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Full Immersive Permaculture Design Certificate Course

August 20th – 29th 2010 | The Ecovillage, Cloughjordan, Tipperary, Ireland | Booking 01 674 5773 Organised by Cultivate in association with The Village Permaculture equips you with the skills needed to thrive in the new millennium. The certificate course is probably the most important training that anyone involved in environmental issues or building sustainable community could take. This is a fully accredited seventy-two hour Permaculture Design Certificate Course. This Permaculture Design Course in Cloughjordan [...]

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Wood of Life Exhibition in New Ross

Wood of Life Exhibion launched at JFK Arboretum, New Ross, Co Wexford

Just Forests is showing its ‘Wood of Life’ Exhibition at the JFK Arboretum, New Ross, Co. Wexford. It was officially launched by Minister of State, Sean Connik TD.

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Communications, IT and Social Media Support Intern for Claiming Our = Future Event

Position This is a full time (35 hours per week) for 6 months based at 9 = Cavendish Row, Dublin 1. Reporting to Claiming Our Future Initiative = Coordinator, the Communications, IT and Social Media Support Intern will = carry out the following tasks – Manage content on the website – Manage social networking tools – Liaise with the conference steering group and IT and Communications = coordinating group – Assisting with the preparation of [...]

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Upcoming birdwatching events in Louth

BirdWatch Ireland in North Louth are organising a series of events for Autumn and Winter. Details of seawatching and pelagic will be posted at http://birdslouth.blogspot.com August – Pelagic off Clogherhead – date to be announced depending on weather conditions August – Seawaching outing off Clogherhead – date to be announced depending on whether conditions Monday 6th September – Corncrake conservation in Ireland – Anita Donaghy Sunday 19th September, 1:00 pm – walk along Navvy Bank, [...]

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BirdWatch Guide to Appropriate Assessment

BirdWatch has produced a guide on Appropriate Assessment for anyone involved in proposing or assessing impacts on designated sites (local authorities, consultants, gov agencies and dept officials etc). You can download it here. Appropriate Assessment Guide – Front Appropriate Assessment Guide – Reverse

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A summer camp with a difference!

ECO-UNESCO 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 run by ECO-UNESCO, Ireland’s environmental education and youth organisation, which has over 25 years experience working with children and young people raising environmental awareness in a fun, interactive and creative way. ECO-UNESCO’s staff­ are fully qualified in all areas of environmental education. Discover Nature [...]

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Coastwatch Congratulates Minister Gormley on 'Amendment Five'

Coastwatch has congratulated John Gormley for helping to protect Ireland’s wetlands by ensuring that a key symbolic amendment is included in the Planning and Development Bill. This amendment will make it illegal for the Minister of Agriculture to reclaim land without planning permission. “Because of John Gormley’s recognition of wetland value and focus we now have amendment five” said Karin Dubsky of Coastwatch Ireland. “This protection of wetlands and their many functions is particularly important [...]

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Irish Times: President urged to intervene as late change to planning Act sparks fears

THE LOBBY group Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) has written to President Mary McAleese urging her to convene the Council of State with a view to referring the planning Act to the Supreme Court to test its constitutionality. A last-minute amendment to the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act means members of the public “will find it impossible to obtain legal representation if their costs will not be met, even when they win against the [...]

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350.org Launches 10/10/10 Global Work Party

Organizers of “most widespread day of political action in history” Push for Action in 2010 BONN – At the UN Climate Talks in Bonn, Germany this week, the international campaign 350.org announced plans for a Global Work Party scheduled for this 10 October 2010. All over the world, thousands of communities will be putting up solar panels, insulating homes, organizing bicycle parades and getting to work on the many solutions to the climate crisis. “Our [...]

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Call for Papers for Resource Ireland

Cleantech Network in conjunction with the Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland (ESAI) will be hosting two workshops covering sustainability and water at this year’s Resource Ireland and are looking for speakers on the following topics: Sustainability Workshop Themes All Ireland Transmission and Distribution Grid Energy Management Green Procurement-Identifying, preventing and benefiting from green washing Novel Green Technologies Smart Economy: How to fund the Green Revolution? Sustainability Plans for Educational Establishments The Natural Step3 A step [...]

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