Your October update - join us at Heritage Ireland 2030 Summit

NCI will be hosting a stand at the Heritage Ireland 2030 Summit in Dublin on Monday October 24th - registration for the event is free so drop by to say hi and learn more about our work and the Natural Capital approach - more on the event below... We'll be issuing a call for nominations for our next NCI Steering Committee election soon so look out for an update with details on how to apply coming in early November.

Register for the Heritage Ireland 2030 Summit, TCD & online

The first annual Heritage Ireland 2030 Summit will take place on Monday, October 24, 2022. The Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage summit will showcase successful projects, explore challenges and opportunities and outline progress in delivering the objectives of Ireland’s new national heritage plan.

Natural Capital Ireland will be among the organisations hosting a stand at the day-long event, and we invite our members to come and chat to our team during the breaks between presentations and find out more about our work promoting policy and research to value, protect and restore nature in Ireland.

Discussions at the summit will be compèred by Anne Cassin of RTÉ’s Nationwide, with an opening address by Minister of State for Heritage Malcolm Noonan. The event is free, and also being streamed online, and is open to both the general public and those working in the field of heritage.

The Heritage Ireland 2030 Summit is being held in the Edmund Burke Theatre, Trinity College Dublin. Register for a Heritage Ireland 2030 Summit ticket HERE.

Business for Biodiversity Ireland Update

The Business For Biodiversity team co-hosted the European Business & Nature Summit in Brussels alongside the EU Business For Biodiversity Platform this month - two days of discussion on how to finance biodiversity and shift the economy to nature positive, moderated by the European Commission Director of Biodiversity, DG Environment, Humberto Delgado Rosa. Sign up for the Business For Biodiversity newsletter for more and watch back livestreamed sessions from the event HERE.

Events

Heritage Ireland 2030 Summit
Date: Oct 24th
Host: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Review of the security of energy supply of Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems
Deadline: Oct 29th
Host: Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

COP27: UN Climate Change Conference
Dates: Nov 6-13
Location: Sharm-el-Sheikh

Climate & Nature Summit
Dates: Nov 7-11
Host: Irish Schools Sustainability Network

World Climate Summit
Dates: Nov 13-14
Location: Sharm-el-Sheikh
Host: Marrakesh Partnership

Sustainability Reporting and Communications Europe
Date: Nov 22-23
Location: London
Host: Reuters Events

Bioeconomy Research Symposium: Ireland 2022
Dates: Dec 6&7
Host: Biorbic Centre

CBD COP 15 Part 2
Date: Dec 7-19
Host: CBD Secretariat

View more on our events calendar here. Have an event to add? Contact us.

Have your say on the next NBAP draft & consultation on the new NPWS Strategy

The public consultation on Ireland's next National Biodiversity Action Plan is closing on November 9 - NCI facilitated the drafting of the plan through stakeholder engagement alongside KPMG Ireland and National Parks & Wildlife Service and all want a strong, well-implemented plan reflecting views from all concerned with nature - make a submission by email, post or take the survey at www.gov.ie/biodiversityplan

The Citizens Assembly on Biodiversity Loss is also taking submissions to inform their recommendations: https://www.citizensassembly.ie/en/assembly-on-biodiversity-loss/submissions/ Read more on NCIs submission HERE.
NCI also intends to make a submission on the NPWS new strategy statement and encourage members to do the same by December 9th, submitting comments on what you think are the most important goals for NPWS to focus on over the period from 2023-25.