could we send out our winter newsletter without starting some discussion of the UN Climate Change Conference in December? Hailed as a failure by many and by others as a positive step in the process it may be some time before it becomes clear what exactly the legacy of the summit will be. What can we do in Cork? Your comments are welcome. Read More Invasive Species: The Varroa Mite The Varroa Mite (Varroa jacobsoini) is considered by many to be the most costly disease in both loss of bees and shortage of crop pollination for farmers and horticulturalists. Unfortunately it has now spread worldwide. Read More CEF Working Groups Trees, Water, Litter... members of Cork Environmental Forum are setting up a number of working groups at the moment. Read more about what the groups are and how to get involved. Read More | 
