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June 14th, 2011 |
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. | An Bord Pleanala have today released a split decision on the appeal by An Taisce and others against North Tipperary County Council's decision to grant permission to Richard Quirke for a number of elements of the proposed "Tipperary Venue" development near Two Mile Boris, 11km from Thurles. The Board granted permission for the all weather horse racing track, dog racing track, 500 bed hotel and casino but refused permission for the main part of the [...]
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Reports on the Bonn Conference on Climate Change By Fr. Seán McDonagh, SSC At the end of the first week of the Bonn Conference on Climate Change, the first thing which comes to mind is how little coverage this vitally important negotiation session is receiving the world media. A favourable outcome from the Bonn Conference is essential if the UN Framework Conference on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which is to meet later in the year in Durban, South Africa, is to succeed. As the [...] By Fr. Seán McDonagh, SSC The UN sponsored climate change talks began in Bonn, Germany on June 6th 2011 and will run until June 17th 2011. These talks will attempt to revive negotiations on various aspect of climate change so that a fair, ambitious and legally binding treaty, a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, can be signed at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Durban, South Africa, later in the year. While [...]
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In November of this year SEA-PT (Shannon Estuary Anti Pollution Team) will provide training for a group of oiled wildlife first responders. They will need approx 25 dedicated individuals who are interested in assisting if and when a serious pollution event threatens our wildlife. This team of people will play a vital role in the initial response to wildlife in the event of an spill on the west coast. The group is confident that a [...]
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The Irish Natural Forestry Foundation are hosting Open Days each Month until December. The next Open Day takes place on Sunday 3rd July, 2011 Open Days are held on the first Sunday of every month. These days offer an opportunity to explore this unique site, with over 20km of footpaths through woodland and along river banks. Click here for the 2011 programme of family events. Estate open for visits from 11am to 6pm There will be a different [...]
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The Irish Peatland Conservation Council are undertaking an extensive survey of the bog woodland habitat on their reserve Lodge Bog in county Kildare. "From this survey we hope to gain more knowledge of bog woodland habitats which are an EU conservation priority and a little known face of Irish bogs" says Michael Kenny, Conservation Officer with the IPCC. This survey will also assist with the management of this habitat for biodiversity conservation in the future. Bog [...]
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Over 50 Community Groups to take part in National Environmental Initiative Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan, TD recently launched Coca-Cola Clean Coast Week, a national initiative operated by An Taisce which empowers communities to participate in protecting and celebrating their local coastal environment. The week takes place from Friday 10th June - Friday 17th June and it forms part of An Taisce's Clean Coasts Programme. Ireland has almost 3,000 miles [...]
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The Peatlands Council is being 'ill advised' by the Government and needs to take urgent legal advice, according to the environmental group Friends of the Irish Environment. The group recently made spot visits to raised bogs where mechanised peat cutting is due to end, photographed damaging activities on-going on 22 of the 33 protected raised bogs visited. Cutting within or adjacent to raised bog SACs should have ceased in the 1990s under EU law, but [...]
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Do you want to work in a challenging environment? Are you energetic, enthusiastic and motivated? Are you passionate about the environment? Do you enjoy working with young people? If you answer yes to all of the above questions, then maybe a job with ECO-UNESCO is the one for you! Background ECO-UNESCO is Ireland's environmental education and youth organisation affiliated to the World Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations. Position: Environmental Youth Officer Reporting to: [...] |
Families and businesses throughout Dublin are keen to save money. With the help of South Dublin County Council, Dún-Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and the Stop Food Waste initiative of the EPA, a new home composting demonstration site has been built by the programme's newly trained Master Composters at Airfield in Dundrum. Almost a 1/3 of all food purchased by households end up in the bin. This includes scrapings from plates, food past their use-by dates [...]
