The Irish Environmental Network (IEN), in partnership with Northern Ireland Environment Link (NIEL), is delighted to invite you to the official launch of the CORE Project – Cross-border Opportunities for a Resilient Environment

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

CORE is a cross-border project that will improve collaboration and knowledge sharing, enabling participating organisations to improve biodiversity, sustainability and resource management initiatives on both sides of the border. With an investment of €772,593.80, the CORE Project will provide targeted training, helping to strengthen capacity and knowledge, facilitate cross-border partnerships, and create a knowledge-sharing hub to improve access to useful information and learning.

Event details:

📅 Date: Friday 11th September 2026

⏰ Time: 10.30am – 1:00pm

📌Venue: Four Seasons Hotel, Carlingford

Please accept this save the date notification. An official invitation will be sent in due course.

We look forward to welcoming you to the launch of this important all-island initiative and to sharing how CORE will transform how we work and learn together, strengthening our connections and improving the resilience of our communities, organisations and environment. The objectives of the CORE project are further bolstered through coordination with its sister-project CHANGE, which aims to strengthen cross-border environmental governance and resilience by developing a shared framework to better understand and address regulatory divergence.

CORE Project Survey

The CORE project wants to hear from environmental NGOs across the island of Ireland, to understand more about the challenges facing organisations. Responses will be used to help identify the most pressing capacity and training needs in the sector.

If you are the CEO or leader of an environmental organisation, whether paid or unpaid, please give your responses, which will be completely anonymous, to the survey here:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NHSVC67