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IEN eNewsbulletin
January 26th, 2010
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IWT volunteer Dana Miller's compelling presentation (with audio) on Transparency within the Irish Seafood industry. |
"If it comes to organic gardening The Organic Centre offers an unrivaled range of courses to support you in your growing endeavours and provide you with the necessary skills and information." says training manager Hans Wieland, who has organised weekend courses for more than 10 years. "We pride ourselves in having some of the best [...] |
While welcoming key aspects of the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011, Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) is surprised that the Minister did not take the opportunity to implement the key recommendations of International Review of Waste Management Policy completed for him in September 2009. In particular enhanced producer responsibility is entirely absent - [...]
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IWDG will be hosting an illustrated talk on Irish cetaceans (whales and dolphins) in the Spirit Store, Dundalk Docks at 8pm on Wednesday 26th January. On Monday the 7th of February BirdWatch Ireland will host a hen harrier talk by Barry O'Donohue at the Spirit Store also at 8pm. The next Carlingford Birding Weekend will take place over [...] |
A) ECO-UNESCO TRAINING COURSES: ECO-UNESCO's Youth Media and Sustainability Training. 26th January. Click here for further information. ECO-UNESCO's Introduction to Sustainable Development (FETAC Accredited Module - L5) 10-Week Course: beginning Thurs 27th January. Click here for further information. ECO-UNESCO's Peer Education and Sustainability Training. 4th February. Click here for further information. ECO-UNESCO's Leadership and Strategic Sustainable Development. 9th [...] |
The Irish Peatland Conservation Council based at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre in Lullymore, Co. Kildare would like to help you celebrate St. Bridget's day on the first day of February by helping you to make your own St. Bridget's cross. The first of February also marks the first day of spring. On this [...] |
The European Union (EU) action against climate change began in the early 1980s, soon becoming a priority and a fundamental axis of its environmental policy. As a participating actor in world climate governance, the EU has been at the forefront of the world struggle against global warming since the 1990s. This activism on the international [...] |
Climate Change Bill
IEN member organisation Grian has published a short guide to understanding some of the more critical issues and provisions contained in the Climate Change Response Bill (as proposed). Grian hopes it may assist interested parties in getting to grips with some of the more contentious points in the Bill, and also help to clarify some of the [...]
New Government can pass climate law in time for UN talks in Durban Friends of the Earth has called on all parties in the Dáil to restate their support for climate change legislation. With the Greens now out of Government and the dissolution of the Dail only days away, consideration of the Fianna Fail / [...]
The Stop Climate Chaos coalition, made up of Irish environmental, youth, development and faith-based organisations lamented today that the climate bill is among the many victims of recent political developments. The Climate Change Response Bill was published in late December with the intention of seeing it passed before the dissolution of the Dáil ahead of [...]
EU environmental law organisation ClientEarth has just completed a legal and policy review of the Irish Climate Change Response Bill debated in the Seanad. The Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture has called for the Bill to be put on hold. James Thornton, ClientEarth CEO, said: "The Irish Climate Change Response Bill should be strengthened and speedily [...] |
iSpot is a website aimed at helping anyone identify anything in nature. It is provided by The Open University as part of the OPAL project, which is funded by the National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund. It aims to encourage biodiversity observation. Users are encouraged to upload pictures of biodiversity in their neighbourhood. Experts [...] |
The Social Inclusion Division along with the Economic and Social Research Institute, The Policy Institute at Trinity College and the Social Finance Foundation, are organising a conference on financial exclusion and over-indebtedness: challenges and policy responses, to be held on Tuesday 8th March, 2011, in Dublin. The aims of the conference are to examine recent [...] |
An offer of places is being made for the 2011 Master of Science in Spatial Planning. The M.Sc. Spatial Planning is a 2.5 year part time programme aimed at experienced professionals working in the built environment who wish to become competent in the practice of planning and obtain a professionally recognised qualification. Students undertake a [...] |
Individual tenders are sought from suitably qualified parties to conduct a comprehensive policy analysis of each of the following seven policy areas, on behalf of the Sustainable Water Network (SWAN): 1. Protected areas & integration of Natura 2000 policy with Water Framework Directive implementation and river basin management 2. Landfills & contaminated lands in the [...] |
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