About Species Champions

Nov 2020

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02	Enabling Biodiversity Net Gain in the Planning System Tuesday 3rd November Online Public Sector Rate: £389.00 Private Sector Rate: £575.00 Voluntary Sector Rate: £315.00 Time for citizen action on climate change? A webinar examining the work of the UK Climate Assembly Tuesday 3rd November Online Free Demystifying fashion with Lydia Higginson and Dr Mila Burcikova Tuesday 3rd November Online Free Lasers, drones & boats: measuring the impacts of climate change on heritage Tuesday 3rd November Online Free 03	CLIMATE ASSEMBLY UK: PATH TO NET ZERO Wednesday 4th November Online Free 04	Northern Ireland Infrastructure Investment Conference Thursday 5th November Online £185 +VAT The future of food packaging Thursday 5th November Online Free Why do we need an Aarhus Centre for Environmental Justice in Ireland 1/2 Thursday 5th November Online Free Autumn Lecture Series Belfast: Georgian Town to Divided City 1770–1920 Thursday 5th November Online Free 05	Mainstreaming Culture and Heritage into Climate Planning Friday 6th November Online Free What if museums could be engine rooms for the imagination? Friday 6th November Online Free 06	Discovery 2020! Conference at Queen’s University Belfast Saturday 7th November Online Free 07	08
Heritage Recovery Fund Northern Ireland applicants webinar Monday 9th November Online Free 09	ICE Strategy Session: The value of community engagement on infrastructure projects Tuesday 10th November Online Free Why do we need an Aarhus Centre for Environmental Justice in Ireland 2/2 Tuesday 10th November Online Free 10	The UN SDGs and climate change (Reading Climate Festival) Wednesday 11th November Online Free 11	Heritage Recovery Fund Northern Ireland applicants webinar Thursday 12th November Online Free Introduction to the Hands–On Heritage project Thursday 12th November Online Free Sustainable cities with Amahra Spence Thursday 12th November Online Free 12	Making the Case for Building Reuse through Better Metrics for Avoided, Operational and Embodied Carbon Friday 13th November Online Free 13	14	How To Talk About The Climate Crisis To Anyone Sunday 15th November Online £27.54 15
Climate Heritage Network General Assembly Monday 16th November Online Free 16	Past Matters: Climate Emergency and Action Tuesday 17th November Online Free 17	The future for Northern Ireland energy policy – the energy strategy and net zero targets, security of supply, and the impact on industry and consumers Wednesday 18th November Online See website for details 18	Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States Regional Climate Heritage Forum Thursday 19th November Online Free 19	Valuing Traditional Knowledge in Climate Action Friday 20th November Online Free Maintenance Week NI 2020 Friday 20th November Online Free 20	Heritage–based Adaptation and Mitigation \| Documentary Film Premiere Saturday 21st November Online Free 21	22
23	Green nudges for promoting sustainability during Covid Tuesday 24th November Online Free 24	Northern Ireland Environment Forum 2020 – Exclusive offer for NIEL Members! Wednesday 25th November Online £95 + VAT for NIEL members 25	26	Using Culture to Promote Climate Resilient Sustainable Development Friday 27th November Online Free 27	Tree Charter Festival 2020 Saturday 28th November Online Free 28	29
Putting Community Wellbeing at the Heart of Community Planning Monday 30th November Online Free 30

Species Champions asks Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) to lend political support to the protection of Northern Ireland’s threatened wildlife by becoming “Species Champions”

Inspired by the Scottish Environment Link Wildlife Forum’s launch of The Scottish Species Champions, the Northern Ireland Species Champion Initiative was launched by Northern Ireland Environment Link (NIEL) in October 2015. The purpose of the Initiative is to create greater awareness of wildlife conservation issues through championing wildlife and developing stronger relationships between the civic and political society; with the intention of working collaboratively to improve the future for nature in Northern Ireland.

The species involved in the Species Champion Initiatives face significant threats by human activities such as development–driven habitat loss, climate change and pollution. They are also considered priority species (published in the NI or Irish biodiversity action plan, iconic species or representative of a species group).

Species champions will be able to learn first–hand from eNGOs with relevant expertise in conservation of the particular species within their constituency and with whom you can work together with to spread the knowledge and create awareness throughout the political community, shape policy to promote and secure biodiversity and to provide a brighter future for these species.

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Nov 2020

Enabling Biodiversity Net Gain in the Planning System

Time for citizen action on climate change? A webinar examining the work of the UK Climate Assembly

Demystifying fashion with Lydia Higginson and Dr Mila Burcikova

Lasers, drones & boats: measuring the impacts of climate change on heritage

CLIMATE ASSEMBLY UK: PATH TO NET ZERO

Northern Ireland Infrastructure Investment Conference

The future of food packaging

Why do we need an Aarhus Centre for Environmental Justice in Ireland 1/2

Autumn Lecture Series Belfast: Georgian Town to Divided City 1770–1920

Mainstreaming Culture and Heritage into Climate Planning

What if museums could be engine rooms for the imagination?

Discovery 2020! Conference at Queen’s University Belfast

Heritage Recovery Fund Northern Ireland applicants webinar

ICE Strategy Session: The value of community engagement on infrastructure projects

Why do we need an Aarhus Centre for Environmental Justice in Ireland 2/2

The UN SDGs and climate change (Reading Climate Festival)

Heritage Recovery Fund Northern Ireland applicants webinar

Introduction to the Hands–On Heritage project

Sustainable cities with Amahra Spence

Making the Case for Building Reuse through Better Metrics for Avoided, Operational and Embodied Carbon

How To Talk About The Climate Crisis To Anyone

Climate Heritage Network General Assembly

Past Matters: Climate Emergency and Action

The future for Northern Ireland energy policy – the energy strategy and net zero targets, security of supply, and the impact on industry and consumers

Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States Regional Climate Heritage Forum

Valuing Traditional Knowledge in Climate Action

Maintenance Week NI 2020

Heritage–based Adaptation and Mitigation | Documentary Film Premiere

Green nudges for promoting sustainability during Covid

Northern Ireland Environment Forum 2020 – Exclusive offer for NIEL Members!

Using Culture to Promote Climate Resilient Sustainable Development

Tree Charter Festival 2020

Putting Community Wellbeing at the Heart of Community Planning

Species Champions asks Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) to lend political support to the protection of Northern Ireland’s threatened wildlife by becoming “Species Champions”