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Ireland will inevitably face daily fines from the European Court of Justice if cuts are imposed on environmental funding. The stark warning came from Friends of the Irish Environment, an environmental lobby group that specialises in European environmental law. The group has provided the Commission with a number of dossiers since 1997. Director Tony Lowes said that ‘Ireland now faces 8 cases in which the original court judgment has not been addressed and the European [...]
Report of Irish Seal Sanctuary delegate to the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation ( NASCO ) 2009 Annual Conference, held this year in Molde, Norway. The conference was centred this year in the coastal fishing region of the town of Molde where 25% of Norway’s sea fishermen hail from. Delegates and state representatives of Countries and organisations who are signatories to the nasco North Atlantic convention on wild salmon were among the attendance. These were [...]
Report on 61st Annual Meeting of International Whaling Commission, 22nd – 26th June 2009, Madeira, Portugal Report by Irish Seal Sanctary. The ISS attended, with assistance from IEN, as registered international observer and submitted a well received Opening Statement. Financial constraints and ongoing need to register independently of NPWS, meant a quick access/exit by economy flights via. Lisbon was necessary, on way out. By independent search we managed to get the conference hotel at c. [...]
Title: Aarhus Training Day Location: Dublin Description: 8th there will be an Aarhus training day. The one day event will include sessions on each of the three Pillars, Information Participation and Justice, as well as its revolutionary Compliance Mechanism. Mara Silina, who leads the ECO-Forum actions around the Convention, is hoping to be here to give an overview. Date: 2009-06-08 NOTE: A light lunch will be provided. Travel expenses at public transport rates will be [...]
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A number of IEN members are working together on Biodiversity issues.