Green Drinks, GAP Training at South Pres., IWT events etc


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Dear Mr. Archive,
There is a lot happening in the next few weeks, Green Drinks on Wednesday, CEF in conjunction with We Made This will be running a Global Action Plan Training at South Presentation at the end of the month, plenty of events to get out and see our wonderful biodiversity with IWT and book early to attend the EcCoWell Conference.

Green Drinks at Tom Barry's, Barrack Street on Wednesday 10th July from 8pm
Green drinks is a get together to allow people with an interest in sustainability and the environment to chat in an informal way.All welcome.

Global Action Plan Training at We Made This, South Presentation commencing 25th July
This training which will be facilitated by Jennifer Muscheidt, CEF, and will commence on the 25th July for a period of 6 weeks. The workshop style training will run from 10.30am -12pm easch Thursday. The training deals with the everyday issues of Waste, Energy, Water, Transport, Consumerism and Community. The Course is Free with a voluntary donation of €2 per session for materials.

Green Events at Fota Wildlife Park 13th & 14th July
CEF will have a stand at Fota Wildlife Green Events weekend next week. If anyone owuld like to volunteer for a few hours to help on the stand please let me know. Thanks.

If you are interested in participating please contact Norma Roche, We Made This at 086 0236442.

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You are cordially invited to:

“CITIES FOR THE FUTURE: Learning from Global to Local”

An International EcCoWell Conference and Ideas Exchange

September 26^th & 27^th 2013, City Hall, Cork

Attendance at this conference is free of charge with a €20 charge for attending the conference dinner on September 26^th. Details of the conference outlined in this brochure. The closing date for applications is Friday August 30^th 2013

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IWT Forthcoming Events

Volunteers needed who are willing to be early risers e.g. meet in Douglas at 4.30 to look for signs of red squirrels.
Native Species Exhibition on at Fota Wildlife Park this weekend.
Please report any signtings of ladybirds.
July 10th 7PM.Talk on Lough Hyne. This will be given by UCCs Dr Rob McAllum. UCC Room CEC 7/8 in the Enterprise Centre, UCC on the Distillery Fields site at the end of North Mall before you go up the Sunday’s Well Hill.
July 18th Lough Hyne. Learn about the marine life. There will be a touch tank from 11 to 12 on Thursday 18th July on the north shore at Lough hyne for the group.
July 27th Wildlife Safari. Millstreet Environmental Park. Meet 12-2.30 at visitor centre. Charge 5euros. Children free.

National Heritage Week
24th August. 1-2 Bug hunt and ladybirds. Learn about bugs and how you can help ladybirds by reporting sightings. Meet in the car park in Glengarriff.
24th August. Cork City Otter Project. A talk on the project and how many otters are living in cork city. 4pm Vision Centre.

Turf-cutting call on Minister Deenihan. The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) is calling on the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to explain to the Irish people why turf-cutting is being allowed to continue on raised bogs sites that have been designated as Special Areas of Conservation (SAC). More details of all these events and the Press Release in relation to Minister Deenihan here.

Wildlife Matters Conference
Wildlife Crime Conference, Date 14 and 15th September, Venue. Ashbourne, Price 60euros per day.
Programme information

Climate Law Hearings in the Dail
The Oireachtas environment committee will begin 3 full days of hearings on the Government's draft Bill. They continue on Monday 8th and Friday 12th.
There is a really interesting line-up of witnesses and it promises to be a lively discussion. It is a significant opportunity to deepen political and public understanding of climate change generally and to strengthen the Bill itself. Hot topics will include the need for a 2050 target in the law (it only has a 2020 target) and the role of the "independent" advisory body (which currently can't publish its own reports).
To come and sit in the gallery for part of the hearings all you need to do is this:
• Call the Dáil on 01-6183000
• Ask for the office of one of your local TDs. You can see who your TDs are here.
• Ask your TD to put your name down to come and watch the hearings from the public gallery.
The schedule for the Committee hearings is online here. Friday's speakers included Birdwatch Ireland, Trócaire, IBEC and Stop Climate Chaos. Monday includes the IFA, Irish Environmental Network, the former Scottish Minister for Climate Change and Oisin Coughlan, Director, Friends of the Earth. Lord David Puttnam has been invited for Friday 12th. If you can't make it to Leinster House you can watch the hearings live here

Notice from GMO Watch with regard to EC Market Authroisation of Genetically Engineered Maize

We would like to inform you that on 11 July, the EU Commission and representatives from EU Member States will meet again to vote on the market authorisation of the genetically engineered maize SmartStax for use in food and feed. SmartStax is a joint Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences crop plant that produces six insecticidal proteins and is tolerant to two herbicides. Together with SmartStax, another nine new variants of genetically engineered maize will be on the agenda in July, all of them produce insecticidal toxins and are resistant to herbicides. One is sold under the brand name Powercore. Furthermore, pollen from genetically engineered maize MON810 is about to receive an authorisation for usage in food such as honey.

...Testbiotech is demanding a new and comprehensive risk assessment of these genetically engineered plants, the authorisation procedure to be suspended and efficient measures implemented to stop its import into the EU. In an email action several thousand people have already urged the EU Commission to prevent it from allowing SmartStax to be sold in the EU. More information here.

Best regards,

Bernie

Bernie Connolly
Development Coordinator
Mount Camel
Kilcolman
Enniskeane
Co. Cork

Email: bernadette@cef.ie
Mobile: 083 1468064

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