CORE Project

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Welcome to CORE – Cross-border Opportunities for a Resilient Environment.

The CORE project is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).

The island of Ireland is a single biogeographical entity, with shared water, wildlife, flora, and fauna. Brexit has introduced regulatory divergence, complicating environmental governance, making it harder for groups on both sides of the border to work together. On top of all that, environmental groups and NGOs face similar challenges – fragmented funding, board and volunteer recruitment – no matter which side of the border they are on.

The project will help environmental groups and NGOs rise to meet these shared and interconnected challenges through training and capacity building.

Image via Aaron Stork Photography

Image Caption – (left to right):

Karen Ciesielski, CEO of Irish Environmental Network; Liam Caffrey, Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht; Gina McIntyre, CEO of SEUPB; John Smith, Deputy Secretary for the Communities, Place, and Local Government Group in Department for Communities, NI; Max Bryant, CEO at Northern Ireland Environment Link.

The CORE project will offer:

Training – helping your group improve leadership, governance, and other
skills you’ll need;
Knowledge exchange – giving groups and NGOs the chance to get to know
and learn from each other;
Cross-border pilot projects – supporting groups to work together in new
ways, and to try out new approaches
Mentoring opportunities

The project is led by Irish Environmental Network, in partnership with
Northern Ireland Environment Link.