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October 19th, 2010
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At the Resource Ireland Exhibition IEN member Davie Philip of Cultivate gave a presentation on community resilience to shocks caused by climate change and resource depletion. Primarily this is due to our dependence on cheap oil.
He defined community resilience as the ability to cope with stress, overcome adversity and adapt to change positively. Instead of being seen as a negative, he said that this necessary change could be a catalyst to bounce forward, into a new system that is designed for purpose. His presentation covered Transition Towns and The Village as examples of models of building resilience. The Transition Town movement has been a great success. There are now six books covering aspects of transition such as food, money, homes, history, and working with councils. Of all these, growing food at home has become the most popular. 'Growing your own' has been covered in Sunday papert, in tv chef programmes, by politicians and more. The website for Transition Towns is transitiontownsireland.ning.com The second example was The Village, a 70 acre estate in Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary. It was set up in 1999 to act as a model for sustainable living into the 21st Century. It is now near completion. Eighty sites have been sold, fifteen homes are built, and thirty are in the process of being built. The homes are made of differing styles - Irish and French, passivhaus, timber frame, cob and terraced. The estate has orchards, allotments, a community heating system, and incubates green business start-ups. One of these is Go-Car, a car-sharing alternative to car ownership. It also has a very large solar thermal array. The Village website is http://www.thevillage.ie |
Life, Camera, Action! Take part in ECO-UNESCO's Biodiversity Photography & Film Exhibition Life, Camera, Action!Take part in ECO-UNESCO's Biodiversity Photography & Film Exhibition as part of ECO-UNESCO's National Youth ECO-Forum 2010 WORLD WILD WEB: Young People Exploring Biodiversity |
The earlier you register the more support our Young Environmentalist Awards team can give you! Follow our "Young Environmentalist Awards blog" for all the latest news and action as we head towards the May 12 - Ireland's biggest celebration of ECO-Action - ECO-UNESCO's Young Environmentalist Awards Showcase 2010
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The six time Grammy winners and world-renowned traditional Irish music band, The Chieftains, will play in the Tullamore Court Hotel on Wednesday 24th November as part of the Sound of Wood concert which is being brought to Tullamore by Just Forests in conjunction with Concern Worldwide. The concert will be the international launch of the Just Music project which is inspired by our love of music and the sustainable use of tone woods in our instruments. Just Forests has just launched their NEW website. http://www.justforests.org/ Please visit and send them your feedback, good, bad, or indifferent. |
| Are you looking for some fun activities for your children during the Halloween midterm break? The Bog of Allen Nature Centre will be holding a Halloween Creepy Crawlie Fun Camp for students aged 7-13 years. The camp will be held on Thursday 28th October between 10am and 1pm. Activities on the day will include pond dipping, creepy crawlie hunt in our insect hotel, bat crafts and a visit to our flytraps exhibition. All activities will be fully supervised by experienced instructors. The cost of the camp is 15 Euro and booking is essential, as there is limited places. If you would like to make a booking contact the Bog of Allen Nature Centre on 045-860133. |
ECO-UNESCO is looking for an experienced graphic designer to work on our ECO-Community Garden resource. This is great opportunity to gain valuable work experience, showcase your creativity and at the same time contribute to raising awareness about environmental issues. Requirements: ECO-UNESCO is looking for a webmaster to help assist with the maintenance and development of our new website. This is great opportunity to gain valuable work experience, showcase your skills and at the same time contribute to raising awareness about environmental issues. |
Events Calendar.All events can be viewed at http://www.ien.ie/ien-events/. Tuesday, October 19 ECO-Choices - ECO-UNESCO's Drug Prevention Training for Trainers
Wednesday, October 20 Survival Essentials: Conference in Waterford
Thursday, October 21
Introduction to Sustainable Development (FETAC Accredited Module - L5)
Tuesday, October 26 ECO-UNESCO's Peer Education & Sustainability Training
Wednesday, October 27
ECO-UNESCO's ECO-Explorers Halloween Camp
Greenhouse gas emissions workshop
Thursday, October 28
ECO-UNESCO's ECO-Explorers Halloween Camp Greenhouse gas emissions workshop Introduction to Sustainable Development (FETAC Accredited Module - L5) Halloween Creepy Crawlie Fun Camp
Friday, October 29 ECO-UNESCO's ECO-Explorers Halloween Camp Greenhouse gas emissions workshop Introduction to Sustainable Development Environmental tax reform conference Hands on Hedges
Saturday, October 30
Introduction to Sustainable Development
Tuesday, November 2
Conference: Biodiversity Beyond 2010: Missed Targets, New Opportunities Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management Annual Conference
Wednesday, November 3
Conference: Biodiversity Beyond 2010: Missed Targets, New Opportunities Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management Annual Conference
Thursday, November 4
Conference: Biodiversity Beyond 2010: Missed Targets, New Opportunities Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management Annual Conference Introduction to Sustainable Development (FETAC Accredited Module - L5)
Friday, November 5
Space, Place & Nature in Sligo: Connecting our Built Heritage & the Urban Environment.
Saturday, November 6
Training Day For Local Environmental Pillar Reps on SPCs, CDBs, UBP and ILDCs
Sunday, November 7
INFF Open Days - Autumn Tree Trail
Tuesday, November 9
ECO-UNESCO's ECO-Community Garden Training
Thursday, November 11
Introduction to Sustainable Development (FETAC Accredited Module - L5) Innovating for Good: Social Enterprise Conference
Tuesday, November 16
ECO-UNESCO's Introduction to Environmental Education: Trends & Developments ECO-UNESCO's Introduction to Environmental Education: Trends & Developments
Thursday, November 18
Introduction to Sustainable Development (FETAC Accredited Module - L5)
Sunday, November 21
Dublin Community Growers Butterfly Project : Garden Workshop
Wednesday, November 24
ECO-UNESCO's National Youth ECO-Forum 2010 Launch of Just Music Project
Thursday, November 25
Introduction to Sustainable Development (FETAC Accredited Module - L5)
Friday, November 26
Introduction to Sustainable Development Enforcing European Union Environmental Law
Saturday, November 27
Introduction to Sustainable Development |
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