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The Irish Wildlife Trust is delighted to announce the formation of a new branch in Longford and Westmeath. Noreen Mc Loughlin is leading the way by organising a meeting at the Ballymahon Library at 7.00pm on Tuesday the 14th of June and everyone is welcome. The guest speaker is Joanne Pender, IWT's Development Officer, who will give some guidance on what is involved in setting up a local branch and the work of the Trust. [...] |
Aim of Course: This course is aimed those who wish to know more about their rights in relation to the environment. The course will provide a basic introduction to law, legal research and legal principles, as well as a practical guide to the rights of the individual in relation to: The right to be given information by public bodies about the environment, such as information on air and water quality and chemical residue levels. Participation [...] |
Urgent actions that are required for the protection of Irish seabirds and the marine environment were highlighted by Minister Jimmy Deenihan as he launched a multi-stakeholder plan led by Ireland's largest wildlife charity, BirdWatch Ireland. The Minister drew particular attention to the value of marine biodiversity and a healthy marine enviroment for the economy of coastal communities and the nation as a whole. Fishing interests, recreational interests and expert ornithologists were amongst the stakeholders attending [...] |
BIrdWatch Ireland is recruiting for a part time Policy Officer - Land use & Habitats. Full details of the job, person description and application form are on the jobs page on our website. Closing date is midday Wednesday 29 June 2011. Please forward to anyone you think may be interested. Job Advertisement Policy Officer (Land-use & Habitats) BirdWatch Ireland seeks to employ a Policy Officer for one year (with possible extension subject to funding) to [...] |
Just Forests attends concert to mark the launch of the world's first FSC-certified clarinet. Hanson Clarinets and Just Forests partner, Sound & Fair have won an award for an outstanding contribution to the work of FSC in the UK. The awards are being presented throughout 2011 to mark the UN International Year of Forests. "We are delighted to be part of this initiative and congratulate all involved with the Sound & Fair Program", according to [...] |
ECO-UNESCO have launched this year's Dublin city centre environmental summer camp 'ECO-Explorers' to take place in July and August 2011. Using environmental hub The Greenhouse, Dublin 2, as a base from which to explore nature in the heart of the city, ECO-Explorers - ECO-UNESCO's Summer Camp for Children - is an environmental summer camp with a difference, providing a safe environment for children to discover the natural treasures of Dublin City centre. The Camp is [...] |
Trainees with CELT (Centre for Environmental Living and Training), the East Clare-based charity NGO, are building a traditional lake boat in the clinker-built Viking style. According to CELT tutor Del Harding, who is supervising the work over several weekends at his workshop in Bealkelly Wood, Tuamgraney, boats south of the Shannon have followed a design brought by Celts from the Mediterranean region but north of the Shannon was very much influenced by the Vikings. When [...] |
Consultation calls Closing Date: 9th August,2011 Title Consultation on options to reduce the use of plastic carrier bags and options to improve the requirements of biodegradability in the Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste and the visibility of biodegradable packaging products to consumers Policy field(s) Environment, packaging and packaging waste Target group(s) Citizens and stakeholders with interest/competence in the management of plastic carrier bags and biodegradability of packaging products. Period of consultation From 17.05.2011 to [...] Closing Date: September 1st and 2nd, 2011 UNEP organizes two consultations with major groups and stakeholders in Bonn, Germany On September 1 and 2, 2011, UNEP will organize two consultations: 1. UNEP Global consultation on Rio+20 on the theme "Engaging with Major Groups and Stakeholders on Rio+20: the Role of Civil Society in Shaping the Sustainable Development Agenda for the 21st century!", September 1, 2011 2. UNEP Regional Consultation for Europe (RCM) in preparation for UNEP's [...] Closing Date: 5pm Friday 5th August 2011. Possible Packaging Levy The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government now wishes to begin a process of consultation with industry, other stakeholders and the public on a possible levy on packaging. The Programme for Government contains a commitment to drive a waste reduction programme as part of the overall policy in the area of a sustainable waste. One of the possible elements of this waste reduction strategy is a levy on packaging. The [...] Closing Date: 5pm on Friday 8 July 2011. Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan TD has invited local people and other interested parties to have their say in the preparation of a new management plan for the famous World Heritage Site at Brú na Bóinne. The first Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site Management Plan was published in December 2002. "That Plan set out the parameters for the management of the World Heritage property dealing with issues surrounding the protection, [...] Closing Date: Friday, July 8th 2011. A draft National Action Plan on Green Public Procurement (GPP) has been prepared by the Department, in close cooperation with the National Public Procurement Policy Unit of the Department of Finance and with the National Procurement Service, based in the Office of Public Works. This process has been assisted and informed by an inter-Departmental working group on GPP, and also by the feedback from an initial public consultation exercise which took place from May to [...] |
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