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October 12th, 2010
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Dear Patrick Treacy,
Thanks for taking the time to read our newsletter. Please help strengthen the environmental community in Ireland by submitting articles or notices of events. You can send your contributions to news@ien.ie. We are aiming to publish this eNewsbulletin every Tuesday. Please send material by Monday for inclusion the following day. If you wish to unsubscribe please follow the instructions at the bottom of this email. To read the full articles just click on the links. | | There was a heavy swell last Monday night (4th Aug) and by the morning of the 5th people walking on the strands of Port Mor, Faulmore, along by the pier at Blacksod, and indeed all along the lower end of the Mullet peninsula were finding stranded seal pups, some as young as three or four days old, washed in off the breeding grounds on the adjacent islands. |
Yesterday in Waterford Circuit Court ( DPP v Tate) ,in a ground-breaking and historic judgement for seals in Ireland, the Judge upheld the earlier proseceution from the District Court on Appeal, in the case of a fisherman shooting a seal in Dunmore E. Harbour in the middle of the day amid onlookers and tourists, the seal then taking 2 hours to die before an expert marksman could be got to end his suffering. |
One year on from new Programme for Government and still no Climate Bill. "How long do the Greens put up with the foot-dragging before walking?" Friends of the Earth has called on the Government to confirm when the long-delayed Climate Bill will be published. The call comes one year to the week after the renewed Programme for Government contained a commitment to introduce climate change legislation. This was presented at the time as a significant achievement for the Green Party in Government. Despite a Government announcement that the Bill would be passed in 2010, deadline after deadline has since been missed. And a Cabinet Committee meeting called for yesterday to discuss the draft bill was cancelled without explanation. |
The Centre for Environmental Living and Training (CELT) held their autumn 'Weekend in the Woods' skills training event over the weekend of 2nd / 3rd October. This was the 22nd such event and again proved a great success with more than 80 participants from all around the country. They were able to avail of the expertise of professional tutors to learn a skill over the two days. Skills included Coppersmithing, Herb lore, Basketry, Natural Building, Wood Carving, Blacksmithing, Spinning and Weaving, Stone Carving, Greenwood Furniture, Súgán Chair making, Silversmithing, Felt making and, for the youngsters, Woodcrafts and Rustic Art.
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The Hedge Laying Association of Ireland are continuing their very successful series of "Hands on Hedges" hedge laying demonstrations across Northern Ireland starting on the 15th of October at the Northern Ireland ploughing championships at Stewartstown, Co. Tyrone. |
| Wildlife series following the trials of three teams bringing wild birds of prey back to Ireland after an absence of over 100 years. It is the most important Irish wildlife story in decades - the return of some of the largest birds of prey ever to darken Irish skies, the White Tailed Eagle, the Golden Eagle and the Red Kite. |
| Stop Climate Chaos coalition asks where is the promised Bill and where's the promised climate finance A cross-party majority of TDs have now declared their support for a strong climate change law in Ireland and new finance to help developing countries cope with climate change, according to the Stop Climate Chaos coalition. 84 TDs have now signed the "Climate Commitment" launched by the coalition of environment, development, faith and youth groups earlier this year. Stop Climate Chaos made the announcement the day after a Cabinet Committee meeting called to discuss climate change was cancelled without explanation. |
| Life, Camera, Action! - submission date approaching for photo & film competition Celebrate theUN International Year of Biodiversity by taking part in ECO-UNESCO's summer photo & film exhibition! Taking part couldn't be easier. Simply send ECO-UNESCO your photos or short films on the theme of Biodiversity and be in with the chance to WIN a masterclass in wildlife documentary making, and a host of other great prizes! Find out how to take part. |
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. |
Friday, 26 November 2010. 2-5.30pm UCC Brookfield Health Science Complex Lecture Theatre G02 European Union (EU) environmental law spans a wide range of measures which have had a dramatic impact on national environmental law and policy. There is no doubt that EU initiatives have generated greater awareness of environmental issues and have led to increased levels of environmental protection. At the same time, however, implementation and enforcement of EU obligations continue to pose major challenges for Member States. These challenges include: delivering substantial investment in the necessary infrastructure; adopting high calibre legislation and other transposition measures in a timely manner; training and resourcing competent authorities to implement EU law and policy effectively; and educating the public on the rights conferred by EU law in order to equip it to monitor competent authorities' performance of their environmental functions and to ensure informed participation. |
Recent Event Alerts click here for details of these events and more. Comhar Sustainable Development Council is pleased to extend an invitation to all stakeholders interested in attending the next lecture of the Transforming Ireland Seminar Series. It will take place this Thursday 14th October 2010, 12.30pm, in Foster's Place, College Green, Dublin 2. The first presentation is to be delivered by Cathal Gallagher, Bord Gais Energy & [...] A new business sector is emerging with the primary purpose of tackling the social, economic and environmental challenges of our time. The growth of Social Enterprise has the potential to be a defining innovation of this century. At this inspiring event some of Dublin's leading Social Enterprises will highlight how they empower underserved groups and communities [...] An Taisce are running a fundraiser on Thursday 14th, at 8am in the Guinness Storehouse here in Dublin 8. The event is a breakfast briefing with broadcaster Eddie Hobbs. Eddie published a book on the topic of energy earlier this year, called Energise (www.eddiehobbs.ie) and is currently in pre production on a television series on the [...] The Claiming Our Future Event is gathering momentum. The outcome will probably be a declaration and a growing movement for change based on this. So far 500 people have registered for the event of which less than 50 are identifying themselves as from the environmental movement. Whilst it isn't all about numbers, it is hoped by the [...] Title: Space, Place & Nature in Sligo: Connecting our Built Heritage & the Urban Environment. Date: 5th November, 2010 Venue: Glasshouse Hotel The project (Conference and workshops) is being supported by the Heritage Council. The aim is to look at our public realm and how we connect important items of our built heritage by looking at [...] Stakeholder Conference - Environmental Tax Reform Clarion Hotel, IFSC, Dublin - Friday 29th October 2010 Comhar Sustainable Development Council, in collaboration with the European Environment Agency, UCD Earth Sciences Institute, Smart Taxes and Feasta would like to invite you to a Stakeholder Conference on Environmental Tax Reform on Friday 29th October. The Conference will provide an opportunity for [...] 27th - 29th October 2010, Mont Clare Hotel, Dublin The use of bioenergy crops is often cited as a way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, although quantification of their true impact at the ecosystem scale is still unclear and likely dependent on the type of crop, soil conditions and climate. As part of the GHG Europe, FP7 project a workshop [...] The Hedge Laying Association of Ireland are continuing their very successful series of "Hands on Hedges" hedge laying demonstrations across Northern Ireland starting on the 15th of October at the Northern Ireland ploughing championships at Stewartstown, Co. Tyrone. There are a further three demonstrations confirmed and a number of dates are yet to be finalised. The [...] 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 [...] This one-day training introduces environmental education utilising activities developed by ECO-UNESCO to encourage young people to get involved in environmental issues. By the end of the training participants should: · Understand what environmental education is · Know how environmental education compliments teaching as well as engaging the wider public in environmental issues · Understand how environmental education compliments youth [...]
This innovative one-day training provides a practical & interactive introduction to ECO-Community Gardens. This one-day training examines recent developments in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Participants will learn how to develop a peer education approach centred on the principles of sustainability and leadership.
This one-day training explores an alternative approach to drug misuse prevention using environmental education as a resource for positive personal development of young people.
Enforcing European Union Environmental Law Friday, 26 November 2010. 2-5.30pm UCC Brookfield Health Science Complex Lecture Theatre G02 European Union (EU) environmental law spans a wide range of measures which have had a dramatic impact on national environmental law and policy. There is no doubt that EU initiatives have generated greater awareness of environmental issues and have led to increased levels of environmental protection. At the same time, however, implementation and enforcement of EU obligations continue to pose major challenges for Member States. These challenges include: delivering substantial investment in the necessary infrastructure; adopting high calibre legislation and other transposition measures in a timely manner; training and resourcing competent authorities to implement EU law and policy effectively; and educating the public on the rights conferred by EU law in order to equip it to monitor competent authorities' performance of their environmental functions and to ensure informed participation.
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