Coastwatch Workshop- Tackling Marine Litter
Implementing the Marine Strategy Framework Directive:
Tackling Marine Litter with Drinks Containers Case study
Monday May 27th 2013 Trinity College Dublin 9 am – 4 pm followed by reception
This workshop aims to
- Provide an overview of marine litter monitoring and reduction targets on the island of Ireland in the context of implementing the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)
- Explore and agree how to achieve full public participation in MSFD on the marine litter topic.
- Exchange information on waste management and marine litter avoidance initiatives
- Bring forward solutions to some marine litter problems, taking the drinks container deposit on return as case study for financial incentives, green jobs and a significant litter reduction.
- Inform and facilitate exchange of experience on avoiding new marine litter, products and materials which turn into problem marine litter.
View the workshop programme at Coastwatch Marine Litter workshop Dublin May 27 th
Registration Fee: 30 euro including refreshments. Concession 10 euro, including those who participated in the litter poll. Registration form is available here.
Coastwatch is carrying out an opinion poll on ways to tackle drinks container litter. You are likely to be among those who buy a bottle, can or tetra pack occasionally and even more likely to have been irritated by the empties littering shores and road sides. So what is your view on tackling this?
There are only 3 drinks questions in the poll - please click litter poll to respond. Thanks a mill!
Further information: Karin Dubsky Coastwatch kdubsky@coastwatch.org tel 00 353 86 8111 684, or Maxime Masini maxime.masini@gmail.com
Working Together for Biodiversity Conference
Date: 9.30am – 4.00pm 1st May 2013
Location: Crown Plaza Hotel, Dundalk, County Louth
Action for Biodiversity Project is hosting a one-day conference about working positively together to achieve more for people and nature. The conference will explore biodiversity policy and practice at a European, National and Regional level. The conference aims to bring together a range of international and national speakers to share their experiences, demonstrate what collaboration and working together has achieved and can achieve for biodiversity. People who are recommended to attend are: Representatives from Local Authorities, Government Agencies, Third Level Institutes, NGO’s, Associations and individuals interested in biodiversity.
This workshop is free to attend. Register at
http://www.morrowevents.com/event_details.asp?eventid=422
An Taisce National Spring Clean
Month of April 2013
National Spring Clean is Ireland’s most popular, well recognised and successful anti-litter initiative. Now in its 15th year, the campaign encourages every sector of society to actively participate and take responsibility for litter, by actually conducting clean-ups in their own local environment. National Spring Clean traditionally takes place throughout the month of April.
For further details on how to take part and visit the website here
SEALING THE DEAL ON A GREENER CAP
Wednesday 10th April- Croke Park Conference Centre
The European Commission proposals for a new CAP were intended to make this policy greener and fairer. After one and a half years of negotiations the Irish Presidency is willing to find an agreement between the Council and the European Parliament and Commission. At the same time concerns are growing that this new CAP will not only fail to be greener but might even be going backwards in terms of impact on the environment.
This conference will represent a timely opportunity to exchange views on the latest developments in the Parliament and Council with a focus on the key role the Irish Presidency will play in trying to seal the deal and that it will be a tailored platform to debate whether the original purpose and ambition of the reform can still be secured and how. This conference will also be the support for the launching of a study EEB commissioned to the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) which assesses the use of equivalence
mechanisms for complying with greening requirements under the new CAP.
Registration is free. To register for this conference click here.
To view the programme click Draft Programme EEB conference in Ireland 02-04
ECO-UNESCO – Celebrate World Water Day 2013 22nd March
To mark World Water Day and highlight that 2013 is the International Year of Water Cooperation, ECO-UNESCO, Progressio Ireland and Engineers Without Borders, in the spirit of water co-operation, are jointly organising World Water Day. This event will take place in Dublin and will celebrate the value of water for human life and its fundamental role for peace and sustainable development.
To celebrate this special day we are inviting teachers and TY students to join us on Friday, March 22nd, between 10.00 and 12.30am at a convenient Dublin city centre venue (tbc) to discuss, explore and embrace water issues relevant here in Ireland and around the world.
We have a number of exciting activities planned for the event.
Programme:
10.00am Welcome and opening address (Details of our inspirational speaker will be announced shortly)
10.20am Students split into three groups and are introduced to the workshops. The groups will take part in 2 workshops (45 minutes each).
10.30am – 12.00pm Workshops
12.00pm – 12.30pm Introduction of Water Challenge and closing of event
For more information visit their website here
Annual Meeting of Irish Freshwater Biologists 2013
The 2013 Annual Meeting of Irish Freshwater Biologists will cover a wide range of topics with specific focus in the morning session on ‘recent advances in freshwater fish biology’. Advance registration and payment of the €15 non-refundable booking fee is necessary click here
To see the programme list click here
Date: Friday, 8th of March 2013
Location: University College Cork
Cost: €15
Estimating the effects of land-use and catchment characteristics on lake water quality: Irish lakes 2004-2009
by John Curtis and Edgar Morgenroth (ESRI & TCD)
to be delivered
on
Thursday 7th February 2013 at 6.00 pm
at the
Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2
Abstract: This paper attributes the variation in water quality across Irish lakes to a range of contributory factors such as human population, septic tanks, urban waste water treatment, phosphorous excreted by livestock, as well as catchment soil and geology. Both linear and non-linear quadratic models were estimated in the analysis, which attempts to account for point and non-point sources of pollution affecting water quality in 216 lake catchments. The models show a clear link between activities within lake catchments (e.g. agriculture, population, etc.) and lake water quality, finding that the relationship is neither simple nor linear. The analysis also shows that it is important to account properly for the type of and intensity of land-use particularly in relation to agriculture.
for full paper click here
Non-members are welcome to attend and participate in the discussion
Annual Meeting of Irish Freshwater Biologists 2013
Organising committee: Dr. Simon Harrison (UCC), Pascal Sweeney (Sweeney Consultancy), Dr. Mary Kelly-Quinn (UCD), Dr. Ian Donohue (TCD), Dr. Eugenie Regan (National Biodiversity Data Centre), Maria Walsh (National Biodiversity Data Centre). The 2013 Annual Meeting of Irish Freshwater Biologists will cover a wide range of topics with specific focus in the morning session on ‘recent advances in freshwater fish biology’. Advance registration and payment of the €15 non-refundable booking fee is necessary at:
http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/home-page/event-registration/
If you’d like to give a presentation on your research please email a title and abstract (150 words) to info@biodiversityireland.ie by the 22nd of January 2013.
Date: Friday, 8th of March 2013
Location: University College Cork
Cost: €15
Cork Environmental Forum Annual Environmental Awards Event 2012
Firkin Crane Theatre, Shandon, Cork City
13th December 2012 7pm – 9.30pm
For more information please click here
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