Nature in Music and Reality
European Biodiversity Summer School,
June 4th – 6th 2010 Dublin and Wexford
music, fieldtrips, discussion, workshops and action for Nature -
Coastwatch
Results aimed for:
- Interest and Awareness raising of a broad audience who may tune into music and/or folklore, but not consciously engaged in biodiversity up to now.
- Raise the profile of biodiversity , the causes of loss and the individual chance, power and duty to protect Nature and strive for ‘wise use’.
- International exchange of best practice and novel ways for monitoring and presenting Nature, law enforcement and practical green area management - from urban parks to sea shores.
Out puts:
- Information from EU countries on their monument species, habitats and music. Video clips and press information feed back to national radio/tv stations on international summer school activities.
- Draft booklet with EU biodiversity Monument etched species, national music of species or its habitats (where words, in national language and English) and draft species assessments as sent by countries participating. Use: as Summer school discussion document for joint edit into an agreed output.
- CD and/or Web Report – Nature music and video clips from across the EU with ‘Health checks’ assessments for a selection of species presented and discussed during the events and summer school outcomes to help halt the loss , or restore, or otherwise protect Nature
Funding: The organizers gratefully acknowledge a grant from the Irish National Environment Fund NPWS, DoE, TCD Science Gallery sponsorship of events in that venue and Failte Ireland for organizing and sponsoring journalists travel. The environmental groups organizing team is working gratis and is in the process of seeking further sponsorship.
This project is jointly coordinated by two national Irish Environmental groups with complimentary expertise – Coastwatch and Irish Wildlife Trust, with TCD Science Gallery as lead project partner.
Coastwatch: Karin Dubsky Contact tel: 086 8111 684 kdub...@coastwatch.org
Irish Wildlife Trust: Joanne Pender 086 106 7402 enqu...@iwt.ie
What? International Biodiversity Summer School 2010
When? 4 – 7 June 2010 – participate in part or all
Where? Dublin and county Wexford, Ireland
Context
Biodiversity is the wealth of life around us from tiny earthworm to largest whale in the sea. We depend on it, we use it, we sing about it and paint it.
But that wealth is going down rapidly now as we damage needlessly, overexploit and hack it to habitat pieces too small to live on. The EU has just agreed a post -2010 policy to halt this loss and restore nature and its services where possible. What does that mean for Nature on the ground?
This Summer School focuses on a small selection of species, each chosen to represent a country in an EU Biodiversity Monument in 2004.
Join us on field trips to Natura 2000 sites to explore their habitats and find the species or their close cousins. How is Nature doing? Is designation as Natura 2000 site making a difference? What are the causes for loss and how can we address them? International information exchange and fresh views of visitors can produce positive outcomes for local sites.
Its a mix of science, local knowledge, art and music . There will be old songs and new music about the species presented by participants and discussion about Nature’s value and incentives towards wise use and protection as well as laws and enforcement.
Its low Carbon foot print with Green award hotel accommodation, train , bike, foot and boat transport and food chosen from local and organic supplies as well as collecting some wild food.
For further information and the latest version of the conference programme visit www.Coastwatch.org
MAP here
Biodiversity Summer School: June 4th –7th – Dublin and Wexford – Ireland
Fri 4th June Organisation Lead Coastwatch in cooperation with TCD
Lunchtime Welcome reception Minister John Gormley TD in Custom House tbc
Science Gallery
Music and Science for species in an EU Biodiversity Monument
Bee Folk Song St Kilian’s German School choir, Introduction to Bumble bee species representing Germany and outlook in context of new agreed EC 2020 policy and climate change.
University contributions to Biodiversity Year – Staff event. Short presentations from at home and abroad to stir the imagination for own initiatives in autumn term. In cooperation with TCD CREC .
Presentation of compositions for biodiversity. In cooperation with Royal Academy of Music.
TCD Library: Guided tour of The Book of Kells with Anne-Marie Diffley, Manager TCD Library
Theme: Biodiversity needed to create the book and biodiversity depicted.
Planning meeting for participants due to perform and organizers followed by dinner
Accommodation in Dublin JP tbc
Day 2: Sat 5th World Environment Day: Organization lead: Irish Wildlife Trust
Celebrate in Phoenix Park Dublin. ‘Bloom in the Park’ festival. Field trips in groups lead by experienced IWT ecologists, instrument making youth workshop, Outdoor &/or marquees presentation of songs about Nature on land – trees, birds, butterflies and in fresh water, supported by the instruments just made. How are these species doing today? Species assessment and action sought. Picnic lunch.
last train to Wexford with some fun and worthwhile tasks on the train .. Stay in Wexford Town Green Award Hotel
Day 3: Sun 6th Organization lead: Coastwatch
Morning Programme in eight subgroups to explore a range of coastal habitats with local participation All up to an early start to catch the tide in bus, boats and bikes to make it to the sea. Low tide coastal group field work – find species depicted in the Biodiversity Monument.
Some groups geared to family with small children, some more scientific with information exchange and demonstration by local farmers and fishermen, look at causes of biodiversity loss and how to address them. one focused on nature law and law enforcement.
Lunchtime: Several groups join. Prepare food collected from the wild and add to other local and organic Wexford foods from land and sea – eat out doors weather permitting.
Afternoon: Songs incl sea chanteys about coastal and marine nature on site so species go with songs like Glasswort (Dutch chosen species) or Black footed limpet (Portugal) On site notes on how the species are doing here and in the country they are representing in the EU monument, Discussion of any action sought. Art and sketching, games.
Evening: Cultural evening in the new Wexford Opera House, especially for foreign guests and core participants.
Day 4: Mon 7th Bird dawn chorus for those who have not gone to bed yet, or need to catch bus to ferry and planes. Nb Coastwatchers from abroad – please stay on for joint Coastwatch survey and planning 21st anniversary
